Monthly Archives: October 2013

Radio Lollipop – children’s hospital radio

Back in April, Stewart Priest from Glasgow got in touch with me about an idea he’d had. I’m the Chief Engineer for Radio Lollipop in Glasgow. Radio Lollipop is a charity whose volunteers provide care, comfort, play and entertainment to children in hospital

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Raspberry Jams: why Raspberry Pi is going back to school – TechRadar UK

Raspberry Jams: why Raspberry Pi is going back to school TechRadar UK The Raspberry Pi has been available for over 12 months now. Its launch was met with feverish excitement, but once the initial scramble for stock was over and people had a precious Pi cradled in hand, many turned to the question of what to do with all … and more

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Free course on Java Embedded on the Raspberry Pi? – Automated Trader (blog)

Free course on Java Embedded on the Raspberry Pi ?

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University course trades textbook for Raspberry Pi – opensource.com

University course trades textbook for Raspberry Pi opensource.com First, the students watch this presentation to understand how easy it is to use the Raspberry Pi . They learn how to: Run a web server using a single line of Python. Run a customized web server that parses the URL query line.

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Raspberry Pi gets infrared camera unit with Pi NoIR – imaging resource

Raspberry Pi gets infrared camera unit with Pi NoIR imaging resource The folks at Raspberry Pi have unveiled yet another addition to their camera bag of tricks — a sensor without its infrared filter. Dubbed the Pi NoIR (Pi No Infrared), it's a variant on the already available camera module that they produced given user ..

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Blue Pi Thinking from the University of York

The University of York asked if we could send someone up to judge a  Raspberry Pi contest they’d been running for people joining the Computer Science department over the summer break. Our very own Dr Gordon Hollingworth is a York alumnus, so we sent him to revisit his old stomping grounds (in one of his collection of stylish Raspberry Pi t-shirts – you can buy your own at the Swag Store ). Freshers were given a Raspberry Pi when they won a place at the university back in August, and had been spending the time before arriving in York working on two challenges.

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The world’s largest Raspberry Pi display?

David Whale, a STEM ambassador and all-round good egg, mailed me last week to tell me about a project he’d been involved in at Goodwood race course. The Greenpower Education Trust run an electric car series for schools and businesses, where students and staff build electric race cars, and compete in 4hr mileage marathons around the country. Essex Goblins 2013 They’ve been doing a lot of work with Raspberry Pis (many of the cars have a Raspberry Pi inside), and asked David if he could use a Raspberry Pi to populate a giant display at the Goodwood course with race information.

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