James Drachenberg, founder of Dragon Mountain Design decided he wanted to build his own “Gameboy” retro gaming console. He decided, though, to 3D-print his case and make it a bit different to the norm, as you can see from the picture.…
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Cambridge Raspberry Jam – 12th September – Tickets now on sale
Tickets for the next Cambridge Raspberry Jam, which will be held on 12th September at the Institute of Astronomy, are now on sale. Just press the big blue “Book tickets” button on the CamJam homepage to be taken to Eventbrite! Following feedback…
Pip-Boy 3000 Mark IV can take a Raspberry Pi
Yvo de Haas at Ytec3D previously worked on the Pip-Boy 3000 which was a wearable personal assistance device inspired by a device with the same name from the Fallout series of computer games. With the advent of Fallout 4 being announced,…
3D printed Raspberry Pi instant thermal printing camera
Arvid Larsson has always been fascinated by Polaroid cameras, and considered buying one. Then he worked out how much each print costs! So, he took a Raspberry Pi, a camera module and a thermal printer and made his own. A…
Developing a home security system with the Raspberry Pi
Matt over at Raspberry Pi Spy started out with a dream when he first got hold of a Raspberry Pi: a home security system. Three years later and dozens of blog posts later, he is now returning to the project…
10 best Raspberry Pi cases to 3D print
I don’t normally go in for “top 10” lists as they are a bit click-bait-y. But this one made me smile, so I thought I would share it. It’s a list of 10 3D-printable cases for the Pi complete with links…
First print issue of Raspberry Pi magazine The MagPi goes on sale today!
Today, The MagPi magazine comes of age when it appears in print for the first time. The new 100-page edition of the magazine is sure to be full of terrific articles and will hopefully catch the eyes of Pi owners, particularly…
Wooden Game Boy Advance, Raspberry Pi-style
Ryan Bates decided he wanted a retro gaming machine. Instead of going the usual route of taking an old console or handheld, he wanted to go bigger… much bigger. So started his build of a wooden Game Boy Advance – 300%…
Animate the LED matrix on the Astro Pi
Richard Hayler has been continuing his work with the Astro Pi. He’s now moved on from creating static images on the LED matrix to creating simple animations. These are created one frame at a time in a GUI that he’s…
Picademy comes to Birmingham
The Raspberry Pi Foundation’s free CPD for educators is coming to Birmingham. The sessions, which will be led by Martin O’Hanlon, will be held at the latest Google Digital Garage which is located inside Birmingham Library. The following dates are available: 27th…