I'm delighted to announce the upcoming release of Agon Light™, our brand-new, fully open-source, 21st-century 8-bit microcomputer, which also happens to be an instant-on, BASIC-programmable microcontroller. As a microcomputer, Agon™ is a standalone device that requires no host PC: it puts out its own video (VGA), audio (2 identical mono channels), accepts a PS/2 keyboard and has its own mass-storage in the form of a µSD card. As a microcontroller, it has a control port featuring SPI, I2C, twenty or more distinct GPIO lines (including lines for serial communication), a system clock output, as well as power (3.3V and 5V) and ground rails. It is built on a small PCB with both through-hole and SMD parts. Its design aims at the best trade-off across performance, cost and flexibility (read 'hackability') that is possible to achieve with cutting-edge 21st-century technology.