DIY Projects

Using a particularly cool lunchbox emblazoned with the graphics from the iconic Gauntlet computer game, maker and Raspberry Pi enthusiast Rich Jones, has created a fantastic Raspberry Pi lunchbox arcade game. “I used to have a cool metal Pac-Man lunch box for school but trying to get a … [Read more...] about Awesome Raspberry Pi lunchbox arcade game

Makers, developers and hobbyists looking for an easy way to power Nixon tubes, vintage vacuum tubes and more may be interested in a new piece of hardware developed by Aiden Fang in the form of the NCH6300HV. A 100V-235V DC-DC boost power converter that can be powered by a lithium ion battery, 5V USB … [Read more...] about NCH6300HV powers Nixie tubes, your next nixie clock project and more with ease

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts, or those interested in secure IoT applications such as Blockchain Gateways, may be interested in a new tutorial published this month to the Hackster.io website by Simone Romano. The project uses a Raspberry Pi 4 mini PC together with the IoTeX Blockchain software and has … [Read more...] about Build a Raspberry Pi IoT Blockchain gateway

Makers and electronic enthusiasts interested in building their very own Raspberry Pi weather station may be interested in a new project published to the GitHub website by James Howard. Detailing how you can create a Raspberry Pi weather display using a Waveshare e-paper display and Open Weather Map … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi weather station

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts interested in building their very own portable Raspberry Pi laptop in a rugged waterproof Pelican 1150 case may be interested in a new video published by YouTuber "Only Fun People Allowed". The design is based on the original Raspberry Pi Quick Kit design created by maker … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi laptop houses in waterproof military style Pelican 1150 case

After losing his fingers in a work-related accident, and not being satisfied with digital prosthetics, maker Ian Davis has created his very own mechanical prosthetic fingers which are capable of gripping and splaying. Unfortunately, Davis was not eligible for a prosthetic from his insurance, but … [Read more...] about Amazing DIY mechanical prosthetic hand

Rasberry Pi enthusiasts interested in setting up a hotspot using their mini PC may be interested in a new project published to the Hackster.io website by SB Components. the project uses the PiTalk HAT, a modular smartphone HAT for the Raspberry Pi mini PC and is compatible with Raspberry Pi 4, 3, 2 … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi smartphone and hotspot project using PiTalk

The publishing team responsible for the official MagPi Raspberry Pi magazine and other computer and photography publications such as Hackspace, Custom PC, and more, have this week announced the availability of a new 156-page book detailing how to build Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) with Python. … [Read more...] about Build Python graphical user interfaces with the new guide from the Raspberry Pi Foundation

If you are searching for inspiration to build your very own Raspberry Pi handheld games console you may be interested in a new system created by "Tombston". the Raspberry Pi console is equipped with a 5.5 inch Waveshare screen offering users a 1080p resolution and is powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero … [Read more...] about Awesome DIY Raspberry Pi handheld games console