While the rest of us are forced to leave the house to obtain a tasty brew, beer master Christoper Aedo has incorporated a Raspberry Pi into his home brewing system for ultimate ‘sit-back-and-relax’ homebrew home brew. KEG! KEG! KEG! KEG! I drink and I know things Having brewed his own beer for several years, Christopher was no novice in the pursuit of creating the perfect pint*
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A homebrew Pi kit for home brewing
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!
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
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
Lifehacker Connect Your Dumb Printer To Your Home Network With a … Lifehacker If you wish your old, non-network printer could be accessible from anywhere in the house, PiMyLifeUp has a guide for turning a Raspberry Pi into a print server, … and more »
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The team at YouTube channel Hacker House always deliver when it comes to clear, detailed tutorials, and their newest project, ‘ How to Make a Smartphone-Connected Door Lock ’, is no exception. Using a Raspberry Pi-powered deadbolt actuator, multiple users can remotely unlock a door via a smartphone app.
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Hacker House Smartphone-Connected Door Lock
The Indian Express Your old laptop can live again for the cost of a USB drive Quartz But if you want to gift that machine to someone or repurpose it around the house, and aren't afraid of Linux (gulp), the makers of the Raspberry Pi have a way to give it a second chance at life for free, other than the cost of a USB drive. It's called ..
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Your old laptop can live again for the cost of a USB drive – Quartz
Having recently discovered her through Instagram, we love the videos that have been coming through from Estefannie ‘Explains It All’ De la Garza . As a “Software Engineer by day, Game Dev and YouTuber by night”, Estefannie is no stranger to digital making. And with her new YouTube channel , she’s started sharing the experience of physical making with the world.
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Estefannie’s Smart Gingerbread House
What could you do in an hour? Perhaps you could watch an episode of a TV show, have a luxurious bath, or even tidy the house a bit! But what if you could spend an hour learning a skill that might influence the future of your career, and perhaps your whole life
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Hour of Code 2016
Lifehacker Australia Build Your Own Portable Arcade Stick With A Raspberry Pi -Powered Console Packed Inside Lifehacker Australia Hack House guides you through the entire process of building this from scratch, from cutting the wood for the controller to setting up the Pi itself. The end result is a very cool little self-contained unit that's perfect for anyone who wants an easy …
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Build Your Own Portable Arcade Stick With A Raspberry Pi-Powered Console Packed Inside – Lifehacker Australia