The MagPi has just published an article that will appear in the next issue, due out this Thursday. Gareth Halfacree has interviewed Eben Upton, CEO of Raspberry Pi Trading, and has got some much sought-after answers about the much-debated question of…
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Raspberry Pi 3 – launched today and already making the headlines
I was fortunate to be invited to an RS Components press conference this morning to celebrate the Raspberry Pi’s 4th/1st birthday and the launch of the Raspberry Pi 3. I joined fellow enthusiasts and bloggers, including Alex Eames and Matthew Timmons-Brown, to…
Raspberry Pi 3 launched – features 64 bit processor, 50% speed increase and built-in WiFi and Bluetooth
Today, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has officially announced the launch of their latest model, the Raspberry Pi 3. Videos If you prefer to get your news from a video, head over to Alex Eames’ RasPi.TV YouTube video. I was going…
New set of Raspberry Pi Zero add-on boards from AB Electronics
AB Electronics has previously created several add-on boards for the Raspberry Pi. Now, they have re-spun some of their boards for the Raspberry Pi Zero with much smaller footprints. Take a look at their new range here.
Indian students’ air pollution network uses Raspberry Pi to bring it all together
Students at the National Institute of Technology in Karnataka, India, are using a Raspberry Pi to bring together air quality readings and make them available on the internet. The students (Richie John, Shishir Sheshadri and Aparna Velampudi, who are studying Electronics…
Coventry and Warwickshire Raspberry Jam – 20th July
Quite a long notice for this one. This is a show-and-tell Jam at Nicholas Chamberlaine School in Bedworth from 5.30-8pm. Chris Penn is organising and he’d like you to get your tickets here. Please note, there are special arrangements for…
Retro gaming Raspberry Pi Zero crammed into an Altoids tin
Sometimes you see a project that just makes you smile. This is one such. As you can see from the video above, it’s a mini Raspberry Pi Zero-powered retro gaming machine crammed into an Altoids tin. Not much detail other…
New Sonic Pi book released by Raspberry Pi magazine The MagPi
Sam Aaron, author of the popular music-creation program Sonic Pi has written a new book for The MagPi. The book has 10 chapters and topics include: Mastering live loops Building drum breaks Composing your own melodies Making random riffs and loops Learning…
Star Trek LCARS interface on the Raspberry Pi using Pygame
Toby Kurien has released a video (see above) and accompanying code for a Pygame-driven implementation of the famous Star Trek LCARS interface. It’s really top-notch work, with sound effects and everything. One of my personal holy grails, so I’ll be dipping into…
Raspberry Pi Zero available now from The Pi Hut
The Pi Hut has now got, in stock, some Raspberry Pi Zeros! The first 50% of their stock went on sale at 9am. The rest will go on sale at 7pm tonight. There are some great bundles available or you can…