25 Powerful Raspberry Pi Projects: part II

Reading Time: 4 minutesCreative pursuits Etch-a-Sketch Art With Python Maker: Sunny Balasubramanian A classic toy featuring in many people’s childhoods, the Etch-a-Sketch allows you to draw pictures without making a mess, then wipe the board with a satisfying shake. Sunny used servos and a Raspberry Pi to take control of the dials, then used edge-finding image filters to […]

Raspberry Pi 4 vs Raspberry Pi 3B+

Reading Time: 5 minutesRaspberry Pi newcomers ask us to explain the difference between Raspberry Pi 4 and the older Raspberry Pi 3B+ models. Obviously, Raspberry Pi 4 is one better, but you can pick up a Raspberry Pi 3 for less money (and it’s more frequently found on sale). So should you buy the new Raspberry Pi 4, […]

25 Powerful Raspberry Pi Projects: Part I

Reading Time: 5 minutesPhoto projects Take amazing shots with Raspberry Pi. Drop Pi Maker: David Hunt Take incredible shots of water droplets, using a Raspberry Pi as a controller for a solenoid valve and camera trigger. The valve is hooked up to the GPIO pins and a small piece of code opens the valve and triggers the camera. […]

Sean Raser interview

Reading Time: 4 minutesFor a lot of the people who do a lot with Raspberry Pi, they’ve been here since day one – 29 February 2012. Sean Raser, on the other hand, didn’t even learn about Raspberry Pi until early 2015, but that hasn’t stopped him from teaching about it, putting on events about it, or running a […]

Sean Raser interview

Reading Time: 4 minutesFor a lot of the people who do a lot with Raspberry Pi, they’ve been here since day one – 29 February 2012. Sean Raser, on the other hand, didn’t even learn about Raspberry Pi until early 2015, but that hasn’t stopped him from teaching about it, putting on events about it, or running a […]

Spooktastic Halloween Costume Projects – part 2

Reading Time: 3 minutesRead part one for more costume ideas! This full-on cosplay by Mel Ridler has an electronic secret – simple LED lights for eyes that can change into flashing circles of doom. For those that know of the game Undertale, the light patterns represent how the character Sans looks when he unleashes his true power. This […]

Spooktastic Halloween Costume Projects – part 2

Reading Time: 3 minutesRead part one for more costume ideas! This full-on cosplay by Mel Ridler has an electronic secret – simple LED lights for eyes that can change into flashing circles of doom. For those that know of the game Undertale, the light patterns represent how the character Sans looks when he unleashes his true power. This […]

VNC: Remote access a Raspberry Pi

Reading Time: 7 minutesThere will be times when you can’t – or don’t want to – switch to your Raspberry Pi. Perhaps you’re using another computer, your Raspberry Pi is out of reach, behind your TV or a nest of cables or you’re on the road and have left your Raspberry Pi at home. Fortunately, with VNC (Virtual […]

VNC: Remote access a Raspberry Pi

Reading Time: 7 minutesThere will be times when you can’t – or don’t want to – switch to your Raspberry Pi. Perhaps you’re using another computer, your Raspberry Pi is out of reach, behind your TV or a nest of cables or you’re on the road and have left your Raspberry Pi at home. Fortunately, with VNC (Virtual […]

Spooktastic Halloween Costume Projects – part 1

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe interviewed Luis Martin Nuez about this blood-curdling costume idea a few years ago. It’s very basically a Raspberry Pi with a Camera Module that displays what it sees on the screen live. The camera is attached to his back, with the screen on his stomach, and the preview mode is used to create the […]

Spooktastic Halloween Costume Projects – part 1

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe interviewed Luis Martin Nuez about this blood-curdling costume idea a few years ago. It’s very basically a Raspberry Pi with a Camera Module that displays what it sees on the screen live. The camera is attached to his back, with the screen on his stomach, and the preview mode is used to create the […]

ASUS made a Raspberry Pi with 4K video playback!!!

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’re are some of the more impressive specs: Quad core 1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A17 CPU 2GB Dual channel LPDDR3 memory 1x HDMI 2.0 port to support 4K resolution Gigabit LAN and Bluetooth 4.0 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Power supply: 5V/ 2A Micro USB (not included) In addition to this, the device also comes with a 40-pin internal […]