Interviews with the #RaspberryPi Foundation

Here are a couple of interviews with members of the Raspberry Pi Foundation which gives you some insight into their work and viewpoint.

The first is with Carrie Anne Philbin by TechRadar in which she discusses making technology more inclusive and diverse. Read it here.

The second is from Linux Voice magazine who are keeping in line with their statement that they will open-source all their content. This interview is with most of the education team (Clive Beale, Carrie Anne Philbin & Ben Nuttall) and appeared in the second issue of LV. Read it here.

DiceBot: a Twitter-controller dice roller powered by a #RaspberryPi

Dave Naffis over at Intridea has blogged about their new contraption: an automated dice roller that reads in tweets, looks for a hashtag and then rolls two dice inside an ancient dice game using a motor. It then uses the camera module and OpenCV to detect what numbers are showing and tweets you back. You can read more on their blog and actually roll the dice via this site.

#RaspberryPi’s Eben Upton named as a Hero of Fortune 500

The Heroes of the Fortune 500 recognizes 50 employees of Fortune 500 companies that use their professional skills and expertise to actively participate in their local communities and they’ve chosen Eben Upton as one of them. Here’s an excerpt from the Fortune write-up:

Upton and his friends thought they might sell 10,000; through their foundation, they have sold more than 3 million worldwide, particularly in the U.S., Germany, and the U.K. It’s an empowering tool for children who are self-directed learners, says Upton. For kids who aren’t traditionally academic, he adds, computer programming “can be a ladder into a white-collar career.”

You can read more about the announcement on Broadcom’s blog and also read an excerpt from Fortune.

Win a #RaspberryPi with Lincoln Binns

Case manufacturer Lincoln Binns recently launched a new case for the Pi and is now running a competition to win a whole host of goodies:

  • Lincoln Binns Pi case
  • Raspberry Pi & 8GB NOOBS SD card
  • PSU
  • HDMI cable
  • WiPi dongle
  • Slimline keyboard
  • Mouse
  • USB hub

To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is go to their Twitter page (@LincolnBinns), follow them and tweet them with the hashtag #GiveMeSomePi.

You’ve got nothing to lose, so what are you waiting for? 🙂