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Making music with Raspberry Pi – BBC News

BBC News Making music with Raspberry Pi BBC News Lots of schools are using Raspberry Pi computers to teach young people how to program computers. Now its inventors have found a new use for it – teaching the technology of music.

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Parkinson’s disease body illusion

Transports is an interactive installation from Analogue , a theatre/art group, sponsored by the Wellcome Trust, which creates the illusion that the viewer is experiencing Parkinson’s symptoms. As in the rubber hand illusion , the mind is tricked into believing that the user’s hand is the hand shown in some point-of-view video; while a glove with motors makes them feel the tremors associated with the disease. The whole setup is controlled by a Raspberry Pi.

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New Raspberry Pi now in SA – Gadget

New Raspberry Pi now in SA Gadget The Raspberry Pi Model A+ has the 40-pin GPIO connector introduced on the Model B+, with the same pin-out and mounting holes for standard Hardware Attached on Top (HAT) accessories allowing users to add extra functions quickly and easily. In addition

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Raspitab Raspberry Pi Tablet Launches From £149 On Kickstarter (video) – Geeky Gadgets

Geeky Gadgets Raspitab Raspberry Pi Tablet Launches From £149 On Kickstarter (video) Geeky Gadgets The Raspitab has been designed to provide users with a Linux tablet that is both hackable friendly and includes enough internal space for self engineering, together with a Raspberry Pi mini PC at its centre. Watch the video after the jump to learn more …

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Raspberry Pi Touchscreen 5 Inch Display BackPack Unveiled By Adafruit For $70 – Geeky Gadgets

Geeky Gadgets Raspberry Pi Touchscreen 5 Inch Display BackPack Unveiled By Adafruit For $70 Geeky Gadgets The Raspberry Pi touchscreen shows up as a USB mouse so you can use it with any computer, without the need for any special drivers. The new Raspberry Pi touchscreen is now available to purchase for $69.96 from the Adafruit online store.

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Just got your hands on the new Raspberry Pi? Here’s the 6 best uses for it. – PC Pro

Just got your hands on the new Raspberry Pi ? Here's the 6 best uses for it. PC Pro With single-board microcomputers like the Raspberry Pi becoming increasingly widespread, hobby computing is becoming easier and cheaper than ever before.

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Build a Motivational Bathroom Scale with a Raspberry Pi – Lifehacker

Build a Motivational Bathroom Scale with a Raspberry Pi Lifehacker One of the most deterring parts about trying to lose weight is that moment when you look down at the scale. This custom built scale ditches unsatisfying numbers and uses a Raspberry Pi to actually talk to you when your step up to help keep you motivated.

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The 6 best uses for your Raspberry Pi: easy projects for your new … – PC Pro

PC Pro The 6 best uses for your Raspberry Pi : easy projects for your new … PC Pro With single-board microcomputers like the Raspberry Pi becoming increasingly widespread, hobby computing is becoming easier and cheaper than ever before

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Raspberry Pi BerryIMU Orientation Sensor (video) – Geeky Gadgets

Geeky Gadgets Raspberry Pi BerryIMU Orientation Sensor (video) Geeky Gadgets IMUs can be found in electronic devices such as quadcopters, smartphones, Segways and Wii remotes to name a few and are used to sense movement and orientation within the devices. Mark Williams creator of the Raspberry Pi BerryIMU explains a little

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Raspberry Pi at record breaking Skills Night – Southgate Amateur Radio Club

Raspberry Pi at record breaking Skills Night Southgate Amateur Radio Club The event was held at the Danbury Village Hall near Chelmsford and a record 66 people signed the attendance register. The first Skills Night was held in January 2014 with the aim of helping newcomers to the hobby. Since then the monthly amateur radio

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