Just a quickie this one. Dave Featherston has taken a Pi, a couple of stepper motors (with driver boards), some wood, some toothpicks and some straws, soldered up a couple of bits of perfboard, added a buzzer and created this rather…
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Interview with Raspberry Jam guru Alan O’Donohoe
Neil Brown from the University of Kent has interviewed Alan O’Donohoe about Raspberry Jams, including discussing the upcoming York Jam, and has just published it online. Read it here.
New release of NOOBS and Raspbian for the Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced a new version of Raspbian is now available, as well as a new version of NOOBS containing that new release. The following features are included in the update: New firmware with various fixes and improvements…
Professor uses Raspberry Pi as part of an earthquake early-warning system
Berkeley professor Joshua Bloom is part of the beta-testing team for ShakeAlert, an earthquake early warning system. He has used a Raspberry Pi to tap into the data source of the system to provide him with a 5-second warning should…
Apartment door buzzer control with a Raspberry Pi
Jonathan from RoboPenguins.com wanted a way to get into his apartment without needing to remember his key (which he tends to forget). So, he built a circuit to switch the buzzer/access button in his apartment from a Raspberry Pi. He…
Speaking alarm clock with a Raspberry Pi
Pete has done this great tutorial and list of instructions/code to create an speaking alarm clock with a Raspberry Pi. The Pi downloads headlines from the internet and then plays them back with whatever is connected to the 3.5mm audio…
New physical computing video from the Raspberry Pi Foundation
In an effort to get everyone excited about physical computing using the GPIO pins on the Pi, the Foundation has just published a new video from Saladhouse in which the GPIO is explained and various projects featured. You can see the…
York Raspberry Jam & Maker Event
On 1st November, that National STEM Centre at the University of York is hosting a Raspberry Jam and Maker event. According to the EventBrite page, workshops, demonstrations and presentations will be happening throughout the day.Tickets are currently on sale –…
Interviews with the Raspberry Pi Foundation
Matt Timmons-Brown, aka The Raspberry Pi Guy, did a week’s work experience at the Raspberry Pi Foundation and was privileged to be able to interview two of the staff: Clive Beale (head of the Education team) and Gordon Hollingworth (head…
Using a Hover gesture board with the Raspberry Pi
The team behind Hover, a gesture input device, have put together a tutorial, which uses a Pi in conjunction with an Arduino Leonardo, which guides you through using a Hover board to be a controller for PiMame/PiPlay. Take a look at…