Raspberry Pi Geek 18

Small-board computers (SBCs) are getting more and more powerful. The Raspberry Pi 3 (RPi3), which just came out in February of this year, is a case in point. This latest in the Rasp Pi line now has four cores running at 1200MHz with 1GB of RAM and on-board WiFi and Bluetooth. If you need even more power in a small computer, however, you are not left wanting. In this issue, we look at three SBCs with more cores, more memory, more ports, and more possibilities.

NOOBS (New Out Of the Box Software) provides an easy way to install operating systems on your Rasp Pi.

News on Eben Upton’s CBE, a Rasp Pi IoT contest, the BeagleBone Green Wireless, and more!

The Raspberry Pi 3 comes with Bluetooth capability already on board, making it possible for every user to take advantage of this wireless technology.

CubieTruck is a dual-core, single-board system with easy configuration.

Enable desktop notifications in Raspbian, and display the notifications on an external Arduino LCD display.

When you need plenty of power, a Raspberry Pi might not be enough. We tried our luck with a couple of souped-up single-board systems: the Banana Pi M3 and the LeMaker HiKey.

The FHEM home automation software is not yet part of the Raspbian package sources. We show you how to install it manually on a fresh Raspbian system.

New to the whole Internet of Things (IoT) idea? The Cayenne platform provides a friendly gateway to the world of IoT. Built specifically for Raspberry Pi, this IoT platform can help you transform the little machine into a versatile IoT device and put it to some practical uses.

Transform an old air popcorn popper into a coffee bean roaster controlled by a Raspberry Pi and a slick user interface.