The Average Man got sent a Short Crust case by Pi Supply and has given it a very positive review over on his site. Read the review here.
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Stroke and gesture recognition with a touchscreen on the #RaspberryPi
Mark Williams has done a tutorial on installing Xstroke which has a built-in list of strokes/gestures you can use via a touchscreen on the Pi. It reminds me a bit of the Graffiti system that used to be on PalmOS…
#RaspberryPi-controlled aquaponics
This is another Instructable, this time from user matthewh415. (It) uses the IBC method of Aquaponics, with modifications to include a Raspberry Pi for controlling a pump, solenoid drain, and temperature probes for water and air temperatures. The relays and timing…
Get notifications from your #RaspberryPi when new email arrives
Instructables employee Aleator777 has written an in-depth guide to creating an email notifier with a Pi. It checks a Gmail account and then lights up if there is new email. It’s quite a complicated tutorial and even uses laser-cut wooden…
July Cambridge Raspberry Jam tickets are now available
The next Cambridge Raspberry Jam is on Saturday 5th July at the Institute of Astronomy. There will be loads of presentations on a variety of topics and the following workshops will be taking place: 11.15am – Minecraft (Basic) 12.20pm –…
Fantastic audio art installation with a #RaspberryPi
Dominic Wilcox and James Rutherford have teamed up to create Binaudios, an art installation project in Sage Gateshead. Using an enormous pair of “tourist binoculars” you can point yourself towards various landmarks and “hear” what’s going on there, with sounds…
Another positive review for the #RaspberryPi MyPiFi board
Paul Brown’s MyPiFi board is gaining momentum amongst the community. Average Man got hold of one of the beta boards and has reviewed it here. You can back the board on Kickstarter here
MyPiFi – simple LED board for the #RaspberryPi – Review
Paul Brown sent me one of his MyPiFi boards to assemble and try out. Here’s how I got on. The MyPiFi is a (very) small board that plugs into the GPIO pins of the Raspberry Pi. It features 3 LEDs…
The government is not doing enough, says Clive Beale of the #Raspberry Foundation
Clive Beale, who heads up the Education team at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, has spoken out to Linux User Magazine about the ineffectual stance of the government when it comes to the new Computing curriculum. You can read this extensive…
Simon Monk on #RaspberryPi and sensors
Here’s a great (and long!) video of Simon Monk speaking at Maker Faire about using sensors with the Raspberry Pi.