Raspberry Pi Development

A project to build a Google Home device using a Raspberry Pi has been described by Jamie McKane. With a minimal amount of hardware and setup, you can create a functioning home assistant linked to your Google account and controlled by voice commands. Follow the steps below to install the Google Assistant SDK on your Raspberry Pi and set it ...

Breakout boards from Pimoroni add audio output, sensor and motor control to Raspberry Pi and Arduino boards. The boards are now available from Mouser Electronics. Pimoroni designs and manufactures products for makers, educators and creatives. It is supported by the Raspberry Pi and wider maker communities and says its mission is to make electronics “accessible and attractive and spread knowledge, ...

Radxa has announced the ROCK Pi SATA HAT, a series of SATA expansion targeting at the NAS solution for Raspberry Pi 4 and ROCK Pi 4. The ROCK Pi SATA HATs come in 3 models: Dual/Quad SATA HAT Penta SATA HAT The Dual/Quad SATA HAT is designed for Raspberry Pi 4 as well as ROCK Pi 4, and the Penta SATA ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Don't miss this chance to get your hands on a VocalFusion dev kit for Amazon AVS - the XVF3510 dev kit, to be precise.

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.

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 ...

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 ...