This project isn’t for the faint-hearted. It’s from Adafruit and needs a lot of tinkering and crafting to get a polished end result. It uses the Pi and the PiCam and some laser cut parts to construct a very neat…
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Ultrasonic train detector in Stockholm uses a #RaspberryPi
Here’s a neat real-life project. Apologies for the use of the word ‘neat’. Viktor Rene works for Stopp Family. They are a production company that wanted to trigger the playing of a video on a billboard when an underground train…
Brew perfect beer with the #RaspberryPi and Linux Voice
Brand new Linux magazine Linux Voice has published a couple of sample articles on its website. One of them is all about brewing beer with the Raspberry Pi and Elco Jacobs work on developing the BrewPi. Read the article online…
New open hack competition for young people launched by Duke of York
The Duke of York and Young Rewired State have teamed up to launch the Peer to Peer Challenge. The five week competition aims to encourage more young people to discover and use programming and digital skills. There are 5 challenges to…
Seven Segments of Pi – From Raspberry Jamboree to CamJam (Part 2)
This week I was going to talk about VGA Adapters for the Raspberry Pi but about 10 days ago Mike emailed me to say “Are you going to the Manchester Jamboree?” I must admit at the time it wasn’t on…
Doctor Who fan starts creating a K9 with a #RaspberryPi
Image copyright BBC. No infringement intended. Doctor Who fan William Reichardt decided that he wanted to do an electronics project that would bring together a Raspberry Pi and an Arduino. Being the Whovian he is he decided to recreate the Doctor’s…
Exeter Raspberry Jam for #RaspberryPi owners
Just seen this on the Foundation forum: The next Exeter Raspberry Jam will take place in Exeter Central Library on 22nd March between 10:00 and 12:00. Lots of projects on display, help and guidance, tea, coffee and biscuits. So, if…
Monitor your aquarium with the #RaspberryPi
Using a combination of the Pi and a waterproof temperature sensor (and some other bits), Laura Orsini has created a water temperature-sensing project to monitor her aquarium. She has kindly written a full tutorial on how to do it. Read…
Southend Raspberry Jam write up
Ria, from LoveSouthend, has done a lovely write-up of her time at the first Southend Raspberry Jam. Judging by her reaction, and the reaction of everyone else there, it won’t be the last! Read the write-up
Cambridge Science Festival programme announced with lots of #RaspberryPi goodness
The Cambridge Science Festival runs from 10th-23rd March and is a great event for all the family. This year, there are several Pi-related events happening: Thursday 20th March, 6-7pm – Mill Lane Lecture Rooms A festival piece of Raspberry Pi. Find…