London-based Solid State Group decided to combine Slack with a giant LED wall, and created a thing of beauty for their office. “BUILD THE WALL we cried aloud
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Build the wall: a huge wall (of LEDs)
Have you ever fancied building a Raspberry Pi photo booth?
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The All-Seeing Pi: a Raspberry Pi photo booth
Walk around the commons of Cambridge and you’re bound to see one or more of the Cambridge University Quidditch Club players mounted upon sticks with a makeshift quaffle. But try as they might, their broomsticks will never send them soaring through the air
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Harry Potter and the Real-Life Wizard Duel
On 1-2 April, Cambridge Raspberry Jam will be hosting Pi Wars 2017 , the latest iteration of their successful robotics challenge competition. For those unfamiliar with the setup, Pi Wars contestants use home-brew Raspberry Pi-powered robots to compete across seven challenge courses. There’s also a host of other categories, including prizes for Artistic and Technical Merit, as well as an award for ‘Funniest Robot’! With only a few days to go until the big weekend, we’ve wrangled Pi Wars 2017 hosts, Mike and Tim, to give us the lowdown on everything you need to know before the main event
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Pi Wars 2017 is just a few days away!
Here at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, we take great pride in the wonderful free resources we produce for you to use in classes, at home and in coding clubs. We publish them under a Creative Commons licence, and they’re an excellent way to develop your digital-making skills
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Get wordy with our free resources
Here at the Raspberry Pi Foundation, we take great pride in the wonderful free resources we produce for you to use in classes, at home and in coding clubs.
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Get wordy with our free resources
Allen Pan has wired up his home automation system to be controlled by memorable tunes from the classic Zelda franchise.
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Zelda-inspired ocarina-controlled home automation
With the JavaWatch system from Terren Peterson , there’s (Raspberry Pi) ZERO reason for you ever to run out of coffee beans again! By utilising many of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) available to budding developers, Terren was able to create a Pi Zero-powered image detection unit. Using the Raspberry Pi Camera Module to keep tabs on your coffee bean storage, it automatically orders a fresh batch of java when supplies are running low.
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JavaWatch automated coffee replenishment system
Following a post-Christmas decision to keep illuminated decorations on her stairway bannister throughout the year, Lorraine Underwood found a new purpose for a strip of NeoPixels she had lying around.
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NeoPixel Temperature Stair Lights
This column is from The MagPi issue 52 . You can download a PDF of the full issue for free, or subscribe to receive the print edition in your mailbox or the digital edition on your tablet.
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Community Profile: Alex Eames