Issue #71 — Disrupt

Hi all

This week Eben’s fireside chat at Techcrunch Disrupt showed him reveal the latest version of the display accessory, hint at the anticipated Model A+ being an exciting product as well as having him chat in general about how he’s been running Raspberry Pi.

Ryan’s going to be stepping down from his role at Pi Weekly to concentrate on his open university course and running his business Ryanteck. Thanks to Ryan for all his contributions over the last 71 weeks!

Ben & Ryan

Picture of the week

RetroPiE console elumaltor running in the back seats

News

• Eben at Techcrunch Disrupt (raspberrypi.org)
  Eben talks sales, hardware business, Model A+ and the display
• Seeking the Next Alan Turing (raspberrypi.org)
  Introducing the Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge

Projects

• Self-destructing Document Printer (vice.com)
  A Pi powered printer that creates documents that self-destruct
• Spotify Cassette Player (cnet.com)
  Raspberry Pi cassette player plays Spotify tunes from actual tapes
• Scooter with Blinkenlights (raspberrypi.org)
  A Model A plus neopixel lights makes the world’s happiest nine-year-old
• Back Seat Console Emulator (instructables.com)
  Building a RetroPi Gaming Console in the back of your car seats
• Sinclair TV LCD Conversion (nathan.chantrell.net)
  Using a Sinclair TV case as the enclosure for a Pi with TFT

Articles & more

• Toycollect (raspberrypi.org)
  Rescuing toys from under the sofa with Pi and Arduino
• Robot Volcanology (raspberrypi.org)
  A wall-climbing Pi robot to explore inaccessible areas in volcanos
• Six DIY Projects for Hacking (lifehacker.com)
  Pi projects for hacking computers and networks
• MBA for Entrepreneurs (ft.com)
  How Eben's MBA helped him run Raspberry Pi

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