Raspberry Pi Geek 10

The open hardware movement continues to add, improve, and reinvent itself. No sooner did the Raspberry Pi Model B+ come on the scene, than the Raspberry Pi 2 debuted, adding a "1" to the name of all Rasp Pis that came before. Faster, smaller, and smarter devices appear almost daily, inspiring makers as they address ever more diverse real-world problems.

NOOBS (New Out Of the Box Software) version 1.4.0, provides beginners an easy way to install operating systems on their Rasp Pis.

As with everything in the technology industry, things move pretty quickly in the Raspberry Pi ecosystem – so much so that it can be really hard to keep up sometimes! This regular column looks to round up the best Raspberry Pi and open source hardware news to keep you up to date on the latest developments, projects, and products.

Turn a Raspberry Pi into an IR remote control for your DSLR, TV, or any other device with an IR port.

Retrofitting a Raspberry Pi with a cooling element does not cost much; however, does the Rasp Pi really need one?

The modestly priced BitScope Micro cannot take the place of a professional oscilloscope or a laboratory logic analyzer, but it offers many capabilities to the enthusiast who combines it with a Raspberry  Pi or an Arduino.

The resourcefulness of private and commercial users has led to the creation of many practical and novel extensions for the Raspberry Pi. We provide an overview of some useful supplementary circuit boards.

A successful solar power project requires data analysis and the ability to modify the system to take advantage of prevailing weather conditions.

We show how to build a programmable name tag using an Arduino, an LCD display, and a little creativity.

Robotics are all the rage, and those old high-tech toys you might have lying around are ideal candidates for the Frankenstein/Arduino treatment.