Dexter Industries, who have really been making their mark on the Raspberry Pi community with their GoPiGo robotics kit, have just launched a new crowdfunding campaign. The GoBox is a 12-month subscription during which you receive a full robotics kit…
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Network-wide ad blocker using a Raspberry Pi
Jacob Salmela has created a new version of Raspbian called ‘Pi Hole’. The operating system has been designed to be a DNS-server which blocks ads for your entire network. All you need to do is download the image, install it on an…
September 2015 issue of The MagPi is now available
As the headline says, the new issue of The MagPi magazine has been published. It’s available in WHSmith’s in the UK and Barnes & Noble or MicroCenter in the USA. It’s also available for free in PDF format from The MagPi…
#PiWars and the Raspberry Pi featured on Cambridge TV
UPDATE: For some reason this video no longer exists, which is a shame. A few weeks ago, myself and Tim Richardson headed over to the Cambridge Computer Lab to meet with Adam Page, a news reporter from Cambridge TV. A…
Win a SenseHAT for the Raspberry Pi with The Pi Hut
This just turned up in my inbox, so I thought I’d share for those of you reading my blog on this wet (in the UK) Bank Holiday. The Pi Hut is currently running a competition, ending Tuesday, to win a…
Programming autonomy with the Raspberry Pi and the GoPiGo
Dexter Industries’ GoPiGo is a great robotics kit for the Pi. They’ve done several tutorials based on the kit, but this one caught my eye. This code teaches the robot how to be ‘autonomous’ to a certain extent. It allows the robot…
Two-faced clock controlled by a Raspberry Pi
Here’s a nice little Instructable project to flex your robotics muscles. Anthony (who is really just a teddy bear – seriously!) has made a nice wall-clock with two hands that are powered by steppers which are controlled by this nice little…
The Pi Hut – 10% off Bank Holiday Weekend SALE
Just thought I’d spread the good news. The Pi Hut has just announced a Bank Holiday Weekend sale. You can get 10% off everything this weekend. Brilliant deals to be had on: Raspberry Pi 2 – £27 CamJam EduKits – £4.50…
Artificial pancreas for diabetics run by a Raspberry Pi
This blew me away when I read it. Seattle-based Dana Lewis suffers from Type 1 Diabetes, and has done since she was 14. One of the issues facing diabetics is that during the night, despite having all kinds of different…
Upcoming events in Cambridge for @Raspberry_Pi enthusiasts
Hi everyone. Just wanted to share news of a couple of upcoming events in Cambridge. You probably already know about them, but just in case! Cambridge Raspberry Jam – 12th September First up, we have our traditional CamJam on the…