Autonomous drones (only slightly flammable)

Reading Time: 3 minutesI had an email a little while ago, which opened: “I don’t know if you remember me, but…” As it happens, I remembered Andy Baker very well, in large part because an indoor autonomous drone demo he ran at a Raspberry Pi birthday party a couple of years ago ACTUALLY CAUGHT FIRE. Here’s a refresher. […]

Learn to write games for the BBC Micro with Eben

Reading Time: 5 minutesLong-time fans of the Raspberry Pi will know that we were inspired to make a programmable computer for kids by our own experiences with a machine called the BBC Micro, which many of us learned with in the 1980s. This post is the first of what’s going to be an irregular series where I’ll walk […]

Helen’s hoglet: an adorable adventure

Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday is a bank holiday here in England, as well as for lucky people in Wales and Northern Ireland. Pi Towers UK is running on a skeleton crew of Babbage Bear, several automated Raspberry Pis, and Noel Fielding, who lives behind the red door we never open. So, as a gift for you all while […]

Introducing the PoE HAT – available now!

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn March 2018 we announced the launch of Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+. One of the many features added to the new board was the ability to be powered through Power over Ethernet (PoE) with a HAT. We are really pleased to announce that the PoE HAT is on sale from today. The HAT connects […]

Raspberry Pi as car computer

Reading Time: 2 minutesCarputers! Fabrice Aneche is documenting his ongoing build, which equips an older (2011) car with some of the features a 2018 model might have: thus far, a reversing camera (bought off the shelf, with a modified GUI to show the date and the camera’s output built with Qt and Golang), GPS and offline route guidance. […]

Star Trek: Bridge Crew – The Next Generation Erweiterung ist jetzt erhältlich

Reading Time: 2 minutesÜbernahmen Spieler bisher in Star Trek: Bridge Crew nur das Kommando der USS Aegis oder der klassischen Enterprise NCC-1701 (aus der klassischen Star Trek Serie) wird nun die nächste Grenze überschritten. Mit dem Star Trek: The next Generation DLC betritt das Spiel nämlich nun das Universum der USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D. Die The Next Generation Erweiterung […]

Zelda casemod with levitating Triforce

Reading Time: 2 minutesI know: you’ve seen a bajillion RetroPie implementations before, and a bajillion casemods to go with them. But this one’s so hopelessly, magnificently splendid that we felt we had to share. Magnetic levitation. It’s not just for trains and frogs. This Zelda casemod, covered with engraved pine from the forests of Hyrule and shiny brass […]

Weekend Project: Take Flight With This 3D Printed V911 Micro Flying Wing

Reading Time: 3 minutesHow’s the local weather forecast looking this weekend? Why not 3D print your own micro flying wing to soar beyond the kites and frisbees at the park. Designed by Thingiverse user drcameron, this RC wing attachment will have you soaring through blue skies with style. With projects like OpenRC taking the 3D printing community by […]

Weekend Project: 3D Printed NeoPixel Butterfly Ring That Flutters with Light

Reading Time: 4 minutesWant a 3D printing project that will hone your design and circuitry skills, all while giving you a butterfly ring that flutters with light? Then break out of that cocoon and build yourself this 3D printed NeoPixel butterfly ring. When used as a standalone technology, 3D printing is capable of producing some amazing trinkets, jewelry […]

Arduino and Distrelec launch a new automation & robotics contest!

Reading Time: 2 minutesArduino and Distrelec launch a new automation & robotics contest! Arduino Team — April 23rd, 2018 How can you help advance Industry 4.0 using the Arduino ecosystem? From robots and predictive maintenance to remote control and data acquisition, we’ve teamed up Distrelec to launch a new Automation & Robotics Contest challenging our community to create innovative solutions that can make […]

Aether Launches Artificial Intelligence 3D Organ Printing Software

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe development could be a significant boost for on-site 3D organ printing at hospitals and research facilities. 3D organ printing has just been given a significant boost thanks an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered medical imaging software developed by Aether. The new software powers automatic segmentation of organs and tissues. It further assists in easy converting […]

Join us at Raspberry Fields 2018!

