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Friday 22 April 2016

Issue #149 - Robonaut

Hi

Thanks to Helen for taking on Raspberry Pi Weekly last week.

Tomorrow it’s the Creative Technologists’ New Works exhibition at Pi Towers. Next week we’ll share some photos and details of their projects.

Be sure to check out the photos from the PA Consulting Raspberry Pi competition.

Ben

  • The animated adventures of Izzy and Ed

    (raspberrypi.org) New animation for the Astro Pi mission
  • FUZEBOX

    (kickstarter.com) Educational electronics kit from FUZE
  • Eye-Pi IR camera

    (raspberrypi.org) A portable Pi IR camera
  • The Minecraft Bedrock Challenge

    (raspberrypi.org) Can you navigate your way through an invisible Minecraft arena?
  • Add Push Notifications to MotionEyeOS

    (raspberrypi.org) MotionEyeOS is perfect for using your Pi as a CCTV camera
  • Automatic book scanner for Ethiopia

    (hackaday.io) A book scanner to be used in Ethiopian universities
  • Nintendo DS sized pocket computer

    (imgur.com) The tiniest laptop you've ever seen
  • ScottTV

    (hackaday.io) A simple media player for an autistic child
  • Bypass Your Monitor with a Headless Raspberry Pi Interface

    (makezine.com) Using a keypad and LCD screen as an interactive display
  • PI Buddy

    (arm-tutorials.com) Twitter based home automation
  • Wall Mounted Calendar and Notification Center

    (instructables.com) Neat Pi-powered wall mounted information display
  • Control a Door Lock from a Smartwatch

    (hackster.io) A Pebble client for the Open Sesame System
  • European Maker Week

    (raspberrypi.org)
    A week of maker events in 28 countries - and ways to get involved
  • Scratch performance - feel the speed!

    (raspberrypi.org)
    Demo of Scratch running twice as fast on a Pi as on a Macbook i5
  • Raspberry Pi, Preserving Digital Heritage

    (raspberrypi.org)
    Archiving and playing old games in a museum environment
  • What's new in GPIO Zero v1.2?

    (bennuttall.com)
    GPIO Zero v1.2 added Energenie, line sensor, ultrasonic distance sensor and more
  • Keyes 34-Piece Sensor Experiment Kit review

    (raspberrypi.org)
    The MagPi review this 34-piece electronics kit
  • PA Consulting’s Raspberry Pi coding competition

    (electronicsweekly.com)
    Pictures from the PA Consulting Raspberry Pi competition

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