Gallery: LittleBits Asks Users to Invent Its Next Product for a 10 Percent Cut

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    littleBits is launching its HDK (Hardware Developer Kit) alongside an online marketplace where people can sell the bit modules they've designed.
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    The bitLab marketplace will launch with five new modules, including a touch sensor bit from Bare Conductive. Users are encouraged to prototype their own module; if it's approved, littleBits will manufacture it and give the maker 10 percent of every module sold.
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    The HDK kit will come with three modules: A Proto Module, a snapBit connectors and a Perf Module.
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    the bitSnap connectors latch to the ends of most littleBits modules.
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    The Proto Module is a magnetic connector that allows you to connect any wire or sensor to the littleBits ecosystem.
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    Perf Module is like a breadboard with bitSnaps already attached.
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