Dungeon Master Dan has built a Raspberry Pi VR/AR Headset. ‘This is a build I made using a Raspberry Pi, an IR camera, and an HDMI compatible HMD (head-mounted-display),’ writes DMD, ‘The entire build is attached to the headset meaning that I don’t have any messy wires constantly getting in my way, but it can get kinda heavy after a ...
Raspberry Pi Development
The latest Electronics Weekly news on the eductional Raspberry Pi development board, a “low cost, credit-card sized computer that plugs into a computer monitor or TV, and uses a standard keyboard and mouse”.
Relaunched Maplin focuses on enthusiasts, Raspberry Pi and Arduino
In 2018, consumer electronics retailer Maplin went into administration, shuttering 200 locations. Last year, the company quietly re-emerged with an online-only business model. EW spoke with CEO Ollie Marshall about the firm’s renewed focus on the hobbyist and enthusiast community. Marshall explains that “In the latter days, the company tried to focus more on mainstream products,” where it simply wasn’t ...
Farnell’s Raspberry Pi starter Kit
Farnell has launched its exclusive Raspberry Pi Starter Kit – an all-in-one kit for quick-start embedded computing Featuring the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B computer and a range of Farnell’s own brand Multicomp Pro products, the new Starter Kit provides an out of the box experience for first-time users and customers looking to reduce new product development times. Available for same ...
Competition: Win a Raspberry Pi-compatible devkit for Alexa Voice Services
Don't miss this chance to get your hands on a VocalFusion dev kit for Amazon AVS - the XVF3510 dev kit, to be precise.
Gadget Book: Raspberry Pi Projects for Kids
Here's one for those interested in the Raspberry Pi development board as a means to lead younger gadget masters into the way of electronics - Raspberry Pi Projects for Kids.
Voice codec eval board is Raspberry Pi HAT
CML Microcircuits has introduced an evaluation board for its low-power voice codec based around a Raspberry Pi. The codec, the CMX655D, has been built into the EV6550DHAT – a board compliant with Raspberry Pi’s HAT (hardware attached on top) extension board standard. “The Raspberry Pi single board computer is widely recognised by makers, enthusiasts and professional developers as the platform of ...
Raspberry Pi promotes computing to girls through GBIC programme
After launching its gender balance in computing (GBIC) programme this April and running trials within a small group of schools around England, Raspberry Pi has announced it’s opening general recruitment for the project. This means that all primary and secondary schools in England can take part in upcoming trials for the programme. Young women are severely underrepresented in STEM subjects ...
Building a Raspberry Pi-based accessible Smart Guitar – DroidconUK
One of my personal highlights of the recent droidCon UK was the keynote on Building An Accessible Smart Guitar For The Deaf, Blind and Mute.
Raspberry Pi HAT regulates and measures power
A power regulator and parametric measurement tool for Raspberry Pi has been launched on Kickstarter
NEC to launch Raspberry Pi-based MediaPlayer
In February, NEC is to launch a MediaPlayer for digital signage based on Raspberry Pi. The MediaPlayer software comes pre-installed on NEC’s Raspberry Pi Compute Module at no additional charge, delivering customisation suitable for digital display boards in retail, digital menu boards, leisure and corporate communication applications. The SoC MediaPlayer can be integrated inside any compatible NEC display offering the ...