Accessories, Games, Retro, Shopping

The Pi Hut launches a new Raspberry Pi bundle by popular demand – ideal for Retro Gaming enthusiasts

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The Pi Hut has just announced the launch of a Retro Gaming bundle that is ideal for those looking to get into the world of playing retro games on the Raspberry Pi. The bundle, which retails for £60, includes:

  • Raspberry Pi 3
  • 2 x Pi Hut USB SNES-style Gamepad / Controller
  • Blank 16GB Sandisk Class 10 MicroSD card – ideal for a RetroPie install!
  • MicroSD to USB adapter
  • Official Raspberry Pi PSU
  • Black Raspberry Pi 3 Case
  • 2M HDMI cable

I think £60 is very good for what you get!

You can take a look and buy it here.

Accessories, Drones, GPIO boards, Robotics

Build your own fixed-wing drone with a Raspberry Pi Zero

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Iker Zubi has written up instructions for building a fixed-wing drone using a Zero and the PXFmini add-on board. There’s a bill-of-materials and pictures of the build at each stage. He reckons the whole thing comes to about $150 (although personally I would add on a Pi camera to get video footage and photographs). Still, that’s not bad for a drone and it looks like a lot of fun! Take a look at the project page here.

3D printing, Accessories, Audio, Blinkies, Cases

3D printed smart alarm clock based around a Raspberry Pi Zero

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Here’s a nice 3D printable project for you. fgebhart has used a Raspberry Pi Zero, some prototyping board, an alphanumeric display, an amplifier and a 3D-printed enclosure to build a smart alarm clock.

It has the following features:

  • text to speech synthesizer
  • three ways of wake-up sound:
    • play local mp3 files
    • play internet radio station and
    • play latest news as podcast (independent to the alarm time)
  • set alarm via smartphone or any other computer
  • runs Apache2 server
  • automatic display brightness adjustment
  • audio amplifier volume control
  • 3D-printed case
  • built-in tactile switch
  • alphanumeric display shows text
  • 3W speaker definitely wakes you up!

You can find the files for the 3D printing here, the code here and an Instructable on how it all fits together here. An assembly and demo video is below:

Accessories, GPIO boards, Shopping

Pimoroni releases solderless headers for the Raspberry Pi Zero and add-on boards

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If you are scared to solder, or don’t want to go to the expense of buying one, there are a few things that you just can’t do with the Raspberry Pi. It’s true that many add-on boards come with their GPIO headers fitted, but some (like the Pi Zero and pHATs) need them soldering on. Well, Pimoroni to the rescue. They’ve developed GPIO Hammer Headers – you take the header, press it into the relevant holes, put a plastic jig around it and then… hit it with a hammer. The headers have special little “nubbins” that go through the holes and then grip the back side of them. Ingenious! You can buy the headers for a few pounds from the Pimoroni website.

3D printing, Games, Retro, Silliness

Adventure Time BMO replica uses a Raspberry Pi and RetroPie for a unique retro gaming experience

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NinjaBunny9000 has created a life-sized replica of BMO from Adventure Time. The case is 3D printed and the buttons on the front are routed via the innards of a generic SNES controller. The battery can last for around 24 hours and he has added a wireless games controller as well for the full range of controls. The software side is RetroPie and is displayed on an 8-inch screen. You can see more photos of the build on his Imgur page.