By now, everyone knows about the Official Raspberry Pi 7″ touchscreen. Not everyone, however, knows about the various case options that are available. So, I thought (seeing as I bought a new one the other day) that I would take you through…
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Telehealth system going into pilot stage uses Raspberry Pi
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) which provides information, data and IT systems for health and social care organisations, including the NHS, is about to launch a telehealth pilot scheme which uses a Raspberry Pi to gather information…
Crowdfunding Raspberry Pi projects – the Pros and Cons
They say to get advice you should ask an expert. Well, when it comes to crowdfunding Raspberry Pi projects, Alex Eames of RasPi.TV is about as close to an expert as you can get with four campaigns under his belt. At…
Free Minecraft book for the Raspberry Pi today with Packt
A beginners’ e-book on Minecraft: Pi Edition is available for free today from Packt Publishing. I’ve not read it myself, but Packt books tend to be pretty good, and Minecraft is very popular, so head over to Packt now and…
Raspberry Pi Foundation resource for science lessons with the SenseHAT
The Foundation has written and published a wonderful resource that uses the SenseHAT and camera module to carry out scientific experiments. These experiments are an ideal cross-curriculum resource for schools that want to introduce computing into science lessons (or vice…
Cambridge TV covers the Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend
Great work again from Cambridge TV as they attend the Big Birthday Weekend and interview various people including Philip Colligan, Liz Upton and Crazy Squeak. If you attended the weekend, see if you can spot yourself!
The MagPi launches mini print versions of Raspberry Pi guides
The MagPi previously announced the launch of several e-books on various subjects: Python, the command line, the SenseHAT and Sonic Pi. Now, these e-books are available in printed format. They are roughly A5 in size and make for excellent reads.…
Sweaty Astronauts – the Raspberry Pi AstroPi data comes back to Earth
Richard Hayler and his children spoke at the Big Birthday Weekend about their AstroPi project – how it was developed and the story of how their code ended up in Space! Their experiment, which uses the SenseHAT’s built-in humidity sensor to…
Whack-a-Pi – Raspberry Pi gaming writ large
Carl Monk brought along this great game to the Big Birthday Weekend. Basically, each large arcade button lights up and you hit it with your hand to score a point. With a Raspberry Pi detecting hits and playing the Mission: Impossible…
Brilliant write-up of the Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend
Zach Igielman has recently started a blog to talk about his life and adventures, not just with the Raspberry Pi, but life in general. For his latest post, he has chosen to talk about his experiences at the Raspberry Pi Big…