Philip Colligan is the new CEO of the Raspberry Pi Foundation (the charitable bit) and is looking forward to seeing in what direction he can take the Foundation forward. In the latest blog post on the Foundation’s website, Philip tells us about…
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16×2 LCD game written in Python on the Raspberry Pi
Prashant Mohta is making a Python game based around a 16×2 LCD screen. To do this, he’s using a simulated LCD on the desktop and then he’ll add in the real thing later. He’s currently on part 3 and it’s well…
Raspberry Pi scoops Tech4Good award
The Raspberry Pi has won the Judges’ Award at this year’s Tech4Good awards ceremony. The ceremony took place at the BT Centre on Tuesday. Speaking during the ceremony, Philip Colligan, CEO of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, said: “We’re delighted and very…
Raspberry Pi in space – Astro Pi announces all the winners
The Raspberry Pi Foundation have posted some news about the Astro Pi competition. All the winners have now been selected and it is now clear whose code will be run on the International Space Station. There is a mix of private…
Minecraft mega-structures on the Raspberry Pi
Here’s a quick piece of code for you. James Abela has been experimenting with the Minecraft API through Python and has developed a way to create a series of skyscrapers very quickly. He even gives them windows! This is a…
GPIO reference ruler for the Raspberry Pi – new Kickstarter from RasPi.TV
Like the look of that and want one already? Head over to Kickstarter! Do you find yourself constantly forgetting how to set-up the RPi.GPIO Python library? I know I do: trying to remember the correct way of doing things has…
Stream a Raspberry Pi camera into VR with Javascript
Patrick Catanzariti has written a tutorial in which he streams the video output from a Raspberry Pi camera then splits it into a stereo view in Javascript. This enables him to view the page through Google Cardboard and get a Raspberry Pi-powered…
Pi Wars publishes a guide to getting started with Raspberry Pi robotics
I’ve just finished updating a page on the Pi Wars website that should provide enough information for anyone to get started with Raspberry Pi robotics (and maybe even enter the competition!) It includes a list of things you need to…
Raspberry Jam comes to Bedfordshire this Saturday for Raspberry Pi beginners and enthusiasts!
Potton Pi & Pints takes place in Potton, a small town on the Bedfordshire-Cambridgeshire border. Potton also happens to be where me and Tim Richardson (who co-organises the Cambridge Raspberry Jam) live! This event is completely informal and is suitable for all…
2048 game port for the Raspberry Pi written in Assembly
Four students from Imperial College London have ported the game 2048 across to the Pi using Assembly language. Franklin Schrans, Jacek Burys, Saurav Mitra, Srikrishna Subrahmanyam teamed up for their first year final ARM project, coded the game and then added a…