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Designed by young Chase Freedman, the Brick Sound Kit is fun right out of the box and it works as a standalone toy, as well as a Lego® compatible toy that snaps easily to your bricks, letting you add recorded sounds through an iOS or Android app.
When eight-year old Chase Freedman was playing with his Lego® bricks one day about a year ago, he was having fun making sounds for his creations, and an idea struck him — "What if there was a way to record our sounds and play them back whenever we flew our spaceship." The question sparked a project, which has developed into a viable new startup enterprise.
"What if there was a way to record our sounds and play them back whenever we flew our spaceship."
After over a year in development, professional design and thorough planning, Chase, his dad and a team of developers are ready to go into production. The Brick Sound Kit (BSK) is a new attachable device that allows kids to record or download sounds to their toys, enhancing their playing experience.
Since it was designed extensively with Chase's input, the design is simple and intuitive to use. The BSK offers endless possibilities of creating motion-activated interaction for makers and developers and it opens up a world of sound, programming, and imagination.
The BSK is built around a custom Arduino board equipped with a gyroscope that connects with Bluetooth. It includes light-up buttons and LEDs, all protected with a highly durable and fun enclosure that works alone or can easily snap to anything you build with Lego®
, MegaBloks®, Kre-o™ and other compatible brick building sets.Related articles
The BSK is fun right out of the box and it works as a standalone toy, as well. It is a Lego® compatible toy that snaps easily to your bricks, and the iOS and Android app lets you record and playback sounds. It’s also a fully open platform where kids, collectors, makers, inventors, parents, and teachers can easily program and share new apps and games, taking active play to new heights.
For those who want to explore endless possibilities, the BSK can include a FTDI USB Adapter and Cable to reprogram the device functionality using free Arduino tools. Open source SDKs allow anyone to build their own apps and games controlled by the BSK. All programming will be easy to learn for any age and supported by the team through an inventor portal.
The project is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to help push it through to launch. Here's hoping this young inventor has a successful campaign, and continues to learn and explore!
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