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  • Pico 2 and RP2350 in The MagPi magazine #145

    Pico 2 and RP2350 in The MagPi magazine #145

    Reading Time: 3 minutesPico 2 & RP2350 It has faster processors, more memory, greater power efficiency, and industry-leading security features and you can choose between Arm and RISC-V cores. The new Pico 2 is an incredible microcontroller board and we’ve secured interviews with the Raspberry Pi engineering team. RP2350 Products out now Plenty of companies…

  • Bridging the gap from Scratch to Python: Introducing ‘Paint with Python’

    Bridging the gap from Scratch to Python: Introducing ‘Paint with Python’

    Reading Time: 3 minutesWe have developed an innovative activity to support young people as they transition from visual programming languages like Scratch to text-based programming languages like Python. This activity introduces a unique interface that empowers learners to easily interact with Python while they create a customised painting app. “The kids liked the self-paced learning,…

  • Win! One of 20 Raspberry Pi Pico 2

    Win! One of 20 Raspberry Pi Pico 2

    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…

  • 10 amazing big builds

    10 amazing big builds

    Reading Time: 3 minutesRaftberry Floating dock It can be nice to pootle around a lake, especially with some delicious food and company. This Raspberry Pi-powered raft uses arcade controls to move around on the water. Teslonda Custom electric car Taking a 1981 Honda Accord and souping it up is one thing, then there’s making it…

  • Get ready for Moonhack 2024: Projects on climate change

    Get ready for Moonhack 2024: Projects on climate change

    Reading Time: 3 minutesMoonhack is a free, international coding challenge for young people run online every year by Code Club Australia, powered by our partner the Telstra Foundation. The yearly challenge is open to young people worldwide, and in 2023, over 44,500 young people registered to take part. Moonhack 2024 runs from 14 to 31…

  • Celebrating the community: Isabel

    Celebrating the community: Isabel

    Reading Time: 5 minutesOne of our favourite things is sharing the stories of amazing young people, volunteers, and educators who are using their passion for technology to create positive change in the world around them. Recently, we had the pleasure of speaking with Isabel, a computer science teacher at Barton Peveril Sixth Form College in…

  • LR1302 LoRaWAN HAT + Gateway Module review

    LR1302 LoRaWAN HAT + Gateway Module review

    Reading Time: 2 minutesConstruction is simple – simply slot the Gateway Module into the HAT’s mini PCIe connector, and slot the HAT on top of your Raspberry Pi. There are external antennas to add as well, including a fancy GPS module in case you need to know its location. From source The software is a…

  • Video magnifier

    Video magnifier

    Reading Time: 3 minutes“[It’s a] technical version of a magnifying glass to help people with low vision,” Markus tells us. “It’s basically a camera that can be connected to any HDMI screen, with a simple interface to scale and modify images. There are lots of professional devices out there, and a few DIY takes on…

  • Laptop dock CrowView Note now on Kickstarter

    Laptop dock CrowView Note now on Kickstarter

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhile we’ve not had enough time to assess it for review yet, we’ve had a chance to play with one for a bit with a Raspberry Pi 5 and we’re very intrigued by it. CrowView has speakers, a webcam, a microphone, and an in-built battery so all you need to do…

  • John Sheehan interview

    John Sheehan interview

    Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat is your history with being a maker? As a kid, I was always taking things apart to see how they worked. Most of those things even got put back together. Taking after my older brother, I started tinkering with electronics when I was a teen. Continuing to follow in my brother’s…

  •  CSTA 2024: What happened in Las Vegas

     CSTA 2024: What happened in Las Vegas

    Reading Time: 4 minutesAbout three weeks ago, a small team from the Raspberry Pi Foundation braved high temperatures and expensive coffees (and a scarcity of tea) to spend time with educators at the CSTA Annual Conference in Las Vegas. With thousands of attendees from across the US and beyond participating in engaging workshops, thought-provoking talks,…

  • TouchBerry Pi Panel PC 10.1 review

    TouchBerry Pi Panel PC 10.1 review

    Reading Time: 3 minutesThe touchscreen is surrounded by quite a large bezel which forms part of the protective case. With a lot of metal parts, it’s a pretty hefty unit that feels really solid – and heavy, at 1.67kg. Six mount points (two top and bottom, one either side) enable it to be mounted using…

  • Why we’re taking a problem-first approach to the development of AI systems

    Why we’re taking a problem-first approach to the development of AI systems

    Reading Time: 7 minutesIf you are into tech, keeping up with the latest updates can be tough, particularly when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI). Sometimes I admit to feeling this way myself, however, there was one update recently that really caught my attention. OpenAI launched their latest iteration of ChatGPT,…

  • Linamp

    Linamp

    Reading Time: 4 minutesFor his project, Rodrigo wanted to bring Winamp’s early days back to life in a more physical form so he decided to produce a music player that could easily be part of a hi-fi mini system. Specifically, he took inspiration from a Aiwa mini setup from around 1983, figuring he could create…

  • ArmPi FPV AI Vision review

    ArmPi FPV AI Vision review

    Reading Time: 3 minutesStrong arm We tried out the Advanced kit with Raspberry Pi 5. The arm comes ready-assembled, sitting on a solid black metal base whose rear section holds Raspberry Pi, secured with screws and pillars. Four suction cups stick the base to a desk or the floor – not the most secure of…

  • Celebrating Astro Pi 2024

    Celebrating Astro Pi 2024

    Reading Time: 5 minutesAbout the projects Over the past few months, young people across Europe have run their computer programs  on the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Astro Pi Mission Zero and Mission Space Lab. Mission Zero code deployment | Credits: ESA/NASA Mission Zero offers young people the chance to write a simple…

  • Twirly Shirley

    Twirly Shirley

    Reading Time: 3 minutesThat first turntable used a DC motor, which lacks precision, resulting in inconsistent movements which vary with the weight of the object placed on it. “We wanted something more precise,” recalls Martin, “and we wanted a remote that we didn’t keep losing, so we put it as a page on a web…

  • Essential electronics in The MagPi magazine issue #144

    Essential electronics in The MagPi magazine issue #144

    Reading Time: 2 minutesEssential Electronics.  Become familiar with electronic components, circuit building, code and some great starter projects. This month’s lead feature will have you up and running with electronics and code in no time at all. Build a private cloud server Take control of your data by building a do-it-all email, documents, spreadsheets, email,…

  • Win one of three Home Assistant Yellows

    Win one of three Home Assistant Yellows

    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…

  • New guide on using generative AI for teachers and schools

    New guide on using generative AI for teachers and schools

    Reading Time: 5 minutesThe world of education is loud with discussions about the uses and risks of generative AI — tools for outputting human-seeming media content such as text, images, audio, and video. In answer, there’s a new practical guide on using generative AI aimed at Computing teachers (and others), written by a group of…

  • Four key learnings from teaching Experience AI lessons

    Four key learnings from teaching Experience AI lessons

    Reading Time: 4 minutesDeveloped by us and Google DeepMind, Experience AI provides teachers with free resources to help them confidently deliver lessons that inspire and educate young people about artificial intelligence (AI) and the role it could play in their lives. Tracy Mayhead is a computer science teacher at Arthur Mellows Village College in Cambridgeshire.…

  • Empowering undergraduate computer science students to shape generative AI research

    Empowering undergraduate computer science students to shape generative AI research

    Reading Time: 6 minutesAs use of generative artificial intelligence (or generative AI) tools such as ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, or Gemini becomes more widespread, educators are thinking carefully about the place of these tools in their classrooms. For undergraduate education, there are concerns about the role of generative AI tools in supporting teaching and assessment practices.…