Raspberry Pi is an incredibly versatile microcomputer that is perfect for any kind of DIY projects. From programming robots to building home automation systems, there are so many possibilities when it comes to designing creative and innovative raspberry pi projects. With its powerful yet low-cost hardware, plus plenty of open source software available, raspberry pi has become one of the most popular tinkering tools out there. But what kinds of projects can you make with this small but mighty computer? Read on for ideas and tutorials that will shake up your next project idea or two!
This morning, the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced The Raspberry Pi Education Manual by a team of UK teachers from Computing at School (CAS). The manual is free and even Creative Commons licensed. The book includes chapters on Scratch and Python and will include a Java chapter soon, according to Liz Upton in a blog post […]
Merry Christmas, makers! We’re guessing a lot of you found Raspberry Pis under the tree this morning and are eager to start hacking around with it. Getting Started with Raspberry Pi, which I co-authored with Shawn Wallace, will be shipping very soon and is available for pre-order now. In the meantime, we’ve compiled a list […]
Nathan Morgan, the founder and CEO of Parts-People.com, created this fantastic portable Raspberry Pi enclosure complete with LCD screen, battery pack, extra storage, keyboard, trackpad, WiFi, and Bluetooth. Not only that, but the case itself is 3D printed. His post about the project details the process of making it, the parts list, block diagram, and […]
Drew Fustini recently got his hands on an AlaMode and used it display tweets from his Raspberry Pi to an 2.8″ TFT LCD Touchscreen Shield. The AlaMode and shield are connected to the Raspberry Pi which runs the Arduino IDE and a bit of Python code to make it all happen.
This morning, The Raspberry Pi Foundation announced the release of an app store for their $35 Linux-based learning computer. The purpose of the store is to “make it easier for developers of all ages to share their games, applications, tools and tutorials with the rest of the community.” The store is launching with both free […]
For the ITP classes Tech Crafts and Materials and Building Strategies, Scott Garner created the BeetBox, a tuber-based electronic drum machine. The instrument uses six beets connected to capacitive sensors to play samples on a Raspberry Pi. Here are the full details on the internals: Touch sensing is handled by an MPR121 Capacitive Touch Sensor […]
For $35 you can get a lot of processing power with the Raspberry Pi, which for some people begs the question: why use Arduino or another microcontroller? It turns out the two platforms are good for different tasks, and they’re actually quite complementary. shed Kevin Osborn of the Wyolum open hardware group recognized that the […]
