It's always good to see new stuff from Arduino. Especially when I'm not expecting it. This seems to be very specifically for use a controller. Not sure if it's meant for robots or if they are going after the MakeyMakey market since it is based on the Leonardo. The lack of an Xbee or similar RF socket makes it seem more like the latter than for remote control applications. But I'm sure it would be trivial to add your own but that doesn't really seem like the point of this board.
That being said it can be very helpful for prototyping to already have onboard sensors like accelerometer, temp, buttons, and pots.
I tried to buy it, but the link on the page goes to a blank page and I cannot find it in the Arduino store when I look. I wonder what happened with that. I would like to try one out!
EDIT: The "Buy from Arduino Store" button has now been removed from the page and the "Buy from Distributors" button returns a 503 error. Looks like the Esplora may be going the way of the Nexus 4
That being said it can be very helpful for prototyping to already have onboard sensors like accelerometer, temp, buttons, and pots.
I tried to buy it, but the link on the page goes to a blank page and I cannot find it in the Arduino store when I look. I wonder what happened with that. I would like to try one out!
EDIT: The "Buy from Arduino Store" button has now been removed from the page and the "Buy from Distributors" button returns a 503 error. Looks like the Esplora may be going the way of the Nexus 4