Over the last few months, we’ve been working with US-based startup Trinket to develop a web-based emulator for the Sense HAT , the multipurpose add-on board for the Raspberry Pi which is also the core component of the Astro Pi units on the International Space Station. We wanted to provide a unique, free learning resource that brings the excitement of programming our space-qualified hardware to students, teachers, and others all over the world.
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Sense HAT emulator
ZDNet DIY: Build your own Raspberry Pi rain notifier ZDNet Mornings are harried. Who has time to check the weather report
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Arduino And IR Remote Turn Off Raspberry Pi | Hackaday Hackaday With all of the cool features on the Raspberry Pi , it is somewhat notable that it lacks a power button. In a simple setup, the only way to cut power to the tiny computer is to physically remove the power cord. [Dalton63841] found that this was below ..
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Mike “ Recantha ” Horne mailed me yesterday saying he’d found something that was (and I quote) “ALL KINDS OF COOL”. He also taught me a new word. This project is a paludarium: a created environment that mimics a complete terrestrial and aquatic biome, full of plants and animals that live in water and on land.
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Amazonian rainforest simulation
In my former life as a Computing and ICT teacher and even before that as an ICT Technician, I always looked forward to the Bett Show in London. The Bett Show is the world’s leading learning technology event. Imagine a trade show meets teachers conference and you might have some idea of what it is like
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RAPIRO: This Little Robot Likes Raspberry Pi TechNewsWorld Get in on the ground floor as we look at the most exciting crowdfunded tech projects out there right now. This week: RAPIRO, a Raspberry Pi -compatible mini-robot kit that's designed to let you build “the cool robot you always wanted as a kid.” Who ..
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10 Projects Showcasing the Raspberry Pi's Versatility EE Times The Raspberry Pi is showing up in all kinds of places. Last time we brought you 15 accessories for the Raspberry Pi , and now we're going to show you some of the cool projects these things are being used for.
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