DIY Projects

This month the team responsible for creating the awesome Milanote creative collaboration platform, that allows you to create mood boards for brainstorming, and easily visualise your creative process. Have released a new update bringing with it a number of enhancements, tweaks and bug fixes as well … [Read more...] about Brainstorming made easy with Milanote

Using a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller and WizFi360 display Huckster.io member "Gavin" has created a fully featured PC status monitor. Enabling you to quickly and easily check the status of your CPU, RAM, GPU and network speeds. "I want to display the current status of my computer on a screen, … [Read more...] about DIY PC status monitor monitors CPU, GPU, RAM

A new Raspberry Pi Zero W retro handheld games console has recently been created by Hackster.io member Arnov Sharma in the form of the aptly named PALPi V5. The Raspberry Pi based games console runs the Recalbox OS operating system and features a PAL Display. Features of the handheld console include … [Read more...] about PALPi V5 Raspberry Pi retro handheld games console

Makers, hobbyists and 3D printing enthusiasts may be interested in a new tutorial published this month on how to electroplate 3D prints with fantastic effect. In the demonstration video below YouTuber and electroplating master @hen3drik reveals how he has 3D printed the Narsil Sword from Lord of the … [Read more...] about How to electroplate 3D prints in metal

If you would like to build your very own smart BBQ you might be interested in a new article published to the official Arduino website this week, providing resources and inspiration for home automation projects. Examples include a temperature controlled charcoal smoker, an Alexa BBQ/Kitchen … [Read more...] about Build your own smart BBQ using Arduino home automation

Hack Club has created a unique project called Sprig designed to help teach teenagers about technology by involving them in open-source projects. Sprig, an open-source handheld game console being given away by the Hack Club to anyone that builds a tile-based game in the web-based game editor and … [Read more...] about Receive a free Sprig open-source handheld game console when you build a game

If you would like to learn more about Computing or teaching the subject to students of all ages, you might be interested in a new book, published by the official Raspberry Pi, Foundation team. Following on from the previously launched Big Book of Computing Pedagogy, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has … [Read more...] about Big Book of Computing Content published by the Raspberry Pi Foundation

If you are interested in building your very own RPN calculator you might be interested in a new project published to the Instructables website this week by member Shiura. Using a CNC machine, the calculator has been constructed using a wooden case together with acrylic screen protector, and a little … [Read more...] about Arduino wooden RPN calculator

If you are interested in learning how to solder and code you may be interested in the launch of a new electronics kit in the form of the Arduino Make Your UNO Kit. Created to enable you to build, code and solder your very own Arduino UNO Micro controller board by mounting every single component. The … [Read more...] about Arduino Make Your UNO Kit lets you build your own microcontroller from scratch

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts who would like to learn more about using the Raspberry Pi Pico W mini computer in micro controller to create a smart home. Might be interested to know that the latest official Raspberry Pi magazine features plenty of projects to help you learn home automation and set up … [Read more...] about Learn home automation with this months MagPi magazine

Using a little Arduino hardware and programming YouTuber Brumberjack Woodworks has created a fantastic automatic dust collection system for his workshop. Providing an easy way to collect dust from any of the machines he may be using. Equipped with servo mounted blast gates the desk collection system … [Read more...] about Arduino automatic dust collection system