Kano Pixel Kit: Hands on with the lightboard that teaches you to code
Building and coding with the 16-by-8-pixel display.
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Kano Pixel Kit
The Kano Pixel Kit is a digital display that you can build and program yourself.
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Kano Pixel Kit
It's mostly aimed at youngsters who are just getting interested in coding and technology.
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Kano Pixel Kit unboxed
Here is the kit and the parts that are to be assembled.
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Kano Pixel Kit assembly
All the pieces snap together very easily
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Kano Pixel Kit display
This is the display: a 16-by-8 grid of 128 RGB pixels.
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Kano Pixel Kit display
The 128 LEDs can be programmed to display 16 million colours
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Kano Pixel Kit assembled
Here is the fully assembled device.
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Kano Pixel Kit in action
Here it is with the LEDs responding to sound input.
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Coding with the Kano Pixel Kit
This is what the programming interface and training projects look like (note the Javascript on the right).
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Kano Pixel Kit in action
The lightboard can be programmed to display text, games or data from other apps.
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