I think it's intended as more of an all-in-one board for the educational purposes (specifically educating children, I believe). It has a couple of buttons, an L

I think it's intended as more of an all-in-one board for the educational purposes (specifically educating children, I believe). It has a couple of buttons, an LED array (basic display and light sensor), compass, temp sensor, an accelerometer and some edge pins that you can use alligator clips with. It might not be the best and/or most affordable platform for general purpose stuff but I can't be certain as I've only used it for teaching kids how to program.