Tom Lee at the Sunlight Foundation has been tinkering with an old voltmeter and getting it to work with the Raspberry Pi, using the PWM pin as the driver. Read more at their blog
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Mobile Display for the #RaspberryPi and understanding X windows
Jeff Skinner has blogged about all things X! He’s also described all the terminology you might want to know to understand what X is and how it works. He has been experimenting with using the Raspberry Pi as an X…
Reactive ambient lighting for your television with a #RaspberryPi
Oscar Andersson has created a Raspberry Pi version of Philips’ Ambilight that uses ambient lighting to enhance your television experience. Best explained with the video posted on the Foundation’s site (see below). More information can be found at the Raspberry Pi…
Raspberry Pi cluster tutorial from Lab7
Texas-based “big data” company Lab7 are blogging about the creation of 4-node Raspberry Pi clusters. This is part one of a two part tutorial series which should tell you how they did it. Read more here
Guide to apt-get for the #RaspberryPi
Trevor Appleton has done a great mini-guide to how to use apt-get on the Raspberry Pi. Read the guide here for some top tips!
#RaspberryPi GPIO cheat sheet from Cyntech/ModMyPi
This great infographic-type cheat sheet from Cyntech explains all the different GPIO pins on the Raspberry Pi. Print it out – stick it on the wall in your hobby room! Download it from the ModMyPi site!
Ten Linux tips for #RaspberryPi owners
Make have created a great tips list for Raspberry Pi owners to help them with Linux. Read the tips here.
The RaspberryPi Tricorder – the Picorder
This project has been in progress since I first received my Raspberry Pi last July. Until now, I just haven’t had the time to record video. The Picorder is a Pi/Arduino combination taking readings from 2 temperature sensors, a hall-effect…
Use a Wii Nunchuck to control a remote controlled car via the #RaspberryPi
Just a quickie! Conor O’Neill has blogged about this: Using a Wii Nunchuck instead of Cheese to control i-Racer RC car on @Raspberry_Pi and @Arduino
Bartendro – a cocktail dispensing robot using the #RaspberryPi
Party Robotics have launched a Kickstarter project to fund their cocktail-dispensing robot, the Bartendro. The Bartendro has, at it’s core, a Raspberry Pi. In their effort to fulfil their goal of creating the perfect cocktail perfectly each time, they use Arduino clones…