Schlagwort: makers

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe heartily recommend that you pick up a copy of this fantastic new book, The Computers That Made Britain. If you have any interest at all in the history of computing, the behind-the-scenes stories here are illuminating.  In the spirit of plugging this book for Tim, and our friends over at the…

Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the uninitiated, floppy disks were once cutting edge technology – so-called because the original 8-inch and 5.25-inch versions were thin and bendy (give one a shake and you’ll see what we mean). They also came in smaller sizes including the more robust 3.5-inch and 3-inch varieties. Each offered fast and reliable…

Reading Time: 3 minutesSimple security Picoth is a “small USB keypad with RGB buttons and a nice colour TFT screen. Just plug it in and you get a powerful authentication assistant that will type in your 2FA (two-factor authentication) codes for you. You can store up to ten codes per page, with any number of…

Reading Time: 3 minutes“I’d been missing my meals in the local chain pub with their self-service drinks machines,” Spencer says of his motivation for the project. “I wanted to make a machine that could sit on my desk and pour drinks while I was working.” At first, Spencer intended to create an automated home watering…

Reading Time: 3 minutes“I’d been missing my meals in the local chain pub with their self-service drinks machines,” Spencer says of his motivation for the project. “I wanted to make a machine that could sit on my desk and pour drinks while I was working.” At first, Spencer intended to create an automated home watering…

Reading Time: 3 minutes“I’d been missing my meals in the local chain pub with their self-service drinks machines,” Spencer says of his motivation for the project. “I wanted to make a machine that could sit on my desk and pour drinks while I was working.” At first, Spencer intended to create an automated home watering…

Reading Time: 3 minutesHe completed his first microcontroller project 20 years ago, and has continued to incorporate technology into his sculpture designs ever since. His latest mixes 3D modelling and Raspberry Pi to create a Tiny Mac. Mac envy Tiny Mac is the first iteration of Chuck’s endeavour to combine Raspberry Pi and sculpture. He…

Reading Time: 4 minutesHow did you start your Raspberry Pi journey? We’ve heard many stories, but not many that are quite like the case of Phil Howard, who you may know as Gadgetoid. “I don’t really have an electronics history to speak of,” Phil tells us when we ask about his background. “Despite pulling things…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe kit comes in two parts: the Transmitter Board attaches to your Raspberry Pi Camera Module / HQ Camera; the Receiver Board connects to Raspberry Pi via the GPIO pin header. Each board features a CSI socket and RJ45 (Ethernet) socket and the two are connected via a CAT5e or higher LAN/Ethernet…

Reading Time: 2 minutes“After helping a friend doing farmer’s produce deliveries around Brooklyn, I reached out to Essex Farm, and I was kindly invited to come up there and see for myself how they work,” Léo explains to us. “While picking tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, and more in the unforgiving August sun, I noticed someone with…

Reading Time: 3 minutesRaspberry Pi Big Builds Super-size your projects with our guide to the biggest builds around: arcade machines, pinball tables, photo booths, magic mirrors and guitars. These are large projects that take time and attention. The result is going to be special. Summer Projects Whether you’re off on a weekend break or looking…

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Reading Time: 3 minutesRaspberry Pi Zero AirPlay Music anywhere Need a portable speaker that anyone can control easily? This AirPlay speaker is simple and looks great. magpi.cc/airplay Becca Cam HQ Camera hack The recent HQ Camera is a powerful sensor with some great lenses. It’s not a full camera, though, so Becca put it inside…

Reading Time: 3 minutes1 Create a custom OS The Raspberry Pi Imager tool makes preparing your SD cards a breeze, and the latest version now features a new Advanced menu. It is accessed by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+X. This enables you to preset your wireless LAN network, host name, and many other options. Ideal for multiple setups, trying…

Reading Time: 3 minutesSo, Bob set about his task – a time-consuming build, as the printing of the casing and parts for the jukebox took over 75 hours to complete, not accounting for the failed prints. “My printer is a Prusa i3 MK3S, an excellent and reliable printer,” Bob tells us, “but it requires mechanics…

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s a good idea, then, to create an alert system that will inform you if your fridge or freezer is suffering a drastic drop in temperature. One such solution has been created by Rick Kuhlman, who has sought to save the world’s frozen pies (and other foodstuffs, of course) from being destroyed…

Reading Time: 3 minutesFortunately for humankind today, Michael Darby’s DIY robot version of the HK Tank is a lot less deadly, firing beams of light from RGB LEDs. “I have always been a huge fan of the Terminator films and I’ve always wanted to recreate the robots from them,” he tells us. “The tracked chassis…

Reading Time: 2 minutes“I named the robot AI-suke, which means ‘AI help’,” Rito tells us. “AI-suke has a built-in camera and speaker, and faces and voice messages are registered in advance. AI-suke can do face recognition to identify the person who visits the house, and play a voice message tailored to that person.” It will…

Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m here to tell you that now is the perfect time. As long as you have some time. When we’re out enjoying the parks and beaches and pub gardens, who will be left at home to feed the cat? Who will water your plants? Who will brew your artisanal latte? Certainly not…

Reading Time: 3 minutesMaking costumes for herself and others under the guise of the Maladjusted Milliner takes up much of her evenings and weekends, while Dede’s day job is as an intra-office administrator and logistics expert at Operation Restoration (or-nola.org), a non-profit organisation where “an awesome group of women provide assistance to women and girls…

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn this instance, Stephen Williams has brought a broken Commodore 64 (C64) computer back to life. He’s stripped out the original motherboard, replaced it with a Raspberry Pi computer, and used Lego bricks to build the internal housing. It reminds us of Christian Simpson’s fantastic Brixty Four project (magpi.cc/brixtyfour). But while that…

Reading Time: 4 minutes“When people think about Raspberry Pi, they usually think about the tiny, affordable, and powerful computers we all know and love,” says Anna Coe, Senior Development Manager at the Raspberry Pi Foundation North America. “What many don’t know is that the Raspberry Pi Foundation is a non-profit organisation with an educational mission.…