Issue #57 — Plus

Hi there

Earlier this week the Foundation launched the new Raspberry Pi – the Model B+, which is on sale now at the same price of $35. This brought with it a selection of new cases and more.

In the announcement Eben described it as “This isn’t a ‘Raspberry Pi 2’, but rather the final evolution of the original Raspberry Pi”. It’s got 4 USB ports, 40 GPIO pins, a single port for composite and audio, it takes a Micro SD card and the power management’s been improved. The current model B is to remain in production.

Two days prior to this announcement Ben shipped the mobile version of the Raspberry Pi website – so do check it out on your mobile device.

Tomorrow Ben flies to Berlin for a week for EuroPython! He’ll be speaking about Raspberry Pi and education on Thursday.

There was a whispering of information on Twitter about out mystery sponsor Flotilla at the weekend! More details to follow.

Ben & Ryan

Picture of the week

Raspberry Pi Model B+ features more USB, more GPIO, improved power, micro SD and an combined composite and audio port – all for the original price of $35

News

• Raspberry Pi Model B+ Launched (raspberrypi.org)
  Model B+ on sale for $35 with 4 USBs, 40 GPIOs and micro SD
• Raspberry Pi Mobile Site Launched (plus.google.com)
  Raspberry Pi's responsive design for mobile devices
• Model A+ To Be Expected (raspi.today)
  Eben Upton's Interview about B+ reveals an A+ is on its way
• Picademy 3 Review (raspberrypi.org)
  Clive on this week's Picademy - applications open for September
• MagPi Issue 25 (themagpi.com)
  FishDish, Picamera, WiFi Sniffing, Enigma Cipher and more

Projects

• Twin Raspberry Pi B+ Rack (instructables.com)
  An instructable on how to make a quick 2 B+ Rack "Case"
• RFinderPi (southgatearc.org)
  A free open-source realtime radio programmer
• RickMote (raspberrypi.org)
  Security hole allows you to RickRoll Chromecast users with Raspberry Pi

Articles & more

• Redesign for barebones Raspberry Pi computer (bbc.co.uk)
  BBC's coverage on the new B+ Redesign
• B+: The Price is Right at $35 (linux.com)
  The Linux Foundation praises Raspberry Pi's price point and user focus
• Raspberry Pi Model B+ (linuxvoice.com)
  A detailed look at the new version of the Raspberry Pi
• TiddlyBot (kickstarter.com)
  Fun and simple Raspberry Pi Robot Kickstarter campiagn
• GPIO sorcery for B+ (jarjartee.wordpress.com)
  An analysis of quite a few GPIO boards and B+ Compatibiliity
• First look at the new Raspberry Pi B+ (makezine.com)
  What the Raspberry Pi should have been all along..?
• Introducing Raspberry Pi B+ (comments) (news.ycombinator.com)
  Hacker News comments thread on the B+
• Alex on B+ Power Reduction (raspi.tv)
  How much less power does the Raspberry Pi B+ use than the old model B?
• Raspberry Pi B+ (cnet.com)
  Raspberry Pi B+ gets more USBs and microSD for the same tiny price

Upcoming Events

• Manchester Raspberry Jam 21 (19 July)
• Horsham Raspberry Jam (20 July)
• Peterborough Raspberry Jam (9 August)
• Southend Raspberry Jam (16 August)
• PyConUK (Coventry) (19 - 22 September)

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