Lady Ada over at Adafruit has updated their guide for turning a Raspberry Pi into an access point. Now working with the Raspberry Pi 3, the guide works with the latest Raspbian Jessie and uses either an external wi-fi dongle…
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Happy Birthday to Raspberry Pi Python library GPIO Zero as it hits v1.3
One year ago, Ben Nuttall and Dave Jones began work on GPIO Zero, a Python library which sought to simplify access to the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO pins. As of yesterday, it is now one year old and Ben has just…
Raspberry Pi wall calendar features a beautifully finished frame
Part woodworking project, part geeky techniness, “paqmanbiker’s” project was done as a Mother’s Day present for his wife. He used a Raspberry Pi 3 and an old 17″ Dell display and then surrounded it with a highly-polished frame. A bit…
Monitoring and controlling lawn lights using a Raspberry Pi
Dr Mark Smith has developed a system that allows him to control and program the lights on his lawn. In this very site-specific project, Smith uses a Raspberry Pi to give him a web interface to program timings and settings…
All That Jazz – retro project playing archival music through a Raspberry Pi
James Bellafaire wanted something that would play jazz music “all day and all night” and give him an authentic experience at the same time. So, he found an old 1930s radio on eBay, won the auction and refurbished the case.…
Ipswich Raspberry Jam – 8th October
Ipswich Makerspace is holding a full-day Raspberry Jam on 8th October at the University of Suffolk on Neptune Quay. There will be talks, workshops and a marketplace at this Jam which will be their third and runs from 10am-4pm. Free tickets…
Raspberry Pi used to subvert San Francisco parking restrictions
In many San Francisco neighbourhoods, you are required to move your car every two hours to satisfy a parking restriction. However, in reality, you only need to move your car every two hours after it has been seen by an enforcement…
Adorable French mini-bike drives itself with the aid of a Raspberry Pi
Eric Unnervik, a master’s student at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, has developed a miniature motorbike that drives itself! Onto the bike he has strapped a Raspberry Pi (3, I think), a Navio2 add-on board and some…
Putting the pi-topCEED together – a short video
Stewart Dunn has done a nice walk-around and install video of the pi-topCEED. You can see it below: The pi-topCEED is the latest product from the pi-top guys and really looks like the way forward in terms of housing a…
Old radio converted into a bedroom clock using a Raspberry Pi Zero
Andy Felong has converted an old 1942 Crosley Radio into a Raspberry Pi Zero-powered media centre and then used an attached display to display the time and outside temperature (using the Weather Underground API). Read how he did it here.