raspberry pi

Raspberry Pi HAT Specification Released

Raspberry Pi HAT Specification Released

Arduino has shields. BeagleBone has capes. And now Raspberry Pi has HATs. The Raspberry Pi Foundation officially announced their specification for add-on boards for their new Model B+ single board computer, which just started shipping. HAT stands for “Hardware Attached on Top” and is meant to make it easier for the end user to add […]

Vintage Internet Connected Radio

Vintage Internet Connected Radio

  This retro radio project brings back old to meet the new. A trendy old radio that plays any music you want, not just the boring stuff that you can get through the radio waves! Using the credit card sized computer, Raspberry Pi–the sky is the limit. To get the best streaming music experience for this […]

Making Fun: Kid’s Room Spacecraft

Making Fun: Kid’s Room Spacecraft

I built a spaceship for my four-year-old’s room. It has a control panel full of interesting displays and whiz-bang space sounds. A joystick controls lights and sounds for the engine and thrusters. The payload bay has a motorized hatch and and contains a robot arm for deploying payloads like toy satellites. Headsets provide an audio link between the spacecraft and the Mission Control desk in the other son’s room.