Alec Connolly, who attends the University of Toledo majoring in electrical engineering, has recently been interning at a company called iHeartMedia. He was tasked by one of the directors with creating a Christmas light show that would sync with their radio…
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Comparison of sound card DACs for the Raspberry Pi from RasPi.TV
Alex Eames from RasPi.TV has tested out some sound cards from IQaudIO, JustBoom, and HiFiBerry. What’s great about his review is that he’s not only tested out what they sound like but also what kind of user experiences you get when faced with the task…
Build an Amazon Alexa-controlled Raspberry Pi robot
The guys over at Dexter Industries have put together a GoPiGo kit and then loaded onto it several pieces of software that allow you to issue voice commands to your robot. It’s a little laggy, due to the amount of inter-connection…
PocketLab campaign to fund two sensor-packed devices that can communicate with the Raspberry Pi
Clifton Roozeboom has been in touch. He and the team at PocketLab are currently running a Kickstarter campaign to fund PocketLab Voyager and PocketLab Weather. They are small devices that are packed with sensors and communicate with a host device over Bluetooth.…
Making a Raspberry Pi motion tracking nerf gun turret
The guys over at YouTube channel Hacker House have used a Raspberry Pi as the brains behind a motion tracking, nerf gun turret. They’ve published a video which shows you how to build the turret and install the software. There…
Leeds Raspberry Jam – 4th January 2017
The next Leeds Raspberry Jam takes place on Wednesday, 4th January from 6-8pm at Swallow Hill Community College. They will have workshops on-the-go and a place for people to hack and give lightning talks. Get your free tickets here.
New Kickstarter seeks to put Retro Gaming back in your hands via a Raspberry Pi Zero
Recently announced on Kickstarter, the Raspi Boy is a handheld, battery-powered, Raspberry Pi-driven retro gaming console. It comes as a pre-soldered kit to assemble, with a moulded case and custom circuit board. It doesn’t come with a Raspberry Pi Zero…
Nice interview with Pi-Top founder Jesse about the development of this Raspberry Pi-based company
Just saw this interview with Pi-Top founder Jesse Lozano. It’s a great insight into a start-up company and a little glimpse of how they see their future. Read the interview here. Don’t forget, you can still play Pi-Top’s Christmas Competition game…
Last few days for the Maketronix Alarm – build your own Raspberry Pi-powered alarm system
Zach and Jake are into the last few days of their IndieGoGo campaign for the Maketronix Alarm. It is a simple add-on board for the Raspberry Pi and houses 9 buttons, an LED, a buzzer and a header for a PIR movement sensor,…
Christmas Shopping Guide from the Raspberry Pi Foundation
Alex over at the Foundation has blogged a great Pi-centric shopping guide for the festive season. She’s picked a lot of good stuff here including kits, add-ons, books and accessories. I was going to do my own guide, but she’s done…