Monthly Archives: May 2014

Happy second birthday to The MagPi!

We were amazed to learn that this month’s edition represents The MagPi’s second anniversary. The MagPi is the Raspberry Pi magazine, produced by the community for the community; it has no association with us at the Foundation (besides the fact that we love it and think it’s the best thing since sliced maltloaf)

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“We live in a world of raspberry pi’s and arduinos” – the Moving Minds summit … – The Drum

The Drum “We live in a world of raspberry pi's and arduinos” – the Moving Minds summit … The Drum These technological advances mean that consumers are no longer observers, they are manufacturers. “We have arrived in a 'maker revolution,” said TMR&C's Sword.

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Allied serves up Raspberry Pi to robotics competition – Electronic Products & Technology

Allied serves up Raspberry Pi to robotics competition Electronic Products & Technology Allied Electronics, Fort Worth TX, will provide a Model A Raspberry Pi computer board to each one of the more than 130 high school-age Dean's List Award finalists who participated in the 2014 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) season.

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This Apple II Raspberry Pi enclosure is incredible – tuaw.com

This Apple II Raspberry Pi enclosure is incredible tuaw.com Why just put that Raspberry Pi into a boring little plastic box when you can give it a classy place to live? Charles Mangin is selling these Apple II Raspberry Pi cases at his RetroConnector Etsy shop for US$115. Mangin is the same clever fellow who ..

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Living with lag

We put this video up on our various social media sites earlier in the week (here’s our Facebook page , if you’re not familiar with it yet: we’re also on G+ and Twitter if you’d like to chat), but so many of you have emailed me about it since then that I’m giving it a spot here, too.

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Six clicks: Single board computers: Banana Pi, Raspberry Pi, and more – ZDNet

ZDNet Six clicks: Single board computers: Banana Pi, Raspberry Pi , and more ZDNet Six clicks: Single board computers: Banana Pi, Raspberry Pi , and more. Summary: We all know about the Raspberry Pi , but it's far from the only single-board computer out there that makers might find both useful and affordable. Steven J.

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Apple II Raspberry Pi Case Available For £69 – Geeky gadgets

Geeky gadgets Apple II Raspberry Pi Case Available For £69 Geeky gadgets Owners of the awesome Raspberry Pi mini PC might be interested in a new case for the minicomputer which has been created by RetroConector over on the Etsy website and takes the form of an Apple II computer case. The 3D printed Apple II Raspberry Pi

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Raspberry Pi used to build motion-controlled smart mirror that compliments you – Geek

Raspberry Pi used to build motion-controlled smart mirror that compliments you Geek In this day and age, just about every consumer object is becoming “smart.” Generally, the moniker is overused, bestowed upon consumer products that simply come with a connected monitoring app or with basic functions and tasks that can be scheduled.

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The next generation of single board computers begins with Banana Pi – Load The Game

Load The Game The next generation of single board computers begins with Banana Pi Load The Game Raspberry Pi is a credit-card-sized single board computer developed in the UK by the Raspberry Pi foundation, manufactured in two board configurations through licensed manufacturing deals with Newark element14, RS Components and Egoman. It was first

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Celebrating 50 years of BASIC

On May 1, 1964, Professor John Kemeny ran the first BASIC program from a timesharing terminal at Dartmouth College, and ushered in a new era in accessible programming. Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, BASIC tended to be the first language that children of my generation came across; despite well-known claims to the contrary , many of us are doing just fine. We’ve got a few goodies to help get you in the party mood.

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