Martin O’Hanlon loves to snowboard and he’s figured out a way to record his travels using a helmet camera powered by a Raspberry Pi. Here he is in action:
Read more about how he managed it over on his blog, Stuff About Code.
Android Apps for #RaspberryPi – RasPi.TV picks the best ones
Alex has researched a ton of Android apps and written a great article on the best ones over at RasPi.TV.
Horse racing game with the #RaspberryPi and the BerryClip
Jim Flewker has taken a BerryClip and written a horse-racing game for it. This board is great for a beginner (I’ve got one myself and it was the first thing I soldered successfully) and has 6 LEDs, a buzzer and a switch.
Are teachers ready for the coding revolution? Can the #RaspberryPi help?
Rory Cellan-Jones, the BBC’s technology correspondent, has written a great article about his time at BETT, the annual educational technology fair in London this week. He’s interviewed several people, including education secretary Michael Gove (who is either the saviour of our technological future or the devil incarnate, depending on which teacher you ask), Carrie Anne Philbin (who has just joined Raspberry Pi) and primary school head teacher Jonathan Furness (who has been attending our Cambridge Raspberry Jams). There’s now a raging discussion going on in the comments section.
Well worth a read if you want to learn about the government’s plans for computing in schools.
What is a #RaspberryPi? – fantastic animated video from Saladhouse
Manchester-based animation studio Saladhouse have created this delightful little video in which they explain what a Raspberry Pi is and what it can do. They’ve made the great decision to get Amy Mather to narrate it and I think it sums up brilliantly what the Pi is all about.
4tronix publishes a grand tour of their #RaspberryPi motor board the PiRoCon
Online retailer and innovator 4tronix have published an extensive guide to their motor controller board, the PiRoCon, detailing all the different connections and options available on the board. Well worth a look if you’re after something a bit more substantial for your motor control. You can currently pick one up for £14.75 from their store.