Microsoft kit eases gadget development with Raspberry Pi

From InfoWorld: If developing a cool gadget using the Raspberry Pi 3 seems like an insurmountable challenge, Microsoft's got your back.

Microsoft's IoT Grove Kit has the ingredients needed to ease development of gadgets with Raspberry Pi boards. The kit is a small collection of must-have components and connectors commonly used in making smart devices, drones, or robots.

It doesn't come with the Raspberry Pi 3 board, which can be acquired separately for $35.

The kit is listed for $154.99 on the websites of online retailer Digi-Key and Seeed Studios, with which Microsoft co-developed the product. A shipment date wasn't immediately available.

The kit has a 5-inch HDMI touch display, actuators, connector cables, an RGB LED bar, and weather, sound, and light sensors. Buyers of the kit won't have to go through the arduous process of looking for relevant components online.

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