Cambridge Raspberry Jam and The Pi Hut have teamed up to develop the CamJam EduKit for the Raspberry Pi. This low-cost kit has been designed to get kids interested in the fascinating world of electronics and programming by providing them…
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CamJam live streaming today
We’ll be live streaming from the Institute of Astronomy today at: http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/ioa/streaming/ Programme is available from http://camjam.me
Applications open for Picademy No. 4 for #RaspberryPi teachers
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has opened up applications for the next Picademy which is due to take place on 1st and 2nd September at Pi Towers in Cambridge. Apply here
Interview with HDMIPi and RasPi.tv’s Alex Eames
Russell Barnes has, in Raspi.today, created what I’m sure will be a hotly-followed website. His latest podcast is an interview with Alex Eames who runs RasPi.tv, is co-creator of the HDMIPi screen that many people are waiting for and has…
Exchange Rate digital signage with a #RaspberryPi
Instructables user “smching” has written full instructions on setting up your Pi and a screen as a digital sign displaying exchange rate information. Read it here.
Wired Interview with Amy Mather
MiniGirlGeek Amy Mather, who is a geek rock-star in the making, was interviewed by Wired magazine a couple of months ago and the article has now made it’s way online. It’s only short but it’s nice to see a young hacker/maker…
Internet of Things toilet with the #RaspberryPi
I could just leave the headline like that and people would still follow the link I’m going to give… In fact, I think I’ll do just that! The Foundation has wiped covered it nicely. Read it here.
Build an action camera with a #RaspberryPi and Java
Franco Raimondi wanted to explore the possibilities of the Pi’s GPIO pins through Java. To make it a more ‘fun’ project, he decided to build a GoPro-alike action camera that he could attach to his cycle helmet. He uses the…
Sonic Pi: Live & Coding Summer School with the #RaspberryPi
This Summer School sounds brilliant. From Monday 28th July to Friday 1st August, Cambridge Junction will be running an event for kids aged between 10 and 14 that will get them into coding using the Raspberry Pi with Sonic Pi. At £25…
Wayland still a way off for the #RaspberryPi, but getting there!
Russell Barnes over at Raspi.today has conducted an interview with Daniel Stone, graphics lead at Collabora, about current progress on the X-windows replacement system, Wayland. There’s some technical detail in here and it’s a fascinating insight into the development process…