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The BBC microbit has teamed up with CBBC drama Wolfbood. Discover how you can use your microbit to create secure boxes and to create an ID badge in order to protect the Wolfblood secrets. The BBC have provided video walk-throughs, featuring key cast members, and detailed instructions to help you with the projects.

In this week's product update, we've got the perfect lines for those that want to make projects that require moving water, or air, from one place to another. Great for fish tanks, water features or automated watering systems.

NTU Designing with E-textiles Summer 2017. Join Nottingham Trent University this summer on a course for people who want to create products that bring together electronics and textiles into a new and exciting forum.

Kitronik, a leading provider of electronic project kits and educational resources to schools and one of the original partner organisations in the BBC micro:bit project, has announced that it is now an official micro:bit wholesaler. The company is one of only two wholesalers for the Micro:bit Educational Foundation.

Towards the end of last week we introduced two new products, one for the makers and one for the noise makers. New to our range are; 2.3mm Laser Rubber A4 sheets and the 3W Hamburger mini speaker. Both the Laser compatible rubber and the hamburger mini speakers are in stock and available to order in the Kitronik shop.

You may not have noticed but we've recently introduced a new Cardboard Mono Amplifier case that offers an extremely cost effective way of housing an amp, that is part of an electronics-focused practical task, without having to spend weeks on the enclosure.

Along with Gareth James, Director of Educational Programs for the microbit Foundation, our own Tim Goodman visited the Serbian capital Belgrade last week to spread the word about education and the BBC microbit.

What's better for your project than rings, boards and sticks of pulsing, colourful miniature LEDs? We can't think of much else, and that's why we've added them to our range.

We had a fantastic time at BETT 2017, the show seemed much busier this year and our stand was a hive of activity from start to finish. Although we barely had time to leave the stand, we did manage to sneak a few pictures of our own stand and of a few of the stands nearby.

The Kitronik January 2017 D&T update flyer is now out! If you don't yet have your copy; we've also put it online for your convenience, access it anytime anywhere.

This week we've been busy preparing for next week's BETT show 2017. The BETT (British Educational Training and Technology) show is running from 25 -28 January 2017 at ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock.

We're very excited to announce that, after much testing and tweaking, we are now shipping our new Bluetooth Amplifier Kit! This is the perfect kit for those that want to design their own wireless amplifier case for use with a mobile phone, tablet or personal computer.

Introducing the new Mini 360 degree Servo, perfect for those occasions when 180 degrees just isn't enough! Since we introduced the mini 180 degree servo it has gone on to be one of our best selling servo's, that it can be use directly with the BBC micro:bit is definitely a big plus in its favour.

We would like to wish all of our Customers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We will be closed between Friday the 23rd December 2016 and the 3rd January 2017. We'll be back in the New Year fired up and ready to go! We hope you have a good one, see you in the new year!

Our good friends at Just Add Sharks have created a great resource detailing how you can make your own precision tools. These projects show how you can make cost effect precision tools with some plywood and access to a laser cutter.

On Monday and Tuesday of this week Kevin and Tim travelled to the beautiful city of Oslo in Norway to attend the SETT show. We were there to support our good friends Hands-On Science from Sweden as they exhibited the BBC micro:bit on their large and varied stand.

On Thursday 24th November we held our first ever Teacher training evening, here at Kitronik HQ. Joining us from Just Add Sharks were our good friends Dominic Morrow and Martin Raynsford, who brought with them their expertise of all things laser cutters.

Bitty Software have just released a fun little Xmas Bauble App that turns your BBC micro:bit into a musical and visual decoration for your Xmas tree. All you need is your BBC micro:bit, a power source for the microbit, a sounder (such as a piezo buzzer) and the Xmas bauble App and you can instantly add some Christmas cheer to anywhere that needs it.

In line with recent customer requests, we are pleased to announce that we are now stocking High Impact Polystyrene Sheets (HIPS), in seven different colours and in two different thicknesses. The colours are; black, red, purple, yellow, white, green and blue, and all seven colours are available in both 1mm and 1.5mm thicknesses and a bed size of 457mm x 254mm.

We now have a working prototype for our Kitronik Bluetooth Amplifier, find out more about when it will be available and the process we went through to design it here.