Arno Kit

$65, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: programming, Arduino, electronics, coding

CTR Review

The Arno board is a "beginner-kit-on-a-board", incorporating the components you would find in a beginning Arduino kit, but all on one matchbox-sized board that is powered by your Mac or Windows computer's USB port. A micro USB cable is included, and you'll also need to download and install the Arduino IDE (the programming language for Windows, Mac or Linux). The included book covers the basics of electronics and programming, and explains how the circuits on the Arno board work. There are 40 examples of sketches with explanations. You can start with things like blinking and fading an LED, then move up to programming outputs. Learn more at www.olympiacircuits.com or http://arduino.cc.en/main/software.