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Raspbery Pi-newood Derby

Andre Miron’s Pinewood Derby Instant Replay System (sorry, not sorry for the pun in the title) uses a Raspberry Pi to monitor the finishing line and play back a slow-motion instant replay, putting an end to “No, I won!” squabbles once and for all. Raspberry Pi Based Pinewood Derby Instant Replay Demo This is the same system I demo in this video (https://youtu.be/-QyMxKfBaAE), but on our actual track with real pinewood derby cars.

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The Code Club International movement

Over the past few years, Code Club has made strides toward world domination! There are now more than 10,000 Code Clubs running in 125 countries. More than 140,000 kids have taken part in our clubs in places as diverse as the northernmost tip of Canada and the favelas of Rio de Janeiro

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#CharityTuesday: Code Club for libraries

Code Clubs aren’t just for the classroom, as today’s blog post shows. Last week, we announced that we are extending Code Club to 9- to 13-year-olds: as well as supporting more schools to offer Code Clubs, this means that non-school venues, like libraries, will be able to offer their clubs to a wider age group.

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#CharityTuesday: What do kids say about Code Club?

We’ve recently released a series of new Code Club videos on our YouTube channel . These range from advice on setting up your own Code Club to testimonials from kids and volunteers. To offer a little more information on the themes of each video, we’ll be releasing #CharityTuesday blog posts for each, starting with the reason for it all: the kids.

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Kosovo’s First Pi Wars

British Engineer Andy Moxon recently contacted us to highlight a Pi Wars event he was organising in Kosovo. I write to inform you about an event I am running akin to Pi Wars, here in the newly independent country of Kosovo, South-East Europe

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Deal: The Complete Raspberry Pi 2 Starter Kit – Now 85% Off – AndroidPIT US (blog)

AndroidPIT US (blog) Deal: The Complete Raspberry Pi 2 Starter Kit – Now 85% Off AndroidPIT US (blog) The Complete Pi 2 Starter Kit offers DIY computing along with all the tools you'll need, at a dirt-cheap price.

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