Monthly Archives: May 2013

Zoological Society of London: saving rhinos with the Pi

We’ve been talking a bit about London Zoo’s efforts with the camera board to set affordable camera traps in Kenya, looking not only for wild animals, but also for poachers.

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Google funds Raspberry Pi schools scheme – Irish Times

Google funds Raspberry Pi schools scheme Irish Times The Raspberry Pi runs versions of the Linux operating system and by default supports Python, which is seen as a good programming language for novices to tackle. A national coding competition for students and their teachers will also be run as part of ..

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Raspberry Pi goes to space, brings back photos of Earth – ITworld.com

Raspberry Pi goes to space, brings back photos of Earth ITworld.com Dave originally started the project nearly a year ago when he built a tracker using a Model A Raspberry Pi and a pre-production unit of the Pi camera. To get his Pi combo to actually take decent photos in space, Dave switched the Pi camera to capture …

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Aberystwyth Sailbot

SailBot 2013 International Robotic Sailing Regatta is a robotic sailing competition in which the goal is to create an unmanned sailboat that navigates through a variety of challenges with limited, if any, human control.

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Raspberry Pi used to circumvent China’s internet firewall – SlashGear

SlashGear Raspberry Pi used to circumvent China's internet firewall SlashGear The Raspberry Pi has seen a lot of different uses, and it's one of the most popular DIY toys for electronic hobbyists. In a Reddit thread where users post about all of their different uses for the credit card-sized circuit board, one user in particular …

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Raspberry Pi Camera Module Goes into the Stratosphere – Tom’s Hardware Guide

Raspberry Pi Camera Module Goes into the Stratosphere Tom’s Hardware Guide Raspberry Pi has already been into near space, and now the little board's newly-released camera module can claim the same thing. Released earlier this month, one developer got his hands on a pre-production model of the Raspberry Pi Camera module and …

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Collabora brings Wayland and X11 graphics performance to Raspberry Pi – Cambridge Network

Collabora brings Wayland and X11 graphics performance to Raspberry Pi Cambridge Network The Raspberry Pi Foundation and Collabora today announce that they have been working together to improve the graphics software capabilities of the Raspberry Pi . The collaboration between the Raspberry Pi Foundation and Collabora enables graphically …

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Raspberry Pi goes to space, brings back photos of Earth – TechHive

TechHive Raspberry Pi goes to space, brings back photos of Earth TechHive When we first caught word that the Raspberry Pi Foundation was coming out with a new camera, we were excited to see the camera-based projects that would come out of this $25 peripheral. We're finally starting to see some projects, including the big one … Raspberry Pi takes a trip to space, snaps photos of Earth, comes back again Digital Trends Raspberry Pi camera takes gorgeous photos while soaring over Earth Geek (blog) Raspberry Pi Makes Its Way Into Space, Takes Some Great Pics Mobile Magazine Engadget

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Raspberry Pi takes a trip to space, snaps photos of Earth, comes back again – Digital Trends

Digital Trends Raspberry Pi takes a trip to space, snaps photos of Earth, comes back again Digital Trends One of the marvelous things about the dirt cheap $25 Raspberry Pi computer is that if you accidentally destroy it during some adventurous endeavor involving the device, you won't have lost too much. This may or may not have crossed the mind of Dave ..

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