When Martin Mander’s portable Hitachi television was manufactured in 1975, there were just three UK channels and you’d need to leave the comfort of your sofa in order to switch between them. Today, we have multiple viewing options and even a cool Raspberry Pi TV HAT that lets us enjoy DVB-T2 broadcasts via a suitable antenna
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Upcycle a vintage TV with the Raspberry Pi TV HAT | The MagPi #78
Hey folks, Rob from The MagPi here! Before I head off on my Christmas holidays, I want to introduce you to The MagPi 77 , where we teach you how to make with code.
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MagPi 77: Make with code
Hi folks, Rob from The MagPi here! The holiday season will soon be upon us, and that means a lot of Raspberry Pis will be given as gifts. For all these new Pi users, we thought it was time to update our beginners’ guide for 2019 in issue 76 of The MagPi , out now! And yes, this includes the brand-new 3A+
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MagPi 76: our updated Raspberry Pi Superguide!
A Raspberry Pi–powered arcade display with hidden interactive controls won over the crowds at Gamescom. Rosie Hattersley and Rob Zwetsloot got the inside scoop.
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Can’t Drive This, the 4D arcade machine
Hey folks, Rob from The MagPi here! Halloween is over and November has just begun, which means CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE! It’s never too early to think about Christmas — I start in September, the moment mince pies hit shelves. What most people seem to dread about Christmas is finding the right gifts, so I’m here to help you out
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Brand-new books from The MagPi and HackSpace magazine
Hi folks, Rob from The MagPi here! A few weeks ago, we asked you to vote on your top 50 favourite Raspberry Pi projects from the last two-or-so years. We had thousands of responses, but there was one clear winner…and you can find out who that was in issue 75 of The MagPi , out tomorrow in stores, and available today online ! See who you folks voted for… You heard right, the magazine is available a day early to download and buy online! Don’t say we never spoil you
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MagPi 75: 75 greatest projects, chosen by you
This article from The MagPi issue 74 highlights the use of the Raspberry Pi Zero to build a marine camera for coral exploration. Get your copy of The MagPi in stores now, or download it as a free PDF here . The crew took 20 000 photos in total during the cruise. Ecologists in Germany are deploying camera-equipped Pi Zero Ws off the coast of Norway to discover more about coral activity
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Explore the depths with the PiCam Marine
Hi folks, Rob from The MagPi here. While we’re working on the next issue of The MagPi, we’re very aware that we’re almost at issue 75! Rob didn’t give Alex an image to put here so she made one To celebrate this milestone, we’re doing another countdown of projects. We ranked 50 projects for issue 50 of The MagPi, and this time we’re ranking 75 of the greatest Raspberry Pi projects — and we need your help to do that! Vote for your favourite You folks in the community never stop amazing us with the things you make, so our list will be full of the outstanding projects you’ve made since we released issue 50 for October 2016! Like last time, you can vote for your favourites, but we’re upping the ante: we want you to choose the top 50 projects from the list of 75 we’ve compiled
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Vote for your 50 favourite projects!
This article from The MagPi issue 72 explores Carsten Dannat’s Squirrel Cafe project and his mission to predict winter weather conditions based on the eating habits of local squirrels. Get your copy of The MagPi in stores now, or download it as a free PDF here . The Squirrel Cafe on Twitter Squirrel chowed down on 5.0 nuts for 3.16 min at 12:53:18 CEST.
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Prepare yourself for winter with the help of squirrels
Hi folks, Rob from The MagPi here! With AI currently a hot topic in hobby tech, we thought we’d demystify it for you and your Raspberry Pi in The MagPi 72, out now! AI made easy, in issue 72 of The MagPi! The MagPi 72 AI made easy covers several types of current AI and machine learning tech that you, as a hobbyist and consumer, can get your hands on and use with your Pi. Many companies offer voice and image recognition services that work with the help of machine learning, and it’s actually pretty easy to get started with these. We asked several AI experts to help us out with this, and we cover robot automation, getting the details of an image, and offline voice recognition.
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MagPi 72: AI made easy for your Raspberry Pi