> I wonder if there are still emerging hardware platforms to inspire kids today.
I should think so. There are all sorts of interesting SoC's with widening capabilities but still always with vastly different tradeoffs; and where once you could apply very limited programmed control to all sorts of objects, today you can run them using a full-fledged computer. There are also more "smart" devices which smart people may want to reverse-engineers and make generic and customizable - from TVs to vaccuum cleaners.
I should think so. There are all sorts of interesting SoC's with widening capabilities but still always with vastly different tradeoffs; and where once you could apply very limited programmed control to all sorts of objects, today you can run them using a full-fledged computer. There are also more "smart" devices which smart people may want to reverse-engineers and make generic and customizable - from TVs to vaccuum cleaners.