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis summer, the Raspberry Pi Foundation is bringing you an all-new community event taking place in Cambridge, UK! Raspberry Fields On the weekend of Saturday 30 June and Sunday 1 July 2018, the Pi Towers team, with lots of help from our community of young people, educators, hobbyists, and tech enthusiasts, will be running Raspberry […]

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life “Essence of Art” Exhibit Opens in LA March 17

Reading Time: 3 minutesWith Yakuza 6: The Song of Life launching next month, we wanted to celebrate everything that is awesome in the series with the “Essence of Art” exhibit. At Gallery Nucleus in Los Angeles county from March 17th – April 1st, we’ve gathered a collection of artwork from the series and stunning tribute art from fans […]

Weekend Project: 3D Print Your Own Animated Physics Toy

Reading Time: 3 minutesLooking for an awesomely interactive project to 3D print this weekend? The Ruiz Brothers and Phillip Burgess have shared Animated LED Sand, a DIY physics toy featured on Adafruit.  Although the laws of physics are an integral part to our understanding of the nature and universe that surrounds us, learning about Newton’s laws from a […]

Frantics, a New PlayLink Party Game, Launches Today on PS4

Reading Time: 3 minutesHi there! I am super excited about introducing you all to Frantics, the new PlayLink party game that we at NapNok Games are releasing today. It is a multiplayer party game, but since this is a PlayLink game, instead of using DualShock 4 wireless controllers, you simply download the game’s companion app and you’ll be […]

Tips for Taking on Outbreak, Rainbow Six Siege’s New Co-op Event

Reading Time: 4 minutesOutbreak is a special event coming soon to Rainbow Six Siege to challenge your Operators with adversaries unlike anything they’ve seen before. From March 6 to April 3, Siege owners with a PS Plus subscription will be able to play Outbreak for free and take on the deadly extraterrestrial parasite wreaking havoc on the populace […]

Ubisoft Store bietet jetzt auch Artikel des Ubi Workshops an

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIhr kennt das bestimmt auch; Ihr habt in den unendlichen Weiten des globalen Datennetzes diese eine Sache gefunden, die ihr unbedingt haben müsst. Das Problem dabei: Es gibt sie nur auf dieser einen Seite. Das allein wäre kein großes Ding, aber wenn sich besagte Seite dann auch noch außerhalb Europa befindet, dann wird aus der […]

Paul George + PlayStation: Introducing the PG-2 PlayStation Colorway

Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you know me, you know my game never stops. Whether I’m at home or on the road, I’m always playing on my PS4, which is why I’m excited to announce my official collaboration between Nike Basketball and PlayStation with the PG-2 “PlayStation” colorway. Just like basketball, I’ve had a knack for video games since […]

The Getaway Turns 15: A Look Back With the Team Behind the PS2 Hit

Reading Time: 7 minutes“Morning, sunshine. Good to see ya again. We’re going to play a little game…” When is a movie more than a movie? That was the question posed back in 2002 when an intense, memorable live-action promo helped pioneering open-world crime saga The Getaway jostle its way onto PlayStation 2. Sure, the popularity of the British […]

Experience PlayStation App: Your Key to PSX 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’re excited to announce a major Experience PlayStation app update, now available for download on iOS and Android devices! This app is your ticket to getting the most out of PlayStation Experience 2017. It’ll be a sidekick who gives you tips and tricks so you can unlock rewards like themes, avatars, collectible cards and even […]

PlayStation Experience 2017: Capcom Cup Details

Reading Time: 2 minutesThousands of Street Fighter V players have battled all year for a spot in Capcom Cup 2017. This weekend at PlayStation Experience in Anaheim, CA, 32 of the best players in the world compete to become the Street Fighter V World Champion and take home over $370,000 in prize money. For the first time in […]

Sneak Peek: PlayStation Experience 2017

Reading Time: 5 minutesPlayStation Experience 2017 is just a few days away and you’re in store for something truly special. To back up that claim, we wanted to give you a quick look at some of the incredible experiences and displays that we are furiously building for you right this very minute! Last year, the PlayStation stage and […]