Goblin detector and Jam review – a guest post from 8-year-old Annabel

Liz: Annabel Oakley is eight years old. That makes her our youngest ever guest blogger! Here’s her account of a day out at a the PyCon UK Raspberry Jam in September at Coventry University, and the goblin-scaring project she made with her Raspberry Pi.  Thanks very much, Annabel – and thanks also to Dad , who helped out with the Goblin Detector and drove the car! Annabel wanted a project to show at the  computer conference. She decided to make a Goblin Detector which would sound a buzzer and flash a light, when her brother or sister went in her bedroom

See more here:
Goblin detector and Jam review – a guest post from 8-year-old Annabel

Share

SHIM RTC Raspberry Pi Real-Time Clock Board Launched By Element 14 – Geeky gadgets (blog)

Geeky gadgets (blog) SHIM RTC Raspberry Pi Real-Time Clock Board Launched By Element 14 Geeky gadgets (blog) Makers, developers and hobbyists that enjoy building projects using the awesome Raspberry Pi single board mini PC, might be interested in a new accessory board that has been unveiled by Element 14 this week in the form of the SHIM RTC. The SHIM RTC

Share

Raspberry Pi: Demos in Barnstaple of credit card-sized computer – North Devon Journal

North Devon Journal Raspberry Pi : Demos in Barnstaple of credit card-sized computer North Devon Journal DEMONSTRATIONS of one of the world's smallest computers, the Raspberry Pi , have been taking place in Barnstaple.

Go here to read the rest:
Raspberry Pi: Demos in Barnstaple of credit card-sized computer – North Devon Journal

Share

Raspberry Pi gets real-time clock board – ElectronicsWeekly.com

ElectronicsWeekly.com Raspberry Pi gets real-time clock board ElectronicsWeekly.com Element 14 has added the real-time clock (RTC) board to its Raspberry Pi add-on line-up, writes Steve Bush. The board is designed to be added to Raspberry Pi without obstructing other expansion boards. Note that it also works with A, B and B+ models, and

Read the original post:
Raspberry Pi gets real-time clock board – ElectronicsWeekly.com

Share

Raspberry Pi is a British success story – Fudzilla

Raspberry Pi is a British success story Fudzilla It is starting to look like the UK designed Raspberry Pi microcomputer, has become a British success story. The computer, which has triggered all sorts of creative single board computing projects continues to sell in far greater quantities than its …

Continued here:
Raspberry Pi is a British success story – Fudzilla

Share

Make a Tweeting Babbage

At Picademy , our awesome free training course for teachers, I run a workshop to introduce teachers to using the camera module with Python, and show them how to wire up a GPIO button they can use to trigger the camera. I always make a point of saying “now you know this, what can you make it do?” and suggest some uses for the setup – stop-motion animation, motion sensing or sending pictures to Twitter

Read more from the original source:
Make a Tweeting Babbage

Share

Raspberry Pi sales edge towards four million – ZDNet

Raspberry Pi sales edge towards four million ZDNet Earlier this year, UK-based education startup Kano put Raspberry Pi at the heart of its kit to make it easier for kids to start programming with a pre-packaged set of peripherals for Pi, including a keyboard, cables, a speaker, help guides and the Kano OS. and more

Share

October Raspberry Pi jam – Torquay Herald Express

October Raspberry Pi jam Torquay Herald Express 2. Sort program, this is was a demo of the article that Tom Brough wrote yesterday You can read the info http://www.dcglug.org.uk/network-sort-algorithm-animation/ If you would like to see the demo come to the Jam on the 8th November 2014.

View original post here:
October Raspberry Pi jam – Torquay Herald Express

Share

Raspberry Pi Microcomputer Still Selling Like Hot Cakes – TechCrunch (blog)

TechCrunch (blog) Raspberry Pi Microcomputer Still Selling Like Hot Cakes TechCrunch (blog) The UK designed Raspberry Pi microcomputer, which has triggered all sorts of creative single board computing projects — most recently being repurposed as the heart of a DIY computer designed to help kids learn to code — continues to sell in far …

Continued here:
Raspberry Pi Microcomputer Still Selling Like Hot Cakes – TechCrunch (blog)

Share

Kano Offers $150 DIY Computer Kit Using Raspberry Pi – NewsFactor Network

NewsFactor Network Kano Offers $150 DIY Computer Kit Using Raspberry Pi NewsFactor Network Built using a Raspberry Pi single-board computer, the Kano kit also comes with a keyboard, speaker and other hardware, although it doesn't include a display monitor. Designed to be easily snapped together Lego-style, the kit — once built — then ..

More here:
Kano Offers $150 DIY Computer Kit Using Raspberry Pi – NewsFactor Network

Share