Kategorie: Technology
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This beautiful table creates art in the sand
Reading Time: 2 minutesKinetic sand art tables are pretty hot right now, because they look really cool. They’re like zen gardens that rake themselves in intricate patterns. But most of the builds we’ve seen use a conventional cartesian CNC layout or polar layout. This table by Newsons Electronics takes a different approach inspired by spirograph…
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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…
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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…
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An Arduino-powered robotic ukulele that plays itself
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe ukulele has a bit of a reputation for being quaint, but it is a legitimate instrument like any other and that means it takes a lot of practice to play competently. Zeroshot is too busy building cool stuff to bother with all of that, so he put his skills to use…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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This UNO R4 WiFi-controlled device streamlines a restaurant’s online order system
Reading Time: 2 minutesMost successful restaurants operating today have to take advantage of online ordering, as a huge chunk of customers have switched to takeout and delivery. But point-of-sale (POS) systems don’t always integrate well into a kitchen’s workflow and that can lead to missed orders — one of the worst things a restaurant can…
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Made by Google 2024Made by Google 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’s everything we announced across Gemini and Android — plus, how we’re bringing these new capabilities to our latest Pixel devices.Here’s everything we announced across Gemini and Android — plus, how we’re bringing these new capabilities to our latest Pixel devices.Website: LINK
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Android is reimagining your phone with GeminiAndroid is reimagining your phone with GeminiPresident, Android Ecosystem
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith AI at the core of Android, we’ve rebuilt Gemini and tailored it for your device, in a private and secure way.With AI at the core of Android, we’ve rebuilt Gemini and tailored it for your device, in a private and secure way.Website: LINK
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4 new AI-powered Pixel and Android accessibility updates4 new AI-powered Pixel and Android accessibility updatesSenior Director, Product Management, Pixel
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThese new AI-powered features across Pixel and Android help make the world even more accessible.These new AI-powered features across Pixel and Android help make the world even more accessible.Website: LINK
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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…
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Reimagining the chicken coop with predator detection, Wi-Fi control, and more
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe traditional backyard chicken coop is a very simple structure that typically consists of a nesting area, an egg-retrieval panel, and a way to provide food and water as needed. Realizing that some aspects of raising chickens are too labor-intensive, the Coders Cafe crew decided to automate most of the daily care…
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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…
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Adjusting office chair height with simple voice commands
Reading Time: 2 minutesA month ago, ElectronicLab modified his office chair with an electric car jack, giving it motorized height adjustment. That worked well, but required that he push buttons to raise or lower the seat. Pushing those buttons is a hassle when one’s hands are full, so ElectronicLab went back to the workbench to…
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Making fire detection more accurate with ML sensor fusion
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe mere presence of a flame in a controlled environment, such as a candle, is perfectly acceptable, but when tasked with determining if there is cause for alarm solely using vision data, embedded AI models can struggle with false positives. Solomon Githu’s project aims to lower the rate of incorrect detections with a multi-input…
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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,…
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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…
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Explore underwater with this Arduino-controlled DIY ROV
Reading Time: 2 minutesWho doesn’t want to explore underwater? To take a journey beneath the surface of a lake or even the ocean? But a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), which is the kind of robot you’d use for such an adventure, isn’t exactly the kind of thing you’ll find on the shelf at your local…
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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,…
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Making a car more secure with the Arduino Nicla Vision
Reading Time: 2 minutesShortly after attending a recent tinyML workshop in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Joao Vitor Freitas da Costa was looking for a way to incorporate some of the technologies and techniques he learned into a useful project. Given that he lives in an area which experiences elevated levels of pickpocketing and automotive theft, he turned…
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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…
