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Re:Kano’s next learn-to-code kit is a build-it-yourself laptop by blacksmith_tb on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @02:18PM (#15341260)
I don't think it's so terrible, most computing devices kids will have interacted with had no way to look under the hood, they are glued-shut tablets, phones, and laptops and the like. Even just looking at the greenboard and seeing where things are plugged in has some educational value. That said, I don't see how this is different from the Pi-Top[1] which has been around for a while (they also make the CEED, which is a cheaper all-in-one based on the RPi).

1: https://pi-top.com/products/pi-top

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Re:Kano’s next learn-to-code kit is a build-it-yourself laptop by leggomylibro on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @02:50PM (#15341500)
That's a good point; and since you mention it, I was amazed just a few weeks ago when I took my phone apart and saw a small PCB with only a few SoCs, power ICs, buttons, and a bog-standard 3.7V 2200mAh LiPo battery.

I don't know what I was expecting, but it was still sort of neat to see.

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