Fraser May has created his third tutorial video. This time he uses the MCP3004 analog-to-digital converter to show how you can add analog inputs to your Pi.
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Disguise detection with a #RaspberryPi and Arduino
Dr Neil Yager of AICBT Ltd and Dr Ted Dunstone of Biometix have joined forces to create the beginnings of a facial recognition security system that can detect usage of a variety of masks. They use the Pi, the Pi…
Review of two #RaspberryPi cases
Tony Smith (a senior editor with The Register) has posted a review of two cases on his personal blog. He covers the Cyntech case and the ModMyPi case. Read here
Amy Mather and Clive Beale talk about the #RaspberryPi at Wired Next Gen
Photo credit: Nate Lanxon This is a fantastic video of Amy and Clive talking at the recent Wired Next Generation conference. They talk about what the Raspberry Pi is and what you can do with it. I particularly liked the…
A self-balancing #RaspberryPi image processing robot
Over on LetsMakeRobots, Samy74 has created a robot which balances on two wheels and uses ultrasonic distance sensors to prevent collisions. Samy has recently added the Pi camera module. Read more here
Speech Recognition and Python turns the #RaspberryPi into a (almost) universal translator
Dave Conroy has published an extensive tutorial on how he turned the humble Pi into a translator for over 60 languages. The only extra thing you need in addition to your normal Pi set-up is a Logitech USB Headset. Read…
Using a #RaspberryPi to run a college bar
John Paulsson has brought a Raspberry Pi into service to help him with his job of ‘beer manager’ in a student bar. The Pi is being used for all kinds of things from stock reporting, reporting usage, monitoring light levels…
Guest Post: The Building of AstroBlaster
Due to the unfortunate closure of the Milton Keynes Raspberry Jam; the forum including details of this project had to be removed which meant the build history would have been lost forever. However luckily for me, Mike being a lover…
Review of the PiFace Control and Display for the #RaspberryPi
Frank’s got his hands on the £21 PiFace Command and Control GPIO board and has given it a thorough test out. He’s blogged about his experiences and the pros and cons of the board. You apparently have to go looking…
#RaspberryPi features on CBBC Newsround
UK Children’s news programme Newsround had a feature on the Pi last weekend and the footage has now made it’s way onto the Newsround website. The footage includes interviews with Eben Upton, schoolkids using the Pi and young programmer Amy…