Raspberry Pi

The original Raspberry Pi board just got a price cut: the Model B+, which spent a while as the flagship board before the Pi 2 came into being, is now just $25. The Raspberry Pi foundation claims this is due to manufacturing efficiencies found in the manufacture of the Pi 2 board; I’m sure it…

I Want This LED Light Strip That Blinks When Your Train Is Late

At this point, there are tons of apps that let us know when our trains are running late. But apps aren’t nearly as pretty as an LED light strip set up to blink when something’s wrong with your commute. London-based developer James Singleton used a Raspberry Pi B+ and the London Underground’s API to turn…

You Can Download a Free Windows 10 Preview For Raspberry Pi Right Now

Earlier this year, we found out that Windows 10 was going to be free on Raspberry Pi. Now, Microsoft’s made the first Windows 10 previews for the little computer available to download. The Windows 10 IoT Core Insider developer preview (phew) isnow available, not just for Raspberry Pis but for other small devices, too. Microsoft…

This Kit Lets You Build A Functioning Laptop Out Of A Raspberry Pi

The list of cool stuff you can do with a Raspberry Pi is pretty much endless (no seriously — Wi-Fi controlled pottery kiln!), but most of the existing designs for portable Pi-ing require a little electronics know-how (and a dash of soldering). The pi-top is an all-in-one kit designed to let you build a laptop…

This Cute Computer Could Cultivate Children’s Coding Capabilities

In the early ’80s, the state-sponsored British Broadcasting Corporation decided that computers were going to be kind of a big deal, and created the BBC Micro desktop PC to promote computer literacy. Now, they’re doing it again—this fall, one million UK schoolkids will receive a free Micro Bit. This time, we’re not talking about a…

Windows 10 Will Be Free For Raspberry Pi

Earlier today, Raspberry Pi announced a new, powerful version of its Pi 2 Model B+ that still costs $35. Now, Microsoft has also announced that a free version of Windows 10 will be available for Raspberry Pi devices. A long time coming—and perhaps spurred by the newly powerful hardware—the operating system will be freely available…

The New Raspberry Pi: A Turbocharged Quad-Core Real PC for $35

The Raspberry Pi has always been a geek’s delight, but the new Pi 2 Model B+ takes the palm-sized computers to a whole new level. With a 900MHz quad-core system-on-chip, bolstered with 1GB of RAM, the new Pi is now a real computer. And it still only costs $35. Previously, the Model B+ Raspberry Pi…

16 Fun Projects for Your New Raspberry Pi

The new Raspberry Pi is smaller, cheaper and more energy efficient—not a bad way to update a best-selling device. Whether you’ve taken the plunge on one of the new units or you want to put the original model to good use, we’ve collected together some of the most fun Pi-based projects on the planet for…

The New Raspberry Pi: Smaller and Somehow Cheaper

Raspberry Pi has just managed to do what every technology manufacturer should strive to achieve: it made its basic product both smaller and cheaper at the same time. The new Model A+ is an overhauled version of the company’s base offering, the Model A. While it packs the same Broadcom BCM2835 System-on-a-Chip and 256MB of…

This Old Cassette Recorder Actually Plays Spotify

Don’t judge a gadget by its outer casing. This might look like the kind of device that you—or, depressingly for us, your parents—used to make mix tapes on many moons ago, but inside lurks the ability to play tunes from Spotify. Inside, you see, you’ll find a Raspberry Pi hooked up to the speaker. Insert…

A 7-Year-Old Could Build This Computer That Fits Together Like Lego

Kano is a new kind of computer company, a startup that’s totally devoted to teaching a new generation about the craft of silicon. Its first product, a Raspberry Pi-based system so easy a child could build it, makes it easy to build a PC practically from scratch. The idea behind Kano is focused on educating…

You Won’t Believe These Pictures Were All Captured Using a Raspberry Pi

Adafruit Industries recently held a Raspberry Pi Photography contest. Now, they’ve announced the winners—and you won’t believe how good some of them are. The overall winner of the contest, shown above, was taken by Andrew Mulholland. It’s actually acquired by a Raspberry Pi-powered creation, made out of Lego and a Raspberry Pi with a camera…

This Is Microsoft’s New Raspberry Pi-Style Tiny Windows PC

The Raspberry Pi has proved a massive success with developers and students alike—and now Microsoft has decided to get in on the act with an Atom-powered Windows board. But it fails to compete on one of the most important features: price. https://gizmodo.com/redesigned-raspberry-pi-new-ports-and-power-1604558818 Microsoft has teamed up with Intel and hardware maker CircuitCo to offer up…

Raspberry Pi Has a Tiny $45 PC Competitor

The Hummingboard, a personal ARM computer the size of a mouse, is available for pre-order today, starting at $45 from SolidRun. It looks like a toy for a child with small, delicate hands, but it’s really a toy for adults of all hand sizes who like to rig up their own media centers. Finally, Raspberry…

You Can Build This Elegant Raspberry Pi Tablet Yourself

Hey, a new tablet! Crisp 10-inch touchscreen? Check. Luxurious carbon fiber and wood case? Present. Huge 10,000mAh battery? Yep. Linux-based and built at home? Err… This chunky-yet-oddly-elegant tablet was designed and built from scratch by Michael Castor. Powered by one of those open source Raspberry Pi mini computers, it’s affectionately known as the PiPad. Castor…

How to Get Even More Out of a Raspberry Pi

No doubt about it, the Raspberry Pi is nothing short of a homebrew phenomenon. Since its release in February 2012, the British micro-mini-computer has enabled legions of amateur inventors to develop projects both weird and wonderful. Here’s a run-down of the most impressive applications, ranging from weather stations to retro arcades to a supercomputer array…

Functional LEGO BMO plays Adventure Time episodes on its screen

It’s not quite Adventure Time’s walking, toast-making Gameboy, but Michael Thomas‘ LEGO creation is the closest thing to a real, live BMO. And it’s powered by a Raspberry Pi, which turns it into a miniature media center. Thomas is showing off his LEGO BMO this weekend at BrickCon 2013 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall.…

Yep, This Adorable Mini Macintosh Is Fully Functional

Apple’s compact Mac mini isn’t as popular as it once was, but the company could easily make it a hot seller again if they just followed John Leake’s lead and turned it into a miniature Macintosh. At one-third the size of the original, it’s pretty much too cute to resist. Using a Raspberry Pi at…

Neverwet’s Waterproof Magic Turns Circuit Boards into Submarines

We’ve had a quite a bit of fun covering anything we could get our hands on with water-repelling magic, but the folks over at Adafruit took it a step further and risked a little electrocution. But the result—submersible circuit boards—is definitely cool enough to be worth the trouble. The wonderful promise or waterproof everything has…

A Dog Owner Rigged His Door So That It Unlocks With a Bark

For everyone in the world whose heart has not blackened and shriveled beyond repair, nothing boosts your mood quite like a new family addition in the form of a dog. That is, until you have to wake up at the crack of dawn to let that needy, opposable-thumbless mutt out. But new dog owner and…