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Intel Galileo2 Board

Mouser and Amazon Carry the latest generation in the board series - I see it used a bit when people are in discussion or Demoing The Internet of things and the future possibilities of device level connectivity in untapped product markets.  There is also a new Intel Edison model Ardino board with a much smaller foot print and power need. I may pick one of these up and do my own comparison in the next few months

Bo and Yana - Robotic Programming kits for Youth

The Launch name is Dash and Dot..but I feel like I’m in the know for being there from the near beginning for pre-orders... I was able to purchase one of these sets a number of months ago, it just arrived right in December in the company’s updated ship time line - Startups can slip schedules like everyone else .  :) It’s a lot larger than I thought but kids are loving it so far..
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Unity3D Game Library and Assets

Unity3D is a commercial quality game engine with a superb amount of internal and 3rd party assets for usage in your hobby, professional or as I like to say Pro-Am creations There are several licensing options but the personal edition is free for usage and only has a minor Made with Unity Splash screen. I have been messing around with the engine and assets for a few months - and love the power and flexibility of the scripting and asset integration. Recommend for all my newbie devs out there as well as AAA studios.  Just in 2016, I have seen at least 3 major Gamedev competition winners use this as a foundation engine. I think it will yield great game designs from smaller shops. Also take a look at Amazon’s Free AAA Engine - Lumberyard - which integrates cloud commerce and community via Amazon Web Services  
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