{"id":10979,"date":"2014-09-10T11:36:58","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T11:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10979"},"modified":"2014-09-10T11:46:10","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T11:46:10","slug":"lego-compatible-raspberry-pi-b-case-launched-on-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10979","title":{"rendered":"LEGO-compatible Raspberry Pi B+ case launched on Kickstarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/799765240\/smartipi-raspberry-pi-b-and-camera-case\/widget\/video.html\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tom Murray has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/799765240\/smartipi-raspberry-pi-b-and-camera-case\" target=\"_blank\">created a great case for the Model B+ and is currently trying to crowd-fund it through Kickstarter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smarticase.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmartiPi<\/a>\u00a0is a case that has a LEGO-compatible top. It&#8217;s got the following features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Permanently embedded 2&#215;6 Lego\u00ae compatible plates.<\/li>\n<li>Included is a 6&#215;10 Lego\u00ae compatible plate that can be snapped onto the embedded 2&#215;6 plates. This makes the top flush.<\/li>\n<li>Screw together construction with 4 screws included.<\/li>\n<li>3 holes which line up with 75mm vesa mounts<\/li>\n<li>Areas in housing for routing through zip ties and\/or twine.<\/li>\n<li>Quick wall mount eyelets on back.<\/li>\n<li>Stacking features on bottom allow for stacking of multiple SmartiPi cases.<\/li>\n<li>Feature on housing can be used with GoPro\u00ae mounts (bolt included).<\/li>\n<li>Holes for DSI and CSI cable routing.<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with 40 pin GPIO connector (secondary strain relief must be removed, if applicable).<\/li>\n<li>Visual access to LEDs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a camera case that goes with it and a GoPro tripod mount too.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.smarticase.com\/2014\/08\/raspberry-pi-tripod.jpg?resize=560%2C420\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tom&#8217;s clearly thought a lot about the design of his product and he&#8217;s already done 3D-printed prototypes which look great. If you&#8217;re in the USA, you can get the case on it&#8217;s own for $13 and you can get the main case and the camera case together for $17. If you&#8217;re\u00a0not in the USA, it&#8217;s $17 (approx \u00a310.50) and $21 (\u00a313). This puts the case in the same cost bracket as the full PiBow, for example.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I think it&#8217;s great value and will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/799765240\/smartipi-raspberry-pi-b-and-camera-case\" target=\"_blank\">backing<\/a> it myself. <\/strong>At $14k (because he needs all kinds of moulds made) it&#8217;ll have to go some, but I think it deserves to!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/799765240\/smartipi-raspberry-pi-b-and-camera-case\" target=\"_blank\">Back it here<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smarticase.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">view more information on the website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Murray has created a great case for the Model B+ and is currently trying to crowd-fund it through Kickstarter. The SmartiPi\u00a0is a case that has a LEGO-compatible top. 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