raspberrypi.org 06/04/2019 20:33 Quick Fix — a vending machine for likes and followers Sometimes we come across a project that just scores a perfect 10 on all fronts. This is one of them: an art installation using Raspberry Pi that has something interesting to say, does
raspberrypi.org 06/03/2019 17:40 HeaterMeter, the open-source barbecue controller We spent the weekend knee-deep in marinade. (Top tip: if you’re brining something big, like a particularly plump chicken, buy a cheap kitchen bin. The depth makes it much easier than
raspberrypi.org 05/31/2019 18:54 Toilet Tracker: automated poo-spotting, no cameras It might be that I am unusually particular here, but there is nothing (absolutely NOTHING) that upsets me more than dirty toilets. Yes, I know this is the epitome of a pampered-person’
raspberrypi.org 05/29/2019 18:21 Penguin Watch — Pi Zeros and Camera Modules in the Antarctic Long-time readers will remember Penguin Lifelines, one of our very favourite projects from back in the mists of time (which is to say 2014 — we have short memories around here). Click on penguins
raspberrypi.org 05/20/2019 18:56 Build your own animatronic GLaDOS It’s 11 years since Steam’s Orange Box came out, which is probably making you feel really elderly. Portal was the highlight of the game bundle for me — cue giant
raspberrypi.org 04/29/2019 18:13 We’re on a stamp! The Royal Mail is issuing a series of six stamps celebrating 50 years of British Engineering this week (available from 2 May). We’re absolutely made up to be one of the
raspberrypi.org 04/03/2019 18:18 Eight years, 2000 blog posts Today’s a bit of a milestone for us: this is the 2000th post on this blog. Why does a computer company have a blog? When did it start, who writes it,
raspberrypi.org 03/29/2019 18:46 Pi-powered pie-consumption pie chart Mike MacHenry built a project that’s pure pi(e) for Pi Day. Introducing: the Pie Pie Chart (powered by Pi). This is a simple little project, the sole purpose of which
raspberrypi.org 03/20/2019 21:19 The Junk Drum Machine I do not really have any spare time. (Toddler, job, very demanding cat, lots of LEGO to tidy up.) If I did, I like to imagine that I’d come up with
raspberrypi.org 03/19/2019 20:12 LED Matrix Cylinder — a blinkenlights tube We see lots of addressable LED projects, but there was something weirdly charming and very pretty about this cylinder of squares. It’d make for a lovely interactive nightlight in a kids&
raspberrypi.org 12/25/2018 14:00 Mince Pi – what’s under your tree? Merry Christmas everybody! We’re taking a little time off to spend with our families; we’ll be back in 2019. This post is for those of you who have found
raspberrypi.org 12/21/2018 17:39 Bike dashcam from RaspiTV It’s that time of year again: Pi Towers is locking its doors as we all scoot off into the night to spend some time with our families. There will be a
raspberrypi.org 12/18/2018 20:55 Toddler nightlight/stay-in-bed device Living with a toddler is the best thing. It really is. Seen through their eyes, everything you’re jaded about becomes new and exciting. Every piece of music is new. Frog and
raspberrypi.org 12/17/2018 21:26 Christmas lights 2018 It’s the most wonderful time of the year! There’s much mistletoeing, and hearts will be glowing – as will thousands of Raspberry Pi-enabled Christmas light displays around the world.
raspberrypi.org 12/14/2018 20:16 Making Robot Friends with the Crickit HAT for Raspberry Pi Here’s a guest post from our good friend Limor Fried, MIT hacker and engineer, Forbes Top Woman in Tech, and, of course, Founder of Adafruit. She’s just released a
raspberrypi.org 11/19/2018 20:20 Literature dispenser There are many things I do not know about Argentina. Until today, one of them was this: if you’re in an Argentinian bank, you may not use electronic devices. That includes
raspberrypi.org 09/03/2018 18:43 Autonomous drones (only slightly flammable) I 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
raspberrypi.org 08/20/2018 20:11 Astronaut-made virtual co-pilot This project features several of our favourite things. Astronauts! Machine learning! High-altitude danger! Graphs! (It could only get slightly better with the addition of tap-dancing centaurs.) Read on to have your nerdliest pleasure
raspberrypi.org 08/06/2018 18:46 Raspberry Pi as car computer Carputers! 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,
raspberrypi.org 07/06/2018 19:07 Zelda casemod with levitating Triforce I 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
raspberrypi.org 02/27/2017 19:32 Video: Five Years of Pi Matthew “Raspberry Pi Guy” Timmons-Brown puts together a video of what the Raspberry Pi community has achieved every year. He’s just published 2017’s update, and it’
raspberrypi.org 02/03/2017 20:16 Fake cases for your Raspberry Pi – make sure you don’t end up with one! If you’re a Pi fan, you’ll recognise our official case, designed by Kinneir Dufort. We’re rather proud of it, and if sales are anything to go by,
raspberrypi.org 01/31/2017 20:17 Robocod Fishbowl existence is tough. There you are, bobbing up and down in the same dull old environment, day in, day out; your view unchanging, your breakfast boringly identical every morning; that clam thing
raspberrypi.org 01/04/2017 19:23 CD Tea Caffeination is an important cornerstone of Raspberry Pi development. Gordon in particular drinks so much tea in any given day that we are concerned for the sustainability of Sri Lanka’s plantations,
raspberrypi.org 01/03/2017 19:13 Fly AI Happy 2017, everybody! We’re back in the office (for values of “we” equal to me and a cup of coffee – the rest of your friendly Comms team is
