Issue #122 — Balloons

Friday 16 October 2015

Hi everyone

You can get a free copy of the e-book Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents.

If you haven’t checked out the new Python library GPIO Zero, make sure your do – there’s a new beta release out today.

Ben

Picture of the week

The post-Skycademy school balloon launches prove to be a success

GPIO Zero Beta 3 (pythonhosted.org)
The third beta release of GPIO Zero is out now
The Pi Podcast Episode 5 (thepipodcast.com)
The community Raspberry Pi podcast this week speaks to Les Pounder about Picademy
3D-printed rice crispy loader wins Robitics Challenge (3ders.org)
School teacher Kit Fuderich wins Element14 Robotics Challenge

GPIO Zero Test Drive - Making Light of Security (raspi.tv)
Alex Eames tries out GPIO Zero by making a security light project
Install OSMC on a USB Stick (averagemanvsraspberrypi.com)
How to install OSMC on a USB stick for use with your Raspberry Pi
MIT Pablo Raspberry Pi Mounting Plate (ponoko.com)
Mounting plate for a Raspberry PI in the MIT Pablo unit
PolyEyes 2.0 (popsci.com)
Turn normal human vision into that of Clumsy Chameleon's
Simulating the Turing-Welchman Bombe with a Pi (i-programmer.info)
Build your own working replica of the Turing Bombe with Raspberry Pi & Arduino
Raspberry Pi Video Player for Children (instructables.com)
A portable video player featuring arcade buttons and a kid friendly touch interface
Neopixel Integration with Raspberry Pi and Arduino (element14.com)
Social data logging service disguised as a fog machine

Skycademy - Balloons Everywhere! (raspberrypi.org)
James Robinson shows the effect of teaching teachers high altitude ballooning
Major League Hacking Local Hack Day (raspberrypi.org)
Raspberry Pi hardware hacks at the MLH Hack Day with Marc Scott
Senior Pi (raspberrypi.org)
A touch-screen customisation of the Raspberry Pi for elderly people
Working Doctor Who props with Raspberry Pi (raspberrypi.org)
Pi projects based on Doctor Who
Maker Faire Berlin 2015 (raspberrypi.org)
James Mitchell tells all about the Berlin Maker Faire
Brucon Dongle of Death (theregister.co.uk)
Home-made Raspberry Pi WiFi signal jammer
Top 10 Raspberry Pi design projects (electronicsweekly.com)
Retro game consoles, security camera, DIY laptop and more

12 incredibly useful and rewarding Raspberry Pi tools and solutions for Tinkerers and Makers of any age and experience

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