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Argon NEO 5 Raspberry Pi case review
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe enclosure is provided with instructions. These are straightforward, although we will confess to some confusion with wiring in the fan cable. It took four attempts before the ‘ah ha!’ moment when we realised what was intended. The instructions could cover this better. The rest of the installation was painless and thermal…
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DOS ain’t dead
Reading Time: 2 minutesNo one really uses MS-DOS any more, but the modern, open-source FreeDOS ships with every copy of DOSBox, and you’ve quite probably used that. Most modern DOS developers use DOSBox and its forks for testing, so they can rapidly spot bugs and iterate solutions. The year 2023 in DOS also saw the release of…
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Our T Level resources to support vocational education in England
Reading Time: 3 minutesYou can now access classroom resources created by us for the T Level in Digital Production, Design and Development. T Levels are a type of vocational qualification young people in England can gain after leaving school, and we are pleased to be able to support T Level teachers and students. With our…
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Double Standards
Reading Time: 3 minutesOnce people had recovered from the shock of seeing both a power button and a real-time clock on a Raspberry Pi, one of the most commented-on features of the new platform was the small, vertical, 16-way FFC (Flat Flexible Cable) connector on the left-hand side of the board, which exposes a single-lane…
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Grounded cognition: physical activities and learning computing
Reading Time: 4 minutesEveryone who has taught children before will know the excited gleam in their eyes when the lessons include something to interact with physically. Whether it’s printed and painstakingly laminated flashcards, laser-cut models, or robots, learners’ motivation to engage with the topic will increase along with the noise levels in the classroom. However,…
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Bullfrog synthesizer review
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe front of Bullfrog is a smorgasbord of dials with instant appeal to anybody who loves tweaking and the feel of hands-on analogue technology. There are three main sections: VCO, VCF, and VCA/Delay (corresponding to the three elements of sound: pitch, timbre, and amplitude). To the right of this are envelope generators…
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An integrated learning experience for young people
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’re currently trialling the full integration of our Code Editor in some of the projects on our Projects site, with the aim of providing a seamless experience for young learners. Our Projects site provides hundreds of free coding projects with step-by-step instructions for young people to use at school, in Code Clubs and…
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Persistence of vision (POV) candle
Reading Time: 2 minutesHis solution was to make use of persistence of vision (POV) – the brief retention of a visual impression on the eye’s retina that creates the illusion of a moving image in film and television. Shine a light While the general consensus was that POV displays require too much in the way of…
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Celebrating the community: Sahibjot
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn our series of community stories, we celebrate some of the wonderful things young people and educators around the world are achieving through the power of technology. In our latest story, we’re heading to Vivek High School in Mohali, India, to meet Sahibjot, a 14-year-old coding enthusiast who has taken his hobby…
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Raspberry Pi OS goes dark
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis has taken a few weeks longer this time, simply due to the sheer amount that changed under the hood in Bookworm, but the bug-fix release is now ready and can be installed from today via Raspberry Pi Imager, or downloaded from the usual place on our website. Or, to upgrade an existing image, simply…
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Code Club at Number Ten Downing Street
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the rapid advances in digital technologies like artificial intelligence, it’s more important than ever that every young person has the opportunity to learn how computers are being used to change the world and to develop the skills and confidence to get creative with technology. Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government…
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Retro gaming for a new (old) generation with Raspberry Pi 5
Reading Time: 3 minutesNext gen retro Smoothly emulate fifth- and sixth-generation consoles including Playstation, Nintendo Game Boy Advance and GameCube, Sega Dreamcast and more. What’s more, there’s a whole new homebrew scene to discover, with brand-new games being made for these classic consoles. Arts & Crafts with Raspberry Pi Technology and creativity are inclusive and…
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Win! One of three CrowVision displays!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSave 35% off the cover price with a subscription to The MagPi magazine. 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…
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Retro Gaming with Raspberry Pi (3rd Edition) out now
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis book is packed with information on retro gaming. In particular, it covers how to retro game with Raspberry Pi 5 in a lot of detail. Learn to use all the major emulation systems, and recreate retro consoles up to the Dreamcast and Sony Playstation generations. It’s packed with homebrew software and…
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Get ready for Mission Space Lab with our new simulation tool
Reading Time: 5 minutesSince November, registration is open for Mission Space Lab, part of the European Astro Pi Challenge 2023/24. The Astro Pi Challenge is an ESA Education project run in collaboration with us here at the Raspberry Pi Foundation that gives young people up to age 19 the amazing opportunity to write computer programs…
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PiArtFrame
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat are fractals? Fractals are shapes that contain complex detail however closely you look at them, or however far you zoom in. Often, they are self-similar: if you zoom in on the small-scale detail, you find it resembles the overall shape. Some of the most familiar forms that have fractal features are…
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Integrating computational thinking into primary teaching
Reading Time: 6 minutes“Computational thinking is really about thinking, and sometimes about computing.” – Aman Yadav, Michigan State University Computational thinking is a vital skill if you want to use a computer to solve problems that matter to you. That’s why we consider computational thinking (CT) carefully when creating learning resources here at the Raspberry…
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Fixing Galaga
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s like a Rube Goldberg machine from Looney Tunes or Wallace and Gromit, and we think it also crosses the boundary into modern art too. Nick says he hates to throw away electronics, and likes to repurpose them if he can’t fix them, which has resulted in this interesting fix. What a…
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Working with UK youth and community organisations to tackle the digital divide
Reading Time: 5 minutesAt the heart of our work as a charity is the aim to democratise access to digital skills and technologies. Since 2020, we have partnered with over 100 youth and community organisations in the UK to develop programmes that increase opportunities for young people experiencing educational disadvantage to engage and create with…
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CinePI XL
Reading Time: 3 minutesBig ambitions Csaba says that CinePI was always intended to push the possibilities of Raspberry Pi as a video camera with features found in cinema cameras, but in an open-source device so developers could integrate it into their own designs. CinePI V2 can record 2K RAW Cinema DNG video at frame rates…
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Smart vertical farming
Reading Time: 2 minutes“The inspiration came from the need to address the challenges in traditional farming and leverage technology for efficient crop management,” Tanay explains. “It’s a forward-thinking approach to agriculture and my project was born out of a passion for sustainable agriculture. The aim was to explore innovative solutions, driven by a desire to…
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Teaching about AI explainability
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn the rapidly evolving digital landscape, students are increasingly interacting with AI-powered applications when listening to music, writing assignments, and shopping online. As educators, it’s our responsibility to equip them with the skills to critically evaluate these technologies. A key aspect of this is understanding ‘explainability’ in AI and machine learning (ML)…