Pierre Raufast has created a ‘magic mirror’ that will recognise you and respond accordingly. The Foundation asked him if he had documentation. He didn’t but then spent some time doing so. Read all about it on his blog
Category: Software
BerryIO v1.8.1 released for #RaspberryPi / @Raspberry_Pi
Daniel Bull’s excellent GPIO control software for the Raspberry Pi, BerryIO, has just had a major release that improves the user interface. Now on version 1.8.1, BerryIO is one of the more mature GPIO controllers and is the best one…
Micro Elastix – open source unified communications on the #RaspberryPi
Elastix is an Open Source Sofware to establish Unified Communications. Elastix goal is to incorporate all the communication alternatives, available at an enterprise level, into a unique solution. Details for downloading and installing are available here and an overview of the…
Concerto – open source digital signage project runs on the #RaspberryPi
A digital signage application has been shown to work on the Raspberry Pi. Paul Stone has released a couple of videos that show it in action. The Concerto Digital Signage Project is online here. The source links are at the bottom of…
Create massive 3D models in Minecraft from 3D files on the #RaspberryPi
Martin O’Hanlon is being awesome again. He has created a .obj interpreter/converter for Minecraft for the Raspberry Pi. Take his script, run a 3D object file through it and see it come to wireframe life on the Pi. He’s also…
OctoPrint – control a 3D printer from a #RaspberryPi
Another quickie – just a link to a repository for OctoPrint which provides a responsive web interface for controlling a 3D printer (RepRap, Ultimaker etc). Get the code here
Rogue Pi – network penetration tester
A team from Crush Beer has developed a network penetration tester based on a Raspberry Pi. Read more here
Siri-like voice chat with #RaspberryPi / @Raspberry_Pi
Martin, at harizanov.com has been experimenting with voice recognition on the Raspberry Pi and parsing input intelligently using a variety of software including arecord, ffmpeg, Google Voice and WolframAlpha. He has included detailed instructions on how to get this working. So…
#RaspberryPi parking camera with distance sensor / @Raspberry_Pi
Jeremy Blythe has been busy building a parking sensor/camera with distance warning out of a Raspberry Pi, Sharp distance sensor, 2.2″ LCD screen and a Microsoft Lifecam Cinema camera. He has blogged about it and included all the code necessary…
Radio enthusiasts, use a #RaspberryPi as a WSPR transmitter
Southgate Amateur Radio News has reported that someone has worked out how to get the Raspberry Pi to operate a s a WSPR transmitter at HF and VHF. Read more here