ArdunioArduino Esplora is somewhat related to the Arduino Leonardo, and it's designed to be relatively easy to use. It comes ready to use straight out of the box; you don't need to use a breadboard or deal with soldering irons. According to the company, the Esplora gives you all the power of a typical Arduino microcontroller, but without the complicated setup.
To make that idea actually work, the board includes all the parts you would usually add on yourself. Esplora has a variety of sensors, an accelerometer, a joystick, a microphone, push buttons, an RGB LED, and a buzzer already strapped on. And as you might expect given the addition of the joystick and diamond-shaped buttons, it also comes pre-loaded with game-controller software, making gaming projects the most obvious use for this board.
If your project requires more than the stuff Esplora already comes with, you can add those components, so you aren't too limited. There are a couple of Arduino items—like Shields—that won’t work directly with the Esplora, though.
If this all in one board sounds tempting, you can buy it now for around $58 over on the Arduino official store.
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