Monthly Archives: September 2015

GoBox Raspberry Pi Robot Subscription Kit: Maker 1 – Technabob (blog)

Technabob (blog) GoBox Raspberry Pi Robot Subscription Kit: Maker 1 Technabob (blog) Dexter Industries makes educational electronics and robotics kits for all levels of experience. With its new GoBox subscription service, the company aims to be more involved in the progress of robotics newbies, particularly children.

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Barrel o’ Fun: Arcade machine barrel table

What do you do if you are given a big old wine barrel? You could make it into a twee garden planter; go over Niagara Falls in it; or cut off the end and make a secret passage like in Scooby Doo.

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MATLAB & Simulink Student Suite – Raspberry Pi Bundle

Today, a look at a speedy way for students to prototype, test, analyse and deploy sophisticated applications on Raspberry Pi, using industry tools: MathWorks’ MATLAB , a high-level programming environment for visualising and analysing data, computation, mathematical modelling, and algorithm development; and Simulink , which provides a block diagramming environment for modelling and simulating dynamic systems. element14 recently launched a Learn to Program Pack consisting of MATLAB and Simulink Student Suite bundled with their Raspberry Pi 2 starter kit, which gives you a Pi 2, microSD card, power supply and case

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AdaCore Introduces GNAT GPL 2015 for the Raspberry Pi 2 – Business Wire (press release)

Business Wire (press release) AdaCore Introduces GNAT GPL 2015 for the Raspberry Pi 2 Business Wire (press release) “With more than 5 million units sold to date, Raspberry Pi is one of the world's most popular single-board computers for young computer innovators and hobbyists,” said Jamie Ayre, Marketing Director of AdaCore. “By providing Raspberry Pi 2 users access …

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GameKid Raspberry Pi Powered Handheld Hits Kickstarter (video) – Geeky Gadgets

Geeky Gadgets GameKid Raspberry Pi Powered Handheld Hits Kickstarter (video) Geeky Gadgets Robot Loves Kitty has taken to Kickstarter to raise $15,000 to help take the GameKid Raspberry Pi powered handheld gaming console into the hands of as many people as possible.

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Fish tank temperature probe: an ideal beginner’s project

Determined to redress the moggie-doggie bias of the internet Lauren Orsini decided to use a Raspberry Pi and a waterproof temperature sensor to monitor her fish tank . It’s not a recent project but it deserves a place here because it’s such a brilliant introduction to physical computing on the Raspberry Pi: one sensor, one purpose and a few lines of “English with a funny syntax” (aka Python). It’s a great tutorial too—Lauren writes clearly and shares her beginner’s point of view, documenting things that more experienced people might take for granted

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Raspberry Pi programming language more popular than French – ElectronicsWeekly.com

Raspberry Pi programming language more popular than French ElectronicsWeekly.com The Raspberry Pi programming language, called Python, has overtaken French as the most popular language taught in primary schools, according to a survey of school pupils and parents.

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