The AIY project from Google or Create a voice kit with your Raspberry Pi is a wonderful gift from Google. I got it last year after a long preorder wait from ModMyPi. The kit is nice comes with a do it yourself cardboard case, that is nice but obviously not to be used as a… Read More »
The world smallest cluster has a new sleek case from ModMyPi the ModMyPi Cluster HAT Case The cluster is made of a Cluster HAT that creates the smallest cluster: 1 Raspberry Pi and 4 Raspberry Pi Zero for a total of 8 cores and 3GB of RAM. The case comes in a plain box: All… Read More »
Running NetFlix on a Raspberry Pi is a fantastic way to carry your Netflix account with you in a light mode way without relying on a laptop or entering your credentials on unknown insecure terminals. You need: – a Raspberry PI – preferably with head radiators or better already equipped with a with a fan.… Read More »
There are some nice demos that come with Pimoroni Unicorn HAT HD library but if you want something more fun you can have interactive applications. How about GAMES ? I stumbled over a thread Unicorn HAT Demo Ideas where someone was asking foe ideas of demos for the standard Unicorn HAT. Two of the best… Read More »
This pumped up Pimoroni Unicorn HAT HD is an incredible toy. The content of the kit looks like the following: – a 256 RGB LED pixels in a 16×16 matrix. Pixels driven by ARM STM32F and three STP16CPC26 LED drivers – Bundled ninja diffuser – Nuts(4) and bolts (8 + 3 spares) I was able… Read More »
Because this month is my Birthday like a true big kid I brought some toys. What better place to buy shiny and sparkling new toys can you find compared to Pimoroni ? The service was very fast and I really liked the presentation: So what is the content of the box and the reason for… Read More »
In a perfect German tradition Conrad electronics shop released an Advent Calendar for Raspberry Pi. You can buy it online or from a Conrad shop if you get to go to Germany in a town with a Conrad shop. Got mine from the Conrad in Leipzig but online is available at Conrad Online There are… Read More »
As I discussed in post Portable #Docker #Swarm made of #RaspberryPI – Updated hardware there were several hardware updates done to the swarm. One of the updates was adding a switch and connecting all the Raspberry PIs to the switch. First version of the Docker Swarm was done using the wifi connections of the PIs.… Read More »
I wanted to update my hardware setup for the Docker Swarm cluster from post Portable #Docker #Swarm made of #RaspberryPI. The idea was to make it more portable, more reliable and a bit faster. The following steps were done: Add ethernet support The original setup used a small Edimax router with the Raspberry Pi nodes… Read More »