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PiVidBox
Reading Time: 3 minutes“My project [PiVidBox] is a simple-to-use Raspberry Pi based media centre that even children as young as three years old can use,” he tells us. “It provides a simple, physical interface that’s based on old and most likely discarded hardware. It’s simple, because instead of a full-blown graphical interface that may be…
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Manic toilet paper shopping simulated with Arduino
Reading Time: < 1 minuteManic toilet paper shopping simulated with Arduino Arduino Team — April 22nd, 2020 Toilet paper is a hot commodity these days, and if you’re loathe to fight with actual people over these rolls, then Jelle Vermandere’s game could be the next best thing. While the game can be enjoyed on your…
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Track your cat’s activity with a homemade speedometer
Reading Time: 3 minutesFirstly, hamster wheels for cats are (still) a thing. Secondly, Bengal cats run far. And Shawn Nunley on reddit is the latest to hit on this solution for kitty exercise and bonus cat stats. Here is the wheel itself. That part was shop-bought. (Apparently it’s a ZiggyDoo Ferris Cat Wheel.) Smol kitty…
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This mouth mechanism is controlled by your typing
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis mouth mechanism is controlled by your typing Arduino Team — April 21st, 2020 Will Cogley, known for his awesome animatronics, has created a robotic mouth that’s already a work of art and could form the basis of something even more amazing. The device features an array of servo mechanisms to…
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This garbage-bot trash talked TEDx Copenhagen attendees
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis garbage-bot trash talked TEDx Copenhagen attendees Arduino Team — April 21st, 2020 For TEDx Copenhagen 2019, MAKESOME was contacted about building a trash can. Not just any ordinary waste bin, however, but one that would fit in with their theme of “expect the unexpected” by driving around and being rude to…
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Remote working with Arduino: An intro to the Arduino IoT Cloud
Reading Time: 2 minutesRemote working with Arduino: An intro to the Arduino IoT Cloud Arduino Team — April 21st, 2020 As more of us have restrictions on leaving our houses, the time we take away from physical social interactions (namely “going out”) is put back into extracurricular activities. We catch up with old hobbies and…
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Create your own home office work status light with Raspberry Pi
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf you’re working from home and you have children, you’re probably finding it all pretty demanding at the moment. Spreadsheets and multiple tabs and concentrating aren’t nearly so manageable without the dedicated workspace you have at the office and with, instead, small people vying relentlessly for your attention. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh4f9AYRCZY] And that’s…
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Resurrecting a vintage microwave sensor with Raspberry Pi
Reading Time: 3 minutesHere’s one of those lovely “old tech new spec” projects, courtesy of hackster.io pro Martin Mander. After finding a vintage Apollo microwave detector at a car boot sale, and realising the display hole in the top was roughly the same size as a small Adafruit screen, he saw the potential to breath…
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Chamber: Sourdough Incubator
Reading Time: 2 minutesAll you knead to know Trent decided to take on the challenge of designing a product to meet his culinary needs, and was sure that he wanted to incorporate a small Peltier cooler in his project, as his friend Scott Hutchinson had given him the idea on a camping trip. “He happened…
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Can’t find a pulse oximeter? Create your own!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCan’t find a pulse oximeter? Create your own! Arduino Team — April 17th, 2020 As John Keefe notes in his project writeup, at-home pulse oximeters — which monitor the oxygen saturation in your blood — have been selling out due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While you could try hunt around and…
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Special offer for magazine readers
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou don’t need me to tell you about the unprecedented situation that the world is facing at the moment. We’re all in the same boat, so I won’t say anything about it other than I hope you stay safe and take care of yourself and your loved ones. The other thing I…
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Printing at home from your Raspberry Pi
Reading Time: 4 minutesYesterday I wrote about working from home with your Raspberry Pi, and talked about things like how to connect to your company VPN, and how to get video conferencing up and working. However, one thing I didn’t talk about – and that many of you have asked for some guidance on –…
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Use Swarm with Raspberry Shake seismographic data
Reading Time: 7 minutesIn the previous tutorial, we looked at setting up Raspberry Shake, a geophone-based earthquake detector and checking out data with the web-based ShakeNet service. See: Build a Seismograph with Raspberry Shake Our shake has been running for a while now and we’ve gathered together some data on earthquake activity in our local area.…
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This Arduino project lets you see your heartbeat
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis Arduino project lets you see your heartbeat Arduino Team — April 16th, 2020 It’s easy enough to check your heart rate, but Sharath Naik has designed a project that actually lets you see it instead. The roughly heart-shaped, 3D-printed device sits on a pedestal with four sections that are pushed…
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arduino-cli 0.10.0 is out!
Reading Time: < 1 minutearduino-cli 0.10.0 is out! Arduino Team — April 16th, 2020 The Arduino CLI is steady as she goes! The team is constantly fixing issues and modeling the user experience thanks to the community’s feedback. Highlights for this release include: ‘board attach‘ command now also supports the upload port for an easier sketch…
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Working from home with your Raspberry Pi
Reading Time: 11 minutesRaspberry Pi 4 is more than powerful enough to serve as replacement desktop computer while you’re working from home. Or as a secondary desktop to help you out while you’re doing other things, such video conferencing, on your main computer. Raspberry Pi 4 Model B If you’re pulling your Raspberry Pi out…
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Get The MagPi, Wireframe, and HackSpace magazines for half price
Reading Time: 2 minutesClick here to get back issues for half price For a short time, you can pick up any of the following magazines for half their usual price: The MagPi – The Official Raspberry Pi magazine Wireframe – Lifting the lid on video games HackSpace magazine – Technology in your hands This offer…
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Raspberry Pi puts the heart back in mid-noughties nostalgia tech
Reading Time: 2 minutesIs it still the Easter holidays? Can anyone tell? Does it matter, when we have nostalgic tech bunny pets to share with you? These little bunnies can now do much more than when they first appeared. But they’re still incredibly cute – just look at that little lopsided-ear thing they do. [embedded…
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NEW! A remote teaching platform that supports learning at home with Arduino
Reading Time: 2 minutesNEW! A remote teaching platform that supports learning at home with Arduino Arduino Team — April 15th, 2020 COVID-19 is playing a huge role in everything we do. With schools closed and a large number of countries under total lockdown, we want to support educators, parents, and students with hands-on electronic, programming,…
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Electromechanical 7-segment clock made with an Arduino and 28 servos
Reading Time: < 1 minuteElectromechanical 7-segment clock made with an Arduino and 28 servos Arduino Team — April 15th, 2020 Digital clocks are often made out of a series of 7-segment displays, which light up to represent the needed numbers. Michael Klements’ electromechanical project, however, doesn’t use LEDs, but instead physically flips 3D-printed segments into…
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This clock really, really doesn’t want to tell you the time
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat’s worse than a clock that doesn’t work? One that makes an “unbearably loud screeching noise” every minute of every day is a strong contender. That was the aural nightmare facing YouTuber Burke McCabe. But rather than just fix the problem, he decided, in true Raspberry Pi community fashion, to go one…
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SaniaBOX review
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Kickstarter project brought to life was the idea of a Sania Jain, a 13-year-old who wanted to introduce coding to younger kids where possible. To that end, the all-important add-on board part of the kit includes a series of sensors, LEDs, as well as that big three-digit, seven-segment display. Quick build…
