US-based Nwazet have released the “Pi Slate”. Essentially “just” a clear acrylic plate, it has space for the Pi, other components and comes with two 400-point breadboards for prototyping. It costs a very reasonable $22 + postage.
More information about the Pi Slate, and more photographs, can be found here
MidiTheKid has written an excellent, in-depth guide to installing RetroPie and making a Super Nintendo-emulating Raspberry Pi. See the guide here
Alex Eames has been testing two USB battery packs from RS Components. The two packs (costing £13.50/£26+VAT) allow you to plug in a USB cable to power your Pi. He has tested them to find out how long they last. He’s also trying them out as a ‘UPS’ as they can be charged at the same time as being used. Read the test results here
Pierre Raufast’s work with OpenCV has been featured over on the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s blog. He has used the open-source real-time image processing library to interface to the camera board, something which was previously seen as unlikely. His seven-part tutorial is available here and you can read the Foundation blog post here. A video of it working is below:
Security researcher Jay Turla has been working on getting Glastopf working on his Raspberry Pi. Glastopf is…
…a simple and minimalistic web server written in Python that records information of web-based application attacks like Structured Query Language Injection (SQLI), Remote Code Execution (RCE), Local File Inclusion (LFI), Remote File Inclusion (RFI), and many more, because it emulates web application vulnerabilities tricking attackers or scanners that it is a vulnerable web server.
Latvia-based Reinis Veips has been trying to replace his Volvo’s nifty pop-up GPS navigation system with a Raspberry Pi. This has involved a lot of tinkering and resulted in a custom printed circuit board. Read all about his project here.
