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Someone over at Overclocked.tv has created a lipo-battery driven portable Pi and used two great components for functionality: a keyboard from a Nexus 7 case and, most excitingly, a viewfinder from a Sony DXC-3000 camcorder.<\/p>\n

All this is packaged up in a box from a cassette used in the camcorder.<\/p>\n

You can find more information about PiFinder here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Someone over at Overclocked.tv has created a lipo-battery driven portable Pi and used two great components for functionality: a keyboard from a Nexus 7 case and, most excitingly, a viewfinder from a Sony DXC-3000 camcorder. All this is packaged up…<\/p>\n

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