SC Lim of Cytron Technologies was kind enough to send me a review sample of their Edu:Bit, which is based around the micro:bit. Originally a successfully-funded Kickstarter, the Edu:Bit is, primarily, a large, red circuit board which houses a micro:bit…
During March, and for the past week as well, I’ve been working on the latest iteration of my Picorder project. This project, which has been my “go-to project” for the past 9 years (gulp!) is now running from a Raspberry…
As you probably know by now, I’m not a microcontroller expert. However, with the advent of microcontrollers that use MicroPython and CircuitPython, I am a lot more comfortable using them now than I used to be! However, because the Raspberry…
Jude Pullen has taken a World globe and a lot of 3D-printed parts and created himself a brilliant radio player. By positioning the arm of the contraption affixed to the globe, it is possible to tune into to over 2000…
Terence Eden has created a device which will allow you to play music in what he calls the most inconvenient way possible. Labelled as “lo-fi awfulness and cyberpunk grungy”, this portable music player is a Raspberry Pi hooked up to…
Dane, over at 8bitsAndAByte has taken a West German Telefunken radio and retrofitted it with a Raspberry Pi and a Google AIY Voice HAT and microphone (this is made from the original version, but I’m sure the new version would…
For a few years, I have been following the work of Martin Mander, a hobbyist with a passion for refurbishing and repurposing vintage electrical equipment. Recently, Martin repurposed a 1970s transistor radio to create an internet radio. This inspired me to look…
Spotted this one in amongst all the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the Apollo Moon Landings. Richard Hayler purchased the LEGO Lunar Lander set and built it up. He decided that he wanted a permanent enclosure to display it in and…
Devon Bray was working on an art installation project with Sara Dittrich. The requirement was to play 8 different sound files out of 8 different loudspeakers and to synchronise them all. For this, Devon used a Raspberry Pi connected up to…
Instructables user jejl has created this lovely, chunky Back to the Future-inspired clock. Audio capabilities are provided via a Pimoroni pHAT DAC and controlling it all is a Raspberry Pi Zero W. As well as the time, which it can display in various…
