There will be a Raspberry Jam in the Meeting Room of Huddersfield Library on Saturday, 21st January. The event runs from 12-3pm and people are invited to bring Raspberry Pis and other devices along to explore and show off. There…
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Cotswold Raspberry Jam – 28th January 2017
The long-running (and quite superb, by all accounts) Cotswold Raspberry Jam is making an early 2017 appearance on Saturday 28th January. The event runs from 1-4pm and takes place at the University of Gloucestershire, Park Campus, Cheltenham. Free tickets are available…
JustBoom AmpHAT audio board for the Raspberry Pi – a review
Yesterday afternoon, I had great fun setting up the JustBoom AmpHAT. JustBoom is a new player in the Raspberry Pi audio market, but comes from well-known company Pi Supply. I was sent the full family of JustBoom boards for review by Aaron, but…
Merry Christmas from Raspberry PiPod
Hi everyone. I’m taking a few days off from blogging over the Christmas period to be with my family and get a bit de-screened! I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you a very Merry Christmas. Be happy, be…
Make a stringed instrument with the Raspberry Pi
Instructables user TakTik02 has developed a musical instrument using the Raspberry Pi, some electric cords, a winder and some polystyrene. Together with some other small components, he’s used an MCP3008 to convert the analog signal for the Pi. Take a…
Animated elf-on-a-shelf using a Dexter Industries servo board and a Raspberry Pi
The folks over at Dexter Industries have taken an elf-on-a-shelf, their PivotPi servo controller board, a servo and an ultrasonic distance sensor and built an animated elf that reacts and waves when someone approaches it. It’s very cute and you…
New issue of Raspberry Pi’s The MagPi is out with a live booting Raspbian/PIXEL DVD!
This month’s MagPi (issue 53) is out with all the regular projects, news and reviews you’ve come to expect. There’s a cover disc (DVD) containing the new x86 version of Raspbian/PIXEL for you to use on your home computer (this can…
Raspbian desktop now available for x86 – run PIXEL on your PC/Mac
The folks over at Raspberry Pi have just announced that PIXEL/Raspbian is now available for x86 machines. This means that you can now run the new desktop environment on a regular PC or Mac. You can download it here as a live-booting ISO…
Cosmetics case revealed to be a Raspberry Pi pen-testing kit
Naomi Wu, aka SexyCyborg, has created a fabulous cosmetics case which conceals within it a penetration test kit driven by a Raspberry Pi running Kali Linux. Called the Pi Palette, it is a 3D-printed (rather large) box which looks to…
Australia launches first ISS payload and with it a Raspberry Pi
Just picked up on this in NASA’s ISS update report for 19th December. Australia has just launched their first payload to the International Space Station. Onboard is a project called CubeRider, which appears to be a Raspberry Pi Model A+…