Jonathan from RoboPenguins.com wanted a way to get into his apartment without needing to remember his key (which he tends to forget). So, he built a circuit to switch the buzzer/access button in his apartment from a Raspberry Pi. He and a friend then wrote a web interface connected to his network. All he needs to do is connect his phone to the same network, access the web interface and send the signal that buzzes him in. Read more here.
Pete has done this great tutorial and list of instructions/code to create an speaking alarm clock with a Raspberry Pi. The Pi downloads headlines from the internet and then plays them back with whatever is connected to the 3.5mm audio output. For full instructions, see the Read More on YouTube. You can view the video below:
In an effort to get everyone excited about physical computing using the GPIO pins on the Pi, the Foundation has just published a new video from Saladhouse in which the GPIO is explained and various projects featured. You can see the video below and find links to physical computing projects on the Foundation blog.
On 1st November, that National STEM Centre at the University of York is hosting a Raspberry Jam and Maker event. According to the EventBrite page, workshops, demonstrations and presentations will be happening throughout the day.Tickets are currently on sale – £5 for adults, £3 for children. Book online here. Last year’s one seemed to go down well, so it’s sure to be a good event.
Matt Timmons-Brown, aka The Raspberry Pi Guy, did a week’s work experience at the Raspberry Pi Foundation and was privileged to be able to interview two of the staff: Clive Beale (head of the Education team) and Gordon Hollingworth (head of Engineering). The two interviews are below and Matt asks some great questions.
The team behind Hover, a gesture input device, have put together a tutorial, which uses a Pi in conjunction with an Arduino Leonardo, which guides you through using a Hover board to be a controller for PiMame/PiPlay. Take a look at the tutorial here. You can buy a Hover from The Pi Hut.
