Gert had told me back in July that he was working on this and I’m pleased to say that it’s finally found it’s way to market. The Gertduino is a Raspberry-Pi add-on which offers the same functionality as an Arduino-Uno…
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Wolfram Language and Mathematica comes to the #RaspberryPi
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced a partnership with Wolfram Research to include Mathematica and the Wolfram language in future images of the Raspbian operating system. It’s intended that this will make the Pi a “first-class platform for teaching computer-based…
Raspberry Jam organisers meeting video published
Learn 4 Life has posted up a video of last night’s meeting at Mozilla HQ in which Raspberry Jam creator Alan O’Donohoe and others shared their thoughts about running Jams. You can view the video here and you can download Alan’s…
HDMIPi for #RaspberryPi continues to grow, announces stretch goals and further expansion
Backers for HDMIPi, the affordable HDMI screen for the Raspberry Pi (among other uses!) have received a massive update newsletter from creators Alex Eames and Dave Mellor. I’ll attempt to summarise: They have announced a stretch goal at £200k (which…
Wearable computer with motorized, retracting eye display powered by #RaspberryPi
The Code Ninja has heavily modified a Raspberry Pi (and I do mean heavily) and attached a tiny LCD display to an arm that hovers in front of your eye. A servo system is able to push the display away from…
#RaspberryPi Fuze heads to Maplin
PCR, a UK PC and tech community site, are reporting that the Fuze is going to be sold in Maplin. I see this as a good fit as Maplin is often the public’s first exposure to the Pi. It’s just…
#RaspberryPi A/B capsule reviews
Engadget has a page dedicated to reviews of the different models of Pi. Read them here
#RaspberryPi Bake Off event for Hertfordshire schools
A bunch of STEM Ambassadors and teachers from Richard Hale School in Stevenage are running a set of Raspberry Pi workshops for kids and teachers on Thursday, 12th December from 9am-3.30pm. This is a brilliant opportunity to get started with…
Festive fun with the PiRingo LED board for the #RaspberryPi
Just in time for Christmas, ebay and Amazon seller 4tronix have developed a cute little GPIO add-on board for the Pi. It has a ring of LEDs and two switches meaning you can use it in a PiGlow-type way but…
Connect a #RaspberryPi to 3G using a dongle
The guys over at “The Fan Club” have been slogging their way through connecting the Pi up to the 3G mobile network. They’ve documented the procedure for your viewing pleasure. Read it here