CAS co-ordinator Lorraine Underwood wanted to add some bling to her staircase. So she turned to a strip of Neopixel-type LEDs and a Raspberry Pi Zero. She added a weather feed so that different parts of the staircase light up depending…
Bulgarian Leon Anavi previously had success with the Anavi Flex board on IndieGoGo. Now, he’s seeking to raise $500 for his board, the Anavi Infrared pHAT. The board has the following features: 2x 5mm IR transmitters (IR LEDs) IR receiver…
Brian Dorey noticed that there were three unpopulated pads on the Pi Zero W near the zero-ohm resistor and realised what it was for – to place a U.FL RF connector. This connector allows you to add an external antenna…
James Mitchell has announced the launch of Berlin’s very first Tech Jam, on 1st April. At the event, there will be workshops, talks and a sharing of projects. The Jam is an all-inclusive event aimed at parents, teachers, students, makers, families… basically anyone…
Alex Eames (from RasPi.TV and Rasp.io) has run several Kickstarters and his new one looks to be his best yet. His new campaign is called RasPiO Inspiring. It is a new system for ‘sculpting with RGB LEDs’ and is made…
Pi Borg, the Cambridgeshire-based robotics specialist, has just launched their latest Kickstarter, and it’s a bit of a monster! There are two parts to the campaign (both of which are pictured above): the ThunderBorg motor controller and the MonsterBorg four-wheeled…
Over at 314Reactor, one ingenious maker has taken a Raspberry Pi A+ and created his very own smart watch running Windows 98. He uses the emulation software QEMU to run the operating system, a small TFT screen to display it…
MagPi writer Lucy Hattersley has interviewed Raspberry Pi’s Roger Thornton, head designer of the Raspberry Pi Zero W. In their conversation, Roger reveals how the antenna works and what they needed to do to the board design to fit everything…
The latest MagPi is out, delayed slightly past it’s usual publication date to allow for the launch of the Raspberry Pi Zero W. You can see from the cover above some of what is included in this issue. You can buy…
Arron over at Pi Borg has done a great guide for connecting to a wifi network (using both GUI and console) and using Bluetooth devices (GUI only) with your new Raspberry Pi Zero W. It is, of course, exactly the…
