Issue #330 - Turn a watermelon into a RetroPie games console
Howdy,
We’ve got one of those nice, juicy, extra full issues of Raspberry Pi Weekly for you today. Did you miss us? Summer breaks mean we’ve been a bit like ships passing in the night at Raspberry Pi Towers but we are back and into our Friday routine.
One of our young makers has been honoured with a 2020 Action for Nature award for his smart sprinkler system. Your recent home builds feature some cool robots, and a few nostalgia-filled retrofits. On the weirder end of the scale, we also saw a self-driving trash can and a RetroPie games console inside a watermelon.
September is wellness month at Digital Making at Home, and the team have some brand new projects for young coders which are all about embracing the things that make you feel calm.
Plus, Raspberry Pi Press has published a few new issues of our house magazines since we last saw you.
Phew. And… breathe.
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Smart Community Sprinkler System wins the 2020 Action for Nature 'Innovator Award'
(actionfornature.org) 15-year-old Adarsh Ambati turned to Raspberry Pi to support drought-hit San Jose -
The MagPi magazine is back with a brand new issue
(magpi.raspberrypi.org) Discover 3D printing, laser cutting, and crafting techniques -
How young people can run their computer programs in space with Astro Pi
(raspberrypi.org) Help young people take this amazing opportunity! -
Issue #42 of Wireframe magazine is out now
(wireframe.raspberrypi.org) Lifting the lid on video games -
How is computing taught in schools around the world?
(raspberrypi.org) Investigating the world's formal computing education systems -
Here's the latest issue of Custom PC magazine
(custompc.raspberrypi.org) The complete guide to Mini PCs -
Hackspace magazine just dropped issue 35
(hackspace.raspberrypi.org) Make, build, hack, create -
Self-driving trash can controlled by Raspberry Pi
(raspberrypi.org) Refuse collectors wake up EARLY -
Raspberry Pi + Furby = ‘Furlexa’ voice assistant
(raspberrypi.org) Furby never came for Christmas 1998. We're not over it. -
Boston Dynamics’ Handle robot recreated with Raspberry Pi
(raspberrypi.org) It balances! Even when poked with a stick... -
Turn a watermelon into a RetroPie games console
(raspberrypi.org) Fresh, sticky, and fun -
Raspberry Pi retro player
(raspberrypi.org) It's tiny, but cute, like us! -
Nandu’s lockdown Raspberry Pi robot project
(raspberrypi.org) This robot is literally smarter than me -
Atomic TV
(raspberrypi.org) Turn it off it's beauuuutiful -
Raspberry Pi listening posts ‘hear’ the Borneo rainforest
(raspberrypi.org) Now THAT'S a dawn chorus -
3D-printable cases for the Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera
(raspberrypi.org) Functionality, but make it fashion -
Recreate Q*bert’s cube-hopping action
(raspberrypi.org) Code the mechanics of an eighties arcade hit in Python and Pygame Zero -
Give your voice assistant a retro Raspberry Pi makeover
(raspberrypi.org) "Alexa, it's over" -
It’s a brand-new NODE Mini Server!
(raspberrypi.org) Third time's a charm -
What the 'blink' is my IP address?
(raspberrypi.org) What did the Romans ever do for us? -
Global sunrise/sunset Raspberry Pi art installation
(raspberrypi.org) Rise and shine -
Raspberry Pi enables world’s smallest iMac
(raspberrypi.org) Phenomenal powers, itty bitty living space -
Build an arcade cabinet
(raspberrypi.org) Sure plays a mean pinball
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Explore well-being in September with Digital Making at Home
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These brand new projects are all about embracing the things that make you feel calm -
Coding for concentration with Digital Making at Home
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Focus your mind
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