The FUZE has been out for a while now. It is an all-in-one workstation based around the Raspberry Pi and comes with an array of electronic components, a breadboard and a proprietary breakout board. The case is extremely solid and…
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Raspberry Pi-powered Kano ships and is reviewed
According to Kano, the first 18,000 units of their Pi-powered computing platform for kids have shipped. According to a report on TechCrunch.com by Natasha Lomas, around 1,000 units have already landed with the rest due shortly. (Not terribly sure if…
PiTFT tutorials updated with new Raspbian
Adafruit has updated the tutorials for their small screen, the PiTFT with the latest version of Raspbian (9/9/2014). I believe this means the image is now compatible with the B+, but don’t quote me on that. It should contain the driver…
Adafruit Raspberry Pi libraries for temperature sensors
Adafruit has now written guides for using three different types of temperature sensor: TMP006, MAX31855 and MCP9808. You can see the guides here.
Gert’s VGA GPIO adapter for the Raspberry Pi now on Kickstarter
Pi Supply has not long launched a new Kickstarter campaign that will bring Gert Van Loo’s VGA adapter to market. The adapter, which plugs into the GPIO of the Raspberry Pi Model B+ (B+ only!), will come in kit form, so…
Monitors needed for Raspberry Pi learning at Hertfordshire college
Ryan Walmsley, creator of Rastrack and CEO of Ryanteck Ltd, is desperately trying to get hold of some monitors for North Hertfordshire College’s STEM Centre for use in the Raspberry Pi Club. The Club is open to the public as well…
Front-mounted Raspberry Pi camera with prototyping area
Richard, aka The Average Man, is currently running a Kickstarter campaign for a camera mount with a prototyping area called ProtoCam. He has now blogged about an alternative use for the product – as a camera mount for a robot. It’s…
HDMIPi team to launch 10″ IPS screen
The makers of the HDMIPi screen (which is now in the process of being despatched to Kickstarter backers) are in the early stages of developing a portable 10″ IPS screen for general sale. IPS is a very high-quality, though more expensive screen,…
Using a Hover gesture board with the Raspberry Pi
The team behind Hover, a gesture input device, have put together a tutorial, which uses a Pi in conjunction with an Arduino Leonardo, which guides you through using a Hover board to be a controller for PiMame/PiPlay. Take a look at…
VGA GPIO adapter for the Raspberry Pi goes open source
Photo credit: Alex Eames Gert Van Loo has just open-sourced the files for a new VGA adapter that plugs into the GPIO pins of the Raspberry Pi Model B+. You can find the source files on GitHub. The adapter, which…