Ben Nuttall has created this really gorgeous time-lapse of sunset over the new Co-op building in Manchester. Photos were taken with the Raspberry Pi camera module, then strung together into the video.
RaspDev – an Eclipse plugin for the #RaspberryPi
I’ve just found this for those who are familiar with the Eclipse IDE. It’s an SDK, framework and plugin for Eclipse for Python software development on the Raspberry Pi. Looks very interesting. Read more here
Stripboard case for the #RaspberryPi
Over on the CNXsoft blog, someone’s created a case for the Pi out of a ridiculous amount of stripboard/perfboard.
#RaspberryPi GPIO reference board keyring now on sale
This is a nifty little GPIO reference board that slips over the GPIO pins, is impossible to put on the wrong way and attaches to a keyring, if that’s what you want. I spotted this months ago and I’m pleased to say it’s now available to buy!
You can get it in the UK at Pi Hut. For the next couple of days it’s only £2.99 (plus postage). It’s a bit geeky, yes, but we’re kidding ourselves if we think that’s a problem for Pi enthusiasts 🙂
For a complete list of vendors (including USA, Australia and Canada), please see the Low Voltage Labs website.
Ask the Foundation’s Director of Software a question on the #RaspberryPi
We had several members of the Foundation at the last Cambridge Raspberry Jam. One of them was Gordon Hollingworth who, as well as being an all-round nice guy, is a mine of information about the development of the Pi and the future. The Foundation have written a blog post on which you’re encouraged to submit questions to him for a future video blog. See the blog post here
BeagleBone Black vs the #RaspberryPi (again)
Chris Swan has written a very balanced review of the BeagleBone Black and compared it to the Raspberry Pi on various criteria. It’s a great blog post that only falls down at the end when he concludes that the success of the BBB will spur a cheaper/better new Raspberry Pi model. I doubt that will happen in the short term – the community for the Pi is so strong, the Pi is already so cheap and the aims of the Foundation are met with the current models that there’s not much reason for them to push development on a potential model C.