PlottyBot beautifully handwrites your typing
Ben Akrin created the incredible PlottyBot to get out of hand-writing tonnes of Christmas cards. Scrooge vibes aside, this is an amazing Raspberry Pi Zero-based project, and this pen plotter can do...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi Zero powers CubeSat space mission
GASPACS (Get Away Special Passive Attitude Control Satellite) CubeSat is a NASA-sponsored mini-satellite project built by students from Utah State University (USU). The team behind it think it’s the...
View ArticleOn Wednesdays we wear tech
Jim from Microsoft has outdone himself in the race to be our best friend by designing an entire livestream series around teen Millennial movie bible Mean Girls. If you’re interested in wearable tech,...
View ArticleCount YouTube subscribers with Raspberry Pi Zero
After ceaseless pleas from a colleague, Clemens at Elektor finally relented and built a YouTube subscriber counter for the office. And he turned to the harder, better, faster, stronger Raspberry Pi...
View ArticleRide a model railway from the train driver’s POV
No one at Pi Towers can remember if Beetlejuice actually drives the mini train through the model village version of the film’s fictional setting Winter River. So we’re going with the Addams Family...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi + Game Boy pieces + mechanical keyboard = cool Frankenstein DIY...
This Frankenstein’s monster of a creation is called Penkēsu. It was designed by Penk Chen, who bills it as a “homebrew retro-style handheld PC”. Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W powers this mish-mash of...
View ArticleSimulate a cosy plane ride with Raspberry Pi Zero
Alex Air lets you experience the snug quarters of a commercial flight, but without the reward of stepping off the plane in a desirable location. This unconventional simulator is powered by Raspberry...
View ArticleMaka Niu deep-sea imaging system | The MagPi #125
A deep-sea underwater imaging and sensing system made using a Raspberry Pi Zero and Camera Module is making a splash in marine exploration circles. In the latest issue of The MagPi, David Crookes...
View ArticlePiBoy Mini: just add a Raspberry Pi and you’ve got a handheld retro gaming...
Retro gaming is a massively popular Raspberry Pi application, and while loading your favourite old video games onto an SD card is pretty straightforward, building the physical shell of a gaming system...
View ArticleThis teeny tiny TV plays The Simpsons all day, every day
A Raspberry Pi Zero, a 2.8″ Waveshare screen, and a little 3D printing magic is all fans of The Simpsons need to create a miniature perpetual watch party. That first part is a tiny lie — you need...
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