We’re sharing how we kept Google Play safe from bad apps in 2024.We’re sharing how we kept Google Play safe from bad apps in 2024.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn 2024, we continued to invest in more ways to protect our community and fight bad actors, so billions of people can trust the apps they download from Google Play and millions of developers can build thriving businesses. AI-powered threat detection, stronger privacy policies, enhanced tools for app developers and more have enabled us to […]

Displaying games on a 9x9x9 LED cube

Reading Time: 2 minutesMany modern video games may put your character inside of a virtual 3D environment, but you aren’t seeing that in three dimensions — your TV’s screen is only a 2D display, after all. 3D displays/glasses and VR goggles make it feel more like you’re in the 3D world, but it isn’t quite the same as […]

Win! 1 of 15 Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSave 35% off the cover price with a subscription to The MagPi. UK subscribers get three issues for just £10 and a FREE Raspberry Pi Pico W, then pay £30 every six issues. You’ll save money and get a regular supply of in-depth reviews, features, guides and other Raspberry Pi enthusiast goodness delivered directly to […]

Translating educational content: four key principles

Reading Time: 4 minutesAs an organisation with global reach, translation and localisation have been part of the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s activities from the start. Code Clubs and educational partners all over the world are helping young people learn about computing in their own language. We’ve already published over 1,900 translated learning resources, covering up to 32 languages, thanks […]

The future of making, Made in India: Introducing the Arduino UNO Ek R4

Reading Time: 4 minutesWe are proud to announce the Made-in-India UNO Ek R4! Available exclusively in India in both WiFi and Minima variants, it is born to meet the needs of the country’s growing maker and innovation ecosystem, by combining all the powerful features of the UNO R4 with the benefits of local manufacturing, enhanced availability, and dedicated […]

ArmPi FPV AI Vision robot review

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Standard kit features the robotic arm, breakout board (for Raspberry Pi 4 or 5), power supply, paper ‘map’, wooden blocks, coloured balls, and tags. The Advanced version adds some flat-pack shelving for ‘warehousing’ operations. A smartphone companion app is the easiest way to try out AI modes such as object tracking and face recognition. […]

This ‘modular server room’ is an interesting scale POC

Reading Time: 2 minutesServer rooms are built for the comfort of servers — not people. But those servers need maintenance, which means they need to be accessible. The resulting access corridors take up room that could be filled with more servers, which is why Jdw447 designed a claw machine-esque ‘modular server room’ and built a working scale model […]

Hozo NeoRulerGO review

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe lightweight gadget has a month-long standby battery life and recharges via its USB-C connector in two or three hours. The clever design hides the USB-C port at one end, revealed when you firmly yank off the silver plastic retaining clip. The NeoRulerGO (£55 [£47 now] / $59 [was $69 at launch]) has three modes: […]

Helping young people navigate AI safely

Reading Time: 5 minutesAI safety and Experience AI As our lives become increasingly intertwined with AI-powered tools and systems, it’s more important than ever to equip young people with the skills and knowledge they need to engage with AI safely and responsibly. AI literacy isn’t just about understanding the technology — it’s about fostering critical conversations on how […]

MicroPython programming on Arduino just got easier

Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’ve been exploring MicroPython on Arduino, you already know how powerful and flexible this Python-based language can be for microcontroller programming. Whether you’re a pro or just starting out, MicroPython opens up a new world of quick prototyping and clean, readable code. Now, we’re making it even easier to get started and manage your […]

Adventure Time self-playing guitar

Reading Time: 3 minutesSensible but silly Allie has form with Adventure Time builds, having created a life-size BMO games console to house an OctoPrint 3D printer (see Allie’s GitHub page). “My technical background is incredibly diverse, but when it comes to electronics I am completely self-taught,” reveals Allie. “I got interested in the Raspberry Pi because of how […]

Motion-controlled Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots will make you feel like Jackman in Real Steel

Reading Time: 2 minutes2011’s Real Steel may have vanished from the public consciousness in a remarkably short amount of time, but the concept was pretty neat. There is something exciting about the idea of fighting through motion-controlled humanoid robots. That is completely possible today — it would just be wildly expensive at the scale seen in the movie. But MPuma […]

The Swervebot is an omnidirectional robot that combines LEGO and 3D-printed parts

Reading Time: 2 minutesRobotic vehicles can have a wide variety of drive mechanisms that range from a simple tricycle setup all the way to crawling legs. Alex Le’s project leverages the reliability of LEGO blocks with the customizability of 3D-printed pieces to create a highly mobile omnidirectional robot called Swervebot, which is controllable over Wi-Fi thanks to an Arduino […]

A Game Boy is the worst and best option for a car’s dash

Reading Time: 2 minutesIf your car was made in the last decade, its dash probably has several displays, gauges, and indicator lights. But how many of those do you actually look at on a regular basis? Likely only one or two, like the speedometer and gas gauge. Knowing that, John Sutley embraced minimalism to use a Game Boy […]

The need to invest in AI skills in schools

Reading Time: 6 minutesEarlier this week, the UK Government published its AI Opportunities Action Plan, which sets out an ambitious vision to maintain the UK’s position as a global leader in artificial intelligence.  Whether you’re from the UK or not, it’s a good read, setting out the opportunities and challenges facing any country that aspires to lead the […]

The big One-Five-Oh

Reading Time: 2 minutesLike Raspberry Pi itself, the magazine has just been going from strength to strength – although we’d have not got anywhere without the wonderful community we get to highlight, and the readers who pick up a copy at the shops or get it delivered to their door every month. Thank you all! Ten years official […]

PiFi review: mobile wireless access solution

Reading Time: 2 minutesEnter, PiFi, a simple kit that allows you to easily create a fast and secure wireless network with just a Raspberry Pi. The kit comes with just three items: a microSD card with the software preloaded, an Ethernet cable to plug into the nearest router, and the all-important Wi-Fi dongle that handles a lot of […]