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  • Author Author: ntewinkel
  • Date Created: 16 Oct 2021 4:58 AM Date Created
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ntewinkel
ntewinkel
16 Oct 2021

I picked up this little “Kano Frozen II Coding Kit” recently. It was only $2 so I couldn’t pass it up!

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It’s kind of cute, and also looks like it has been well engineered with a nice companion app.

 

I bought it, partly because I’m nerdy and immature, but also, as an app developer who has worked with hardware connectivity, I wanted to see how they put this together.

If I do decide to change my mind on retirement, this would be the kind of project I’d like to work on!

 

I think it uses Bluetooth to communicate with the app, so I’ll likely dig into that in the near future.

Until then, I’ll probably just play with it first image

 

Plus, it matches my Frozen II themed coffee maker image

(it was the only single cup brewer that fits my oversized mugs! And it was on sale. I know you’re a little bit jealous that the magical duo Elsa and Anna make my morning brew image)

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  • DAB
    DAB over 3 years ago

    Nice fine Nico, have fun.

     

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    BigG over 3 years ago

    I had never heard of that kit before, so looked it up: https://kano.me/row/store/products/disney-frozen-2-coding-kit

     

    Interesting. Yep, it's probably Bluetooth. For an app, you could use MIT App Inventor to DIY if you wanted to build your own. However, getting the funky graphics might be tricky. Alternatively, you could do this with Processing or Python for a desktop type app.

     

    Anyway, looks like you bagged a bargain!

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