littleBits, LEGO for the iPad generation

Cre­ated by engi­neer and inter­ac­tive artist Ayah Bdeir, lit­tleBits is a sys­tem of elec­tronic mod­ules that snap together with mag­nets. Is aim to break the bound­aries between the prod­ucts we con­sume and the things we make, and to make every­one into an inventor.

Each lit­tleBit has one unique func­tion (light, sound, sen­sors, but­tons), and with dif­fer­ent com­bi­na­tions you can make large cir­cuits. lit­tleBits allows you to cre­ate inter­ac­tive projects with­out any back­ground in engi­neer­ing, pro­gram­ming or wiring, in a few sec­onds. It’s as easy as snap­ping LEGO bricks together. And the best part is, it’s open source!

Check the video below to see it in action and click on the pic above to see the beau­ti­ful lit­tle projects peo­ple have created.