{"id":9584,"date":"2014-05-09T08:08:08","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T08:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=9584"},"modified":"2014-05-09T08:08:08","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T08:08:08","slug":"first-impressions-of-the-simpie-on-the-raspberrypi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9584","title":{"rendered":"First impressions of the SimPie on the #RaspberryPi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.russelldavis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/CAM00604.jpg?resize=560%2C420\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cyntech have created a new interface device for the Pi called the SimPie. It&#8217;s comprised of a handset that connects to the GPIO and features 3 buttons, an RGB LED and a buzzer.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.russelldavis.org\/2014\/05\/09\/1st-impressions-of-the-simpie\/\">Russell Davies got hold of one and has given his first impressions\/thoughts here<\/a>. I&#8217;ve got one of these to try out but haven&#8217;t had the time yet &#8211; but it&#8217;s next on my review pile!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyntech have created a new interface device for the Pi called the SimPie. 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