Nice little interview with Apple founder Steve Wozniak in which, towards the end, he mentions that he’s about to start using the Raspberry Pi ‘for fun’. Read the interview here
PrivateEyePi launches home alarm system project for the #RaspberryPi
Gadjet Nut has announced a new Home Alarm System project on his website, PrivateEyePi. The site features all the information required to wire up and program the alarm system, so take a look. Read all about it
New blog for the #RaspberryPi – Gaugette
Just found a new blog: Guy Carpenter writes about creating custom gauges and gadgets using the Pi and the Arduino. I’ve added it to my regular feed and so look out for new posts from Guy in the future. Go to Gaugette.
Nixie Tube Clock with a #RaspberryPi
Just a quick post. Dr Scott Baker has created several ‘Nixie Clocks’ in the past. This time he has created one with a Raspberry Pi. Read more on his blog or you can view the video on YouTube below:
#RaspberryPi camera gets an away day in Bristol
Matt at Raspberry Pi Spy has taken his PiCam out into the wild to photograph Bristol and, in particular, the collection of Gromit Unleashed. The results are just fantastic proving that the PiCam is a high quality piece of kit. Read more and see the snaps here
New expansion board for #RaspberryPi announced by PiCocktails
Lloyd Seaton of PiCocktails has blogged about a new expansion board for the Pi, the MegaBoard Pi. The broad features are as follows:
- Smaller than GertBoard and bigger than Alamode (3.8″ x 2.5″)
- Is more Arduino compatible than GertBoard (5V 16MHz)
- Supports Arduino shields (including Grove Base Shield)
- Supports inexpensive Tiny RTC module (clock etc)
- Has high-integrity I2C bus architecture
- Can connect Quick2Wire modules operating at 5V and 3.3V
- Includes DC-DC converter
You can read more about it at PiCocktails and view the full feature list/specification (including PCB files).