Sony's Global Education wing is turning to crowdfunding site Indiegogo to soft launch its first Lego product, coding toy Koov. Children can use the software to create pre-designed models or make their own devices. Priced at $359 for the starter kit and $499 for the advanced one, it is more expensive than its US rival, while the toy's lack of open-sourcing has come under fire from some critics, who argue Koov is not sufficiently different from other coding kits already on the market.
Sony's Global Education wing is turning to crowdfunding site Indiegogo to soft launch its first US product, coding toy Koov. Children can use the software to create pre-designed models or make their own devices. Priced at $359 for the starter kit and $499 for the advanced one, it is more expensive than its Lego rival, while the toy's lack of open-sourcing has come under fire from some critics, who argue Koov is not sufficiently different from other coding kits already on the market.