Andrew Kleindolph from San Francisco has created a piece of digital artwork using cross stitch. But this isn’t any ordinary cross stitch: it’s all digital. Surrounded by a lovely wooden frame, the screen displays a message received by SMS, converting it into…
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Raspbian operating system for Raspberry Pi receives another update
Simon Long has just posted on the Raspberry Pi Foundation blog about the latest update to the Raspbian operating system. The main changes are as follows: A new taskbar icon and user interface for connecting Bluetooth devices. Support from Bluetooth…
Google Cardboard used as a VR viewer to this dual Raspberry Pi tank
Freddy Kilo has built himself a tracked robot onto which he has mounted two Raspberry Pis. Each Pi is equipped with a camera module which are mounted side-by-side at the front of the vehicle. The video output is streamed via U4VL.…
Truro Raspberry Jam – Saturday, 23rd July
Cat Lamin‘s busy at the moment! In addition to co-organising the Wimbledon Raspberry Jam, she is also organising the very first Truro Raspberry Jam. The event will take place on Saturday, 23rd July from 12-4pm at Truro College (part of…
Play Doom 2 on a Raspberry Pi inside a CHAINSAW!
George Merlocco has taken gaming to extremes with his “Painsaw” project which involves a Raspberry Pi Zero, an Adafruit TFT, some other gubbinses and a blummin’ CHAINSAW. The chainsaw is an Echo Junior Chainsaw toy and you can find out more…
Guildford Raspberry Jam – Saturday, 4th June
Chris Scott and Edwin Jones are running a Raspberry Jam in the Seminar Room of Guildford Library on the 4th June. The event runs from 11am-4pm and you can get more information and register for free tickets here. The video…
Random Simpsons episode from a Raspberry Pi Zero
Some things just need to be made. This is obviously what Stephen Coyle must have thought when he created this simple Simpsons episode shuffler with a Raspberry Pi Zero. When you press the yellow (naturally) button on top, the Pi…
Two motor controller boards for the Raspberry Pi from 4tronix – review
This weekend has given me time to work my way through my ‘review pile’. I’m almost to the bottom of the pile now – just one book to go. In the meantime, however, I tried out two motor controller boards…
Analog adventures – the RasPiO Analog Zero – a quick preview
Today has been all about trying new things. I tried out a great UPS board from Germany and then moved on to a new board from Alex Eames over at RasPiO. The Analog Zero is a Pi Zero-sized board that…
The Pi Podcast – new episode out, covering new camera, Pi Wars, other Raspberry Pi news
This time, the guys give their views on the new Pi camera, an IKEA Lack table retro gaming console, Pi Wars 2017 (about which, more later I hope!) and various other pieces of news. They also interview OKtoshi about his…