Just saw this on the blogosphere so thought I’d share it. Element 14/Farnell have just announced that they’re asking for people to register interest in a new product. I’ll just copy-paste in from their site: chipKIT™ Pi (Designed for Raspberry…
Category: GPIO boards
Amplify the volume from your #RaspberryPi
Raj Vignesh has built a circuit to allow him to amplify the sound output from the audio output of the Pi. It currently uses an external 9V battery although he hopes to eventually power it from the 3V rail on…
Get an e-paper display for your #RaspberryPi
Sweden-based Embedded Artists are selling a 2.7″ e-paper display… and it’s compatible with the Raspberry Pi! They provide instructions and demo code to use the display. Journalist Gareth Halfacree is currently working with the board. You can follow him on…
Using the PiGlow and a #RaspberryPi as a diffuse lighting source
The guys at Norwich-based Gadgetoid have been experimenting with the PiGlow expansion board: and have worked out how to use it, together with a glass lamp from IKEA, to create a remote-controlled mood light. Read about the project here
Pi Crust – Easily Connect Electronics To Your Raspberry Pi by Pi Supply — Kickstarter
The PiCrust is a lovely little board that sits on top of the GPIO pins and breaks out the pins into sensible groups. I’ve got three myself and they’re really handy for prototyping circuits. Pi-and-bits supplier “Pi Supply” is running…
A pan-tilt kit Kickstarter for the #RaspberryPi camera module
OpenElectrons.com, who have previously created Arduino shields for NXT motors and other NXT bits, have launched a Kickstarter project for a nifty pan-and-tilt mechanism for the camera module called the Pi-Pan. You can still back it for the next 12…
New Kickstarter – Mini-ITX Motherboard for the #RaspberryPi
Here’s a neat little Kickstarter. It’s a motherboard-sized board onto which you mount your Raspberry Pi. It includes space for a 2.5 inch SATA hard drive (although not sure how this connects to the Pi), a 4-port USB hub,…
Remote controlled buggy with a #RaspberryPi and a #PiFace
Steve Breuning has been experimenting with a Pi Face board and has managed to create a remote controlled buggy. He’s described how he did it on his blog. Read it here
RasPi.TV reviews the GPIO reference card / keyring for the #RaspberryPi
Alex has reviewed this cute little reference card over at RasPi.TV. Read the review here.
Add mobile network access to your #RaspberryPi or Arduino
From Arstechnica.com: A new Kickstarter project aims to give Raspberry Pi and Arduino boards Internet access throughout the world with an add-on that allows integration with a SIM card. SparqEE Cellv1.0 would need to raise $70,000 to get the technology…