Interview, Operating systems, Podcast, Software

New podcast launched featuring Raspberry Pi-flavoured interviews from the North of England

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All About Code

Following yesterday’s news that The Pi Podcast has come to an end, I’ve been keeping an eye out for a replacement. Well, the first one has appeared! Young Josh has just started a series of podcasts based on his visits to the long-running Preston Raspberry Jam. He’s conducted two interviews so far: one with hobbyist Jacob White and one with David Ferguson, creator of Pi Bakery which is something I haven’t come across before. Pictured below, it appears to be an easy way to configure various things on your SD card before you insert it into your Pi. Terrific stuff.

Anyway, you can hear Josh’s two podcasts on SoundCloud. You can also visit his website which is called “All About Code” here. There are some great resources on there, including some which are aimed at SEN children using the CamJam EduKit. Well worth a look. If you want to chat to Josh, he’s on Twitter.

Interview, Podcast

The Pi Podcast – latest (and last! :-( ) episode published for Raspberry Pi fans

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The Pi Podcast has just published their latest episode. This one features an interview with teacher (and all round lovely person) Hannah Mills as well as all the important news from the Pi world. You can listen to the Podcast here.

On a sad note, the team has also announced that this is to be their last episode due to other commitments. I’d like to thank them for their efforts over the past year or so – the Podcast has been one of the highlights for me and I will miss listening to it greatly. Good luck with whatever comes next, guys! 🙂

Events, Raspberry Jams, Robotics

Pi Wars 2017 – applications now accepted for Raspberry Pi robotic challenge competition – #PiWars

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Myself and Tim are excited to announce that applications for Pi Wars 2017 are now being accepted. We had 140 teams (!) register their interest, which quite blew us away, and so we are expecting that competition for places at the event will be fierce!

If you would like to enter, please find the application form here.

More information about the event, which takes place on 1st-2nd April next year, can be found on the Pi Wars website.

3D printing, Arduino, Games, Geeky Techiness, Making, Retro

Miniaturised gaming console with a Raspberry Pi inside is a thing of beauty

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DaftMike has created a miniaturised version of the classic NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) and used a Raspberry Pi to play retro games. At 40% of the original size, this is a lovely small build accomplished using a 3D printer. He has used an NFC reader to read mini cartridges which tell the Pi which game to play via an Arduino which actually reads the built-in tags. He added functional buttons and also adapted a gaming controller to communicate with the system. It really is a lovely build and you can read more about it here, on Mike’s blog.