Great video, this. This video from Electronics Weekly shows how the Sony factory in Pencoed, Wales makes 4000 Raspberry Pis a day. Really interesting stuff. For more info, read the article on the EW site.
You can watch the video below:
RasPi.TV shows the power of the PiHub by running 4 #RaspberryPi
Following a question on the Raspberry Pi Foundation forum, Alex Eames has decided to stress test the brand new PiHub by powering 4 Pis at once from the little raspberry-shaped device. Read his post and watch the video here
It is, by his own admission, a frivolous thing to do, but it just goes to show that the hub is a great device!
openSUSE image built for the #RaspberryPi
Bernhard Wiedemann has been busy working on porting the openSUSE operating system to the Pi. He’s finally managed it and created an 82MB compressed minimal image. A link to download the image, and instructions on building the operating system from scratch yourself, are available on his blog.
Nwazet launches suite of products for #RaspberryPi camera module
US-based Nwazet have just launched three new products. First of all there’s a matt black case for the Pi with mounting holes for the camera which retails for $18. Then, there’s a fisheye lens for $9. Finally, there’s a wall mount for the camera (which works on horizontal surfaces too) for $4.
#RaspberryPi challengers compared and rated
Christian Cawley has done an article on three possible competitors to the Raspberry Pi’s current market leader position. Interesting choice of boards, especially the Gooseberry as there are others out there more readily available.
New Raspberry-shaped USB hub for the #RaspberryPi launched
Hot off the presses. 5 minutes ago, the new Raspberry Pi USB hub was launched by the Foundation. The new hub, which is manufactured by Pimoroni with assistance from Cyntech, has 4 USB ports and, most importantly, is shaped like the Raspberry Pi logo (see above, courtesy of RasPi.TV).
The announcement has been, amazingly, synchronised and you can now buy it from Pimoroni for £13.95 (for the hub only) or £19.95 including the wall wart power supply. I can’t imagine why you wouldn’t buy one with the wall-wart, but I guess that some people might have the PSU already, so ok, good to have that flexibility.
I was lucky enough to get a look at the hub a few months ago and I have to say, it’s sturdy, as good-looking in person as it looks in the pictures, and a valuable addition to your Pi kit. Given that it’s a) made in the UK b) tested for use on the Pi and c) looks the way it does, I say go get one now.
Read the Foundation article here, see RasPi.TV’s coverage here and buy if from Pimoroni here. You can also view RasPi.TV’s review video here:
