MAKE Asks: Raspberry Pi Projects
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Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi is an incredibly versatile microcomputer that is perfect for any kind of DIY projects. From programming robots to building home automation systems, there are so many possibilities when it comes to designing creative and innovative raspberry pi projects. With its powerful yet low-cost hardware, plus plenty of open source software available, raspberry pi has become one of the most popular tinkering tools out there. But what kinds of projects can you make with this small but mighty computer? Read on for ideas and tutorials that will shake up your next project idea or two!
Holiday Gift Guide 2012: Raspberry Pi
As a very small and inexpensive computer, the Raspberry Pi is sure to find its way into tons of projects over the coming months. To help those projects come to fruition, here are a few awesome Raspberry Pi-related gift ideas for your favorite maker this holiday season.
Mini RPi MAME Cabinet
Sprite_tm’s miniature MAME cabinet that runs off a Raspberry Pi and even has a 128×32 OLED marquee along the top. Recently, I got one of the Pi’s myself exactly because of that reason: it’s always useful to expand your toolset with something powerful and cheap. I didn’t get it for a specific reason other than […]
Cyber Monday at O’Reilly
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Getting Started With Raspberry Pi Ebook Half Off Today
Today’s the last day to get 50% off the Early Release ebook of Getting Started With Raspberry Pi. Buy it now while it’s still being written, and get the final version of the ebook when it’s done.
FishPi: An Autonomous Drop in the Ocean
Greg Holloway and Al Gray have been working on a proof of concept vehicle for a marine unmanned surface vessel that uses the Rasberry Pi called FishPi. The goal of the project is to “ultimately be able to cross the Atlantic unaided, and take scientific measurements while doing so.”
Raspberry Pi in the Sky!
PublicLaboratory is a fantastic citizen scientist organization with really useful projects like DIY spectrometers (for finding out what’s really in stuff) and aerial mapping for monitoring of oil spills, landfills, etc. They’ve done some fantastic work using the continuous shooting mode of consumer cameras, including converting them to near infrared. The problem is that there is […]