Alex Klein, co-founder and CEO of Kano Computing
A kid-friendly DIY computer is as easy to assemble as Lego. Alex Klein has demystified the computer. As the founder of London-based start-up Kano, a DIY computer kit that encourages kids to lift the lid on their operating system, Klein, 27, has animated a new wave of coding enthusiasts. Little wonder the company has raised … continue reading
Kano Brings Creative Computing to Australia and New Zealand
Partners With Local STEM Distributor iWorld Australia For Territory Rollout
LONDON — May 24th, 2018— Creative computing pioneer Kano Computing has announced further international expansion to Australia and New Zealand thanks to a newly signed partnership with Australian-based STEM distributor iWorld. The partnership marks a new growth milestone for Kano, following the company’s expansion into 4,500 retail stores across North America during 2017. Thanks to iWorld, customers across Australia and New Zealand will be able to experience and purchase the range of DIY Kano kits online, in brick & mortar retailers and in the education space. continue reading
7 Reasons to Visit the Nickelodeon Punta Cana Resort
Your Guide to Record Store Day 2018
For us, Record Store Day ranks just behind Christmas in terms of sheer excitement. We wait all year for that third Saturday in April to get down to our favourite local record store to battle against the maddening crowds and secure our most coveted RSD exclusives. continue reading
iWorld Australia inks exclusive ANZ deal with Robobloq
Based in Shenzhen, China, Robobloq is a new high tech player in STEM* education solution development.
*STEM: Science, Technology, Education, Mathematics
The Robobloq Robot construction platform consists of 500+ anodized aluminum parts including beams, gears, shafts and motors which are all under one standardized uniform design. They are non-toxic, harmless, sturdy and re-useable.
Robobloq has more than 40 different electronic modules such as a Camera module, USIM module, Memory module, Solar Power module, Pressure Sensor module, and Gas sensor module. These modules are compatible with our drag-and-drop coding interface and traditional languages like Python, JavaScript, C++ and Swift. continue reading
STEM to the Front
It was an honour to be a part of STEM to the Front exhibition hosted by St James’ Catholic Primary School Brighton. The event was designed to celebrate and showcase the amazing STEM and Inquiry learning that is happening in Melbourne’s Catholic Primary Schools. Students from nine primary schools were invited to share their learning projects in STEM, Integrating … continue reading
Star wars littleBits Droid Inventor Kit – Force Friday Launch
IT’S FINALLY HERE! Kids can now create their own Droid and bring it to life using Bits! I Incase you missed it, check out some Pics from the Big Launch! The littlebits Droid Inventor Kit is available now at Harvey Norman, EB Games & Zing Pop Culture. PR Event Sydney : Harvey Norman Springvale : … continue reading
Support Cassy’s Cancer Fight #lions
Most of you may not know us personally, we are the Directors of iWorld Australia and we are the uncle (Aldrin Declase) and cousin (Chad Declase) of Cassy Morris (Declase). A few weeks ago our lives changed forever. We found out that Cassy has stage 4 lung cancer. Non smoker, mother of 3 young girls, … continue reading
Star Wars turns 40 on May 25 — here are 40 little-known facts from that galaxy far, far away
Posted on Herald Sun, May 25, 2017 | By James Wigney 1. No one expected much from Star Wars before it was released. George Lucas’s well regarded director friends such as Francis Ford Coppola and Brian De Palma thought it would be disaster. So did Lucas — to the point that he took a holiday to Hawaii to avoid opening … continue reading
littleBits is Adam Savage tested + approved
Posted on Littlebits, May 24, 2017 What’s a girl gotta do to get some privacy around here? Enlist some help from Tested’s Adam Savage and littleBits of course! Tia is like any other girl – she just wants some privacy. But unlike most other girls, Tia is currently a patient at the Stanford Adolescent and … continue reading
