The Latest in Microcontrollers: 11 Cutting-Edge Boards That Are Driving Diversity
In the last year and a half, we’ve seen an explosion of new boards, and there doesn’t appear to be any reason to expect the trend to slow down in the near future.
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Raspberry Pi E-Paper Display Doubles Kickstarter Goal
A Raspberry Pi-compatible e-paper display — the technology used on the Kindle and other e-readers for its low power consumption and ease on the eyes — has nearly doubled its Kickstarter goal of £10,250 by press time, with 17 days left in the campaign. “I wanted something that would just sit right on top of the […]
Turn a Vintage Radio into a Stylish Home Theater PC
Media center PCs are usually something that you try to hide inside an entertainment center, or possibly behind a subwoofer. If you’d rather display your HTPC proudly as a work of retro futuristic art, look no further than this 40s-era radio converted into a Raspberry Pi media center. This project was originally envisioned as being […]
66 Raspberry Pi Boards Make the World’s Biggest Pi Cluster
When you think about the Raspberry Pi board you probably don’t think about GCHQ, but you might well think about computing clusters. In this instance, clusters of Pi.
Brush with Death Inspires Maker to Bring Technology to Kids
I was paralyzed. I had never felt this complete and utter helplessness before in my life as I lay there, listening to my friend trying to negotiate a ride to an airstrip to get me out of the remote village in Ghana where I had just been diagnosed with cerebral malaria. The only thought that […]
Party Celebrates 3 Years of Raspberry Pi
The remarkable story that is Raspberry PI completed its third year with a celebration at Cambridge University’s William Gates Computer Science Laboratory in the UK. The two-day 3rd Birthday of Raspberry Pi drew about 1400 people, many of them families with children moving among workshops, talks, demos and a marketplace of vendors. Of course, being […]
Raspberry Pi-Powered BMO Brings Adventure Time To Life
So many Adventure Time fans wish that they could have their own personal BMO, a quirky living game system from the show. If you’re not yet familiar, watch the video below, it will give you a quick taste of BMO’s role. Obviously based on the GameBoy, BMO is the digital friend that many of us see […]
