Android OS on the Raspberry Pi has been something of a ‘holy grail’ since the device was launched. Up to now, efforts have been extremely disappointing and slow. However, Google may now be developing a version of the operating system…
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Pi Wars 3 – 1st April 2017 – Raspberry Pi challenge-based robotics competition
Pi Wars returns! Our Raspberry Pi challenge-based robotics competition will be back on 1st April 2017 at the Cambridge Computer Laboratory. To register your interest as a competing team, please fill out this form on the Pi Wars website. To…
New issue of The MagPi is now out for Raspberry Pi enthusiasts
The good ol’ MagPi is back again with another issue. This issue‘s main feature is a collection of articles that help you get started with electronics projects. (I know I’m biased, but I reckon the easiest way to get the…
Buzz a Raspberry Pi-powered marathon runner by donating THIS SUNDAY!
On 29th May (this Sunday!), Lee Bowyer will run the Liverpool Marathon in aid of Addaction – a UK-based drug and alcohol treatment charity. Whilst on the run, he will wear the Raspberry Kiss. The Kiss is a small Raspberry…
International background radiation research project uses Raspberry Pi
A group of UC Berkeley students working with researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed devices that will measure and report levels of background radiation. Called DoseNet, the open-source project aims to get…
Read analog sensors on the Raspberry Pi with the Analog Zero – Kickstarter!
A couple of weeks ago, I received from Alex Eames a new board he’d been working on called the Analog Zero. I blogged about it then and have continued to think about it and I really believe it’s the best solution currently out…
More detail on MeArm, Raspberry Pi and Picon Zero mashup
Yesterday, I posted a video (see below) of a MeArm being controlled via a Raspberry Pi and Picon Zero using a PS3 controller. Now, I’m extraordinarily pleased to hear that Robin Newman has posted more details on the project, including…
Raspberry Pi Birdbox in Ipswich
Keith from Ipswich decided to install a bird box on the gable end of his garden shed. Inside the bird box, he placed a camera module and an infra-red LED. He then fed the extra-long camera ribbon cable back to the…
Controlling a MeArm with the Raspberry Pi and the Picon Zero
I recently reviewed the Picon Zero from 4tronix. It’s a motor controller board with the ability to drive six servos and two DC motors. It’s a great little board and Robin Newman has done something with it that just appeals…
Boston college gets a Raspberry Pi powered map system
A Boston-based college project team has worked together to build a map system for one of their halls. Fulton Hall in Boston College has a confusing layout so they took a Raspberry Pi and a touch screen and then worked…