Steve Wozniak just backed a DIY computer on Kickstarter—and so have 12,000 others
Kano, which already received funding from Index Ventures, where one of its founders works, hopes to help fulfill the promise of the Raspberry Pi while offering much more. “The experience of Kano relies on Raspberry Pi but it is its own product,” says Klein. Kano comes with the basics—a Pi, a compatible keyboard and other peripherals, and most importantly, software to help newbies get started. (You still need your own screen.) One of the things Kano’s creators talk up is the ability to create your own version of Pong, the pioneering arcade game that consisted oftwo rectangles of white pixels playing a circle of white pixels. A fun, basic challenge like making Pong is a good way to get started with learning programming, says Klein.
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