Exciting news today: the Raspberry Pi Zero is here! It’s half the size of an A+, has twice the memory (512MB) and will likely run 30-40% faster than the A+ thanks to some special magic (Read Alex Eames’ blog post for…
Category: Reviews
SD card shoot-out – what’s best for the Raspberry Pi?
Matt Hawkins from Raspberry Pi Spy has done a comparison and benchmarking of 5 different microSD cards, including the official NOOBS one from the Swag store. He’s published his results and you can view them here.
Raspberry Pi touchscreen review
Magazine Raspberry Pi Geek has published online their review of the new Touchscreen from the Raspberry Pi Foundation. They are generally positive about it and provide a lot of detail as to how to use it in various ways. Read…
Raspberry Pi touchscreen review at pimylifeup.com
Gus over at pimylifeup.com bought a Raspberry Pi touchscreen and has written up his thoughts in the form of a review. Read it here.
South London Raspberry Jam review
Grace Owolade-Coombes and her son Femi ran a Jam in South London last weekend. They had over 70 people at the event and they were treated to a wide array of workshops and other activities. Femi has now written up a review…
Prototyping from down under – a review of the Wombat prototyping board for the Raspberry Pi
Richard Saville, aka the Average Man, has just published his review of the Wombat Board. This board is ideal for prototyping and carries a full-sized breadboard, an analogue-to-digital converter and plenty of other bits and pieces. It was originally a…
Another review of the Raspberry Pi touch screen
Pete Taylor has done a lovely review of the touch screen over on his blog. Read it here.
Picade review – retro Raspberry Pi goodness!
Sandy Macdonald has done another one of his beautifully-written posts. This time, he’s taken on Pimoroni’s Picade, the build-it-yourself retro gaming console. He covers the hardware, including assembly, and the software as well as how he modded his console with…
Raspberry Pi 7″ touch screen – a first look at the long-awaited screen
Mike: Here’s a guest post from my good friend Tim Richardson. He got hold of one of these screens early and was kind enough to write a review. All the photos (except the picture of the Pi, which is a…
SenseHAT launched by the @Raspberry_Pi Foundation – an extensive first look
This morning, the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced the immediate availability of the SenseHAT. The SenseHAT is the guts of the Astro Pi and has an inherent space-aged coolness built in. The board you hold in your hands is the same hardware that is…