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[Announcer] If your knowledge of engineering

stops with putting batteries in a TV remote,

you might try fiddling around

with a littleBits kit for a day.

It's basically a set of electronic parts

that snap together with lego-like ease.

In fact, the set is easy enough

for little kids to use,

which is the idea behind littleBits.

The small modules snap together magnetically

to form circuits

and the polarity of the magnets keeps your kids,

or you, more likely,

from trying to put them together the wrong way.

The bits are color coded to help kids know what's what.

It's a slick way to learn the basics.

Like power sources come first

and inputs come before outputs.

Once you figure it out,

bask in the glow of your engineering triumphs.

(whooshing)