Matt Mahdavi took a Raspberry Pi A+ and installed the Kodi operating system onto it. He then also installed WebIOPi (an Internet of Things framework) to allow him to control a variety of household devices. These include lights, the TV…
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Charming website shows what to do with your Raspberry Pi
9-year old Aoibheann Mangan from County Mayo in Ireland has created a lovely website with tips for how to get going with your Raspberry Pi and some great features on the CamJam EduKit and Picademy, which her mum, a primary…
New Pi Podcast is out for Raspberry Pi people – educator interviewed, plus all the news
The boys over at The Pi Podcast have published their latest episode. This time, they interview teacher (and all-round nice person) Sway Grantham as well as cover various news topics such as the recent acquisition of Premier Farnell by Dätwyler for £792m.…
Get started with Grove sensors with the GrovePi-Zero
US-based Dexter Industries has just launched a new Kickstarter which aims to get you started using Grove sensors. The GrovePi-Zero is, unsurprisingly, a Zero form-factor add-on board which gives you plug-in connections for six Grove modules – 3 analog, 1…
Embedding a Raspberry Pi Zero in a Robosapien
The good old Robosapien gets a Raspberry Pi brain in this great write-up from Carl Monk. The Zero is used to interface with the IR port to enable him to control the robot via wifi. Read more here and see the…
Create a two-person nuclear activation device with Raspberry Pi
Dylan Schuster over at losant.com has taken two Raspberry Pi 3s and hooked them up to two custom turn-key-and-button boxes. He’s then used Losant’s new MQTT and REST clients to make them Internet of Things devices. By sending messages from the…
New Enviro pHAT for the Raspberry Pi launched by Pimoroni
Teased in a video stream some weeks ago, the Enviro pHAT has now been launched by Pimoroni. It includes the following: BMP280 temperature/pressure sensor TCS3472 light and RGB colour sensor Two LEDs for illumination LSM303D accelerometer/magnetometer sensor ADS1015 4-channel analog…
PaPiRus Zero for the Raspberry Pi – video walk-round
Francesco Vannini over at Garage Tech recently got hold of a PaPiRus Zero. It’s the latest add-on board for Pi Supply and, like the original PaPiRus, it is an e-ink display. Francesco has done a video walk-around of the new board…
Leigh Hackspace Raspberry Jam – Saturday 18th June (THIS SATURDAY)
Leigh Hackspace in the North West of England (yes, I had to look it up!) is running its first ever Raspberry Jam this Saturday. There are workshops being run, aimed specifically at the beginner, and demos and discussions for those more advanced…
Interview with Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton and a chance for a Masterclass
Liz Upton has posted a new entry on the Raspberry Pi blog. This time, she’s featured an interview with Eben, conducted by The Centre for Computing History (with help from the Heritage Lottery fund). The interview is all about the history of…