Alexandru Csete has taken the camera module and a DVB-T modulator and created an HDTV transmitter. Read how he did it here.
DiceBot: a Twitter-controller dice roller powered by a #RaspberryPi
Dave Naffis over at Intridea has blogged about their new contraption: an automated dice roller that reads in tweets, looks for a hashtag and then rolls two dice inside an ancient dice game using a motor. It then uses the camera module and OpenCV to detect what numbers are showing and tweets you back. You can read more on their blog and actually roll the dice via this site.
#RaspberryPi’s Eben Upton named as a Hero of Fortune 500
The Heroes of the Fortune 500 recognizes 50 employees of Fortune 500 companies that use their professional skills and expertise to actively participate in their local communities and they’ve chosen Eben Upton as one of them. Here’s an excerpt from the Fortune write-up:
Upton and his friends thought they might sell 10,000; through their foundation, they have sold more than 3 million worldwide, particularly in the U.S., Germany, and the U.K. It’s an empowering tool for children who are self-directed learners, says Upton. For kids who aren’t traditionally academic, he adds, computer programming “can be a ladder into a white-collar career.”
You can read more about the announcement on Broadcom’s blog and also read an excerpt from Fortune.
Win a #RaspberryPi with Lincoln Binns
Case manufacturer Lincoln Binns recently launched a new case for the Pi and is now running a competition to win a whole host of goodies:
- Lincoln Binns Pi case
- Raspberry Pi & 8GB NOOBS SD card
- PSU
- HDMI cable
- WiPi dongle
- Slimline keyboard
- Mouse
- USB hub
To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is go to their Twitter page (@LincolnBinns), follow them and tweet them with the hashtag #GiveMeSomePi.
You’ve got nothing to lose, so what are you waiting for? 🙂
Lunar phase clock uses the #RaspberryPi for something beautiful
The Raspberry Pi Foundation have covered Aleator777’s work to create a lunar phase clock. This is a lovely piece of work that uses John Conway’s lunar phase algorithm. All the computation and control of lights is done using the Pi. You can read a full Instructable on how to do it here.
New robot kit for the #RaspberryPi
Simon Monk has launched a new robot kit based around the Pi. It includes the following for £55:
- a robot chassis, including two gearmotors, two wheels and a 6 x AA battery holder.
- a RaspiRobot Board v2 (RRB2) that plugs onto the Raspberry Pi and controls the motors, as well as providing power to the Raspberry Pi itself. It uses a switch-mode power supply that can provide the Pi with up to 2A of current. Plenty for a WiFi dongle, display and pretty much anything else that you might want to attach to the Raspberry Pi.
- an HC-SR-04 Ultrasonic rangefinder
- nuts and bolts to hold everything together