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The BBC and partners are working together to organise how the legacy will function. This could include a second drop next year. Others are correct, the device will be available for the general public to buy. Given the eventual openness of the plans and resources, you should also be able to order your own to be fabricated somewhere. ;-)

I've heard that they will be available commercially next year through partners, but won't be distributed free to all students again.

The original launch said they'd go on sale by the end of 2015 to the general public, I don't know about the ongoing plans though.