Ahead of LinuxCon in September, Eben has given an interesting interview to Linux.com in which he discusses, among other things, open source software and collaborating on projects, particularly with respect to the upcoming X11-replacement Wayland.
Raspbmc for the #RaspberryPi July update
The well-known and much-used media centre distro Raspbmc has just had an update. Read all about the changes
Building a Google TV with a #RaspberryPi – workshop
Here’s a great video from Donald Derek of MenaVersity. It’s a recorded interactive workshop showing how to use a Pi, NodeJS and Socket.io to build a Google TV system.
#RaspberryPi creations with Rob Bishop
Rob from the Foundation has worked with IET.tv to create a great short video piece on some of the coolest projects around at the moment which use a Pi at their hearts.
#RaspberryPi and camera cases round-up
Here’s some links to some new eBay items I’ve found. They’re all cases, so if you’re not interested look away now 😉
These are presented without comment apart from description. And no, I haven’t had any free samples, these were just found as a result of a general search.
Perspex case for the camera module with three positions.
Layered perspex camera mount with protection for the cable.
Perspex case for the camera which can be rolled into different positions.
Fan-cooled BlackBerry case – $35
A modification of the Cyntech case to hold a small case fan powered by GPIO.
This is similar to the PiBow but with slightly less space inside and probably slightly fewer layers.
Stackable perspex mounts for multiple Pis.
Birchwood enclosure for Pi and PiFace – £10.41
#RaspberryPi car camera overlaid with OBD data
Martin O’Hanlon, whose work & blog I greatly respect, has created a car dash camera with a Pi and camera module. He has now worked out how to overlay a subtitle file generated from an OBD-II feed from his car. He’s shown off by creating a video of him driving a Lotus Elise around the Castle Coombe track!