Makers in Space: What Was Old Is New Again
Setting the record straight on the history of Do-It-Yourself satellites.
Computers & Mobile
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for digital gadgetry, open code, smart hacks, and more. Processing power to the people!
The World’s First Open Source Laptop Makes its Debut
A computer only a hacker could love.
Boost Your BeagleBone Black with Breakout Board
Making a PCB is easier than you might expect.
Papercraft Pixel Workshop
Artist Aram Bartholl noticed that kids didn’t seem to understand the “retro-pixel-look,” so he held a delightful workshop at his son’s school, in which they made pixelated models of images from video games.
Ultrasonic Train Detector in Stockholm Subway
Raspberry Pi powers a hair-raising billboard in a Stockholm subway.
10 Questions for Raspberry Pi’s Eben Upton
“I think one of the reasons we’ve been successful is we’ve had this commitment to not be a magpie and run off after some shiny new thing after six months.” As part of our celebration of Raspberry Pi’s second birthday, I interviewed Eben Upton, founder and former trustee of the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
Talking to the Raspberry Pi with an FTDI Breakout Board
There are many ways of logging in to your Raspberry Pi without a monitor or keyboard. A convenient trick is to connect through the serial monitor that is listening on two of the GPIO header pins.