BBC MicroBit computer delayed

The BBC MicroBit computer, due to be given to a million schoolchildren in October, will be delayed until the New Year, says the BBC.

Up to one million Year 7 pupils (aged 11 and 12) are due to be given the tiny computer to help them learn how to code.

“We’re expecting to start sending them out to teachers before Christmas and to children early in the new year,” said a BBC spokesman, “as a result of our rigorous testing process, we’ve decided to make some minor revisions to the device – getting it right for children and teachers before we manufacture one million units is our priority.”

The problem relates to the power supply and only affects a “small number of devices.”

29 partners including Barclays, Microsoft, Samsung and Lancaster University are involved in zmicroBit and product champions, including Cisco, Code Club and Teen Tech, are proviing educational resources.

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