Pete has done this great tutorial and list of instructions/code to create an speaking alarm clock with a Raspberry Pi. The Pi downloads headlines from the internet and then plays them back with whatever is connected to the 3.5mm audio output. For full instructions, see the Read More on YouTube. You can view the video below:
New physical computing video from the Raspberry Pi Foundation
In an effort to get everyone excited about physical computing using the GPIO pins on the Pi, the Foundation has just published a new video from Saladhouse in which the GPIO is explained and various projects featured. You can see the video below and find links to physical computing projects on the Foundation blog.
York Raspberry Jam & Maker Event
On 1st November, that National STEM Centre at the University of York is hosting a Raspberry Jam and Maker event. According to the EventBrite page, workshops, demonstrations and presentations will be happening throughout the day.Tickets are currently on sale – £5 for adults, £3 for children. Book online here. Last year’s one seemed to go down well, so it’s sure to be a good event.
Interviews with the Raspberry Pi Foundation
Matt Timmons-Brown, aka The Raspberry Pi Guy, did a week’s work experience at the Raspberry Pi Foundation and was privileged to be able to interview two of the staff: Clive Beale (head of the Education team) and Gordon Hollingworth (head of Engineering). The two interviews are below and Matt asks some great questions.
Using a Hover gesture board with the Raspberry Pi
The team behind Hover, a gesture input device, have put together a tutorial, which uses a Pi in conjunction with an Arduino Leonardo, which guides you through using a Hover board to be a controller for PiMame/PiPlay. Take a look at the tutorial here. You can buy a Hover from The Pi Hut.
VGA GPIO adapter for the Raspberry Pi goes open source
Photo credit: Alex Eames
Gert Van Loo has just open-sourced the files for a new VGA adapter that plugs into the GPIO pins of the Raspberry Pi Model B+. You can find the source files on GitHub. The adapter, which was first covered on the RasPi.TV blog is not generally available to buy, so it’s hoped that someone out there will get together a group of people to buy them in bulk (single PCBs being a bit expensive). If you are interested in getting hold of one or more adapters, perhaps you could leave a comment on this blog post and we’ll see what we can do about production. It’s great that Gert has thought about surface-mounted and through-hole resistors – it means that it would be possible for an amateur to put one together.
If you’d like more information, you can read about the board over at the Raspberry Pi Foundation.