Phil Herlihy has written a tutorial for Adafruit in which he takes a Sega Game Gear handheld console and fits it out with all kinds of stuff, including a LiPo battery to power it and, of course, a Raspberry Pi…
Category: Making
Fun soldering practice with A Kit A Month
Generally, if you’ve learned how to solder then you love to solder! It’s a nice skill to have but you have to keep doing it to keep that skill fresh, I reckon. Andrew Gale, who did the brilliant GPIO Christmas…
Fixing GPIO pins on a Raspberry Pi
Richard Hayler has done a great guide on how to fix bent pins on the Pi. A lot of it is common sense, but sometimes it’s nice to have some advice on a common problem. Have a read here if…
Duelling pianos with Raspberry Pi play Street Fighter
This is an absolutely incredible project that mixes art and technology. Absolutely astonishing – read on! To celebrate the re-opening of the Maison de la Radio, France’s principal and historical radio building situated in the heart of Paris, a team developed…
Reaction game with ScratchGPIO on the Raspberry Pi
Richard Hayler is currently running a Code Club at his school. This week he created a worksheet which helped his class make a reaction game using ScratchGPIO, a breadboard, a couple of switches and an LED. Take a look at…
Valentines Day with a Raspberry Pi
Steve Hickson decided he wanted to surprise his girlfriend on Valentine’s day. He adapted his own robot bartender to pour wine on command, added in some WeMo light switches and a bedroom fan with rose petals on top. The result…
Seven segment Raspberry Pi Ping-Pong
JCR Matos has created a circuit layout in Fritzing for a ping-pong game that you can reproduce for a bit of fun with your Pi. You need several components, including driver chips for the seven-segment displays. He’s included all the…
Automated mushroom cultivation with a Raspberry Pi
Kyle Gabriel grows mushrooms (the non-hallucinogenic kind!) and wanted to control the environment in which they grow to achieve a better yield. He’s now using a Pi to monitor temperature, humidity and carbon dioxide concentration. When the Pi detects an…
Remote control your Raspberry Pi using your phone
Robin Newman, who is normally to be found hacking with Sonic Pi, has turned his attention to an online service called Telegram. Using your mobile phone, you can send messages to Telegram which will send them to your Pi which…
Build a DeLorean time circuit with a Raspberry Pi
Carl Monk has been busy writing up a project that he has been working on. You, too, can build the DeLorean time circuitry from Back to the Future by following his in-depth tutorial full of wiring diagrams and explanations. Great…