Harlow-based supplier SK Pang has just announced via Twitter that he’s stocking the Quick2Wire interface board kit (£11.90) and also the I2C port expander kit (£8.50). These are very reasonable prices for what are sure to be very popular, very…
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Home automation with the #RaspberryPi / @Raspberry_Pi
Home automation is part of our future, whether we like it or not. Here are a few examples of automation as it relates to the Raspberry Pi. In this short video, Simon Maple and Andy Stanford-Clark show the new WebSphere…
List of Websites running on a #RaspberryPi
I’ve started a new list widget on my blog for websites run on a Raspberry Pi. Only one site on there at the moment, so if you know of any sites, from blogs to weather stations, please let me know!
RasPi.tv compares v1 and v2 Gertboard for #RaspberryPi
The new, assembled Gertboard is now available. Alex over at RasPi.tv has done a first-impressions review and, interestingly, a comparison between the v1 self-assembly and the new v2. V2 Gertboard photos and initial impressions » RasPi.tv.
Nwazet Media Center – powered by #RaspberryPi
US company Nwazet has released a whole slew of Raspberry Pi products including a $99 Raspberry Pi/OpenElec media center: “The ‘Nwazet Pi Media Center’ is a tiny yet powerful media player, powered by a Raspberry Pi, running XBMC OpenElec. It…
#RaspberryPi Raspberry Tank Build Diary (@Raspberry_Pi)
A fantastic day-by-day step-by-step diary of building a remote controlled, Raspberry Pi-based tank. “The “Raspberry Tank” is a project to create an autonomous vehicle with a web interface, using a cheap hobby RC tank and a Raspberry Pi computer.” Raspberry…
#RaspberryPi Case Review – Avies Tech Pi Pan [reblog]
Good in-depth review of the Avies Tech Pi Pan case. At $30, it’s a little expensive for my taste, but for that money you get what you pay for: a very solid, very stylish metal case. Also included in the…
Use #RaspberryPi RAM as swap space
This is interesting. Someone over at Linux Journal is using “zram” to turn half the Pi’s RAM into a swap space. They even claim to have removed the swap file entirely, which should improve the life of your SD cards.…
Assembled Gertboard available at Farnell – #RaspberryPi @Raspberry_Pi
Exciting news from Farnell (revealed in a tweet, and then on Scoop.it) – the assembled Gertboard is now available, and it’s not as expensive as I thought it would be. £30 + VAT (£36) buys you the board. They’re also…
Firefox OS on the #RaspberryPi @Raspberry_Pi
Interesting news for those who like alternative OSs. Firefox OS has been ported to the Raspberry Pi. Now, I’ve downloaded the package and am going to try it out in the next day or so and will detail installation and…