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Guest post from Code Club: Raspberry Pi factory visit

Liz: Do you remember those snippets of film from factories they used to show on educational kids’ shows when we were little? I have a very lucid memory of an episode of Playschool which (via the arched window) took you through the making of a rubber glove, and another segment featuring the manufacture of with chocolate biscuits.  The manufacturing process is fascinating for us grownups. It’s even better if you’re a kid

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Raspberry Pi Gets XBMC 12.1 – Geeky gadgets

Geeky gadgets Raspberry Pi Gets XBMC 12.1 Geeky gadgets The team behind the XBMC for the Raspberry PI have released a new version of the software, XBMC 12.1 which brings a range of new features including improved AirPlay visibility for Mac OS and iOS 6 devices. The update also brings a range of other …

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Hacking for Raspberry Pi and M2M – Connected World Magazine

Hacking for Raspberry Pi and M2M Connected World Magazine The idea behind the Raspberry Pi computer was a simple one: build a small and inexpensive device that could be used by kids around the world. Now developers are taking the product to the next level by creating programs and applications for Raspberry Pi .

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Raspbmc’s March update brings XBMC 12.1, fixes, to Raspberry Pi – Engadget

Raspbmc's March update brings XBMC 12.1, fixes, to Raspberry Pi Engadget Just because you have a Raspberry Pi , and the know-how to change the world, doesn't mean you want to do everything the hard way. For those who haven't already applied the 12.1 update to XBMC running on their Raspberry Pi , the Raspbmc team is now ..

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PiUi – control your Pi with your phone

David Singleton has been laid up with a broken leg, and has taken the downtime to do some work on PiUi. PiUi enables you to add a mobile phone user interface to a Raspberry Pi project when a screen and keyboard aren’t a practical solution. It’s magic: PiUi makes your Pi behave like a wireless access point, and connecting your phone is as easy as…[restrains self from making obvious bad pun].

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DW radio on coding in schools and Pi

DW Radio in Germany (which is broadcast in the English language) broadcast a short piece on coding in schools in the UK, with emphasis on the Pi. You can listen to it here ; it’s well worth six minutes of your time, and it’s just the sort of thing we think parents and educators, here and outside the UK, should be made aware of

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RasPiComm extension board adds new features to the cheap Raspberry Pi – SlashGear

SlashGear RasPiComm extension board adds new features to the cheap Raspberry Pi SlashGear If you're the sort of geek who likes to tinker with all sorts of electronics products and projects, you may be familiar with the Raspberry Pi developer board. This little mini-computer/developer board sells for $35 and has basic hardware allowing you …

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Open Recall: Android, Chrome OS, Ruby, and DOS on the Raspberry Pi – The H

Hot Hardware Open Recall: Android, Chrome OS, Ruby, and DOS on the Raspberry Pi The H DOS emulator for the Raspberry Pi – rpix86 is a PC DOS emulator for the Raspberry Pi mini-computer. Written by Patrick Aalto, the software emulates a 80486 CPU, Super VGA graphics, a SoundBlaster 2.0 audio card, and a combination of 640KB of low …

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How to get all A’s at school with Raspberry Pi (and other stuff you missed) – ITworld.com

How to get all A's at school with Raspberry Pi (and other stuff you missed) ITworld.com However, Scott Bennett and his daughter Emma managed to make a pretty epic poster board on Vermont's using a Raspberry Pi .

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$25 Raspberry Pi Model A Now Shipping In Asia, After Landing In Europe Last … – TechCrunch

$25 Raspberry Pi Model A Now Shipping In Asia, After Landing In Europe Last … TechCrunch The $25 Model A Raspberry Pi has gone on sale in Asia, following its launch in Europe last month – suggesting a U.S. landing can't be too far off for the most affordable of the Pi Foundation's two low-cost microcomputers

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