Ashley Whittaker – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:50:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 30-second blood analysis with Raspberry Pi https://noise.getoto.net/2021/10/04/30-second-blood-analysis-with-raspberry-pi/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:50:00 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=76126 A portable, affordable Raspberry Pi-powered blood analyser is helping to “establish a robust healthcare ecosystem” in remote parts of India. Samples can be tested in just 30 seconds, and the cost and size of the parts make it an attractive solution for rural and resource-strapped areas. It is the work of researchers Sangeeta Palekar and…

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]]> See what the sounds around you look like with Raspberry Pi Pico https://noise.getoto.net/2021/10/01/see-what-the-sounds-around-you-look-like-with-raspberry-pi-pico/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 08:45:27 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=76077 Raspberry Pi Pico powers this real-time audio spectrogram visualiser using a digital microphone to pick up the sound and an LCD display to show us what those sounds ‘look’ like. First things first OK firstly, let’s make sure we know what all of those words mean, because ‘audio spectrogram visualiser’ is a bit of a…

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]]> Raspberry Pi helped restore this boat to former glory https://noise.getoto.net/2021/09/29/raspberry-pi-helped-restore-this-boat-to-former-glory/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 11:10:57 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=72189 Baltic is a handsome 1962 vintage tugboat that was built in Norway, where she operated until the 1980s. She’s now in English waters, having been registered in Southampton once renovations were complete. After some initial hull restoration work in France she sailed to the western Ligurian coast in Italy, where it took about five years…

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]]> Listen to the weather change with The Sky Vane https://noise.getoto.net/2021/09/27/listen-to-the-weather-change-with-the-sky-vane/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:44:49 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=75874 The Sky Vane provides the soundtrack to an immersive sky-driven experience. Just lie down on the grass, gaze up at the sky, and listen to the changing soundscape through the day. A Raspberry Pi powers the arresting structure in the middle of the circle of comfy skygazing mats in the photo above, and is connected…

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]]> Automatically tune your guitar with Raspberry Pi Pico https://noise.getoto.net/2021/09/21/automatically-tune-your-guitar-with-raspberry-pi-pico/ Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:55:34 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=74579 You sit down with your six-string, ready to bash out that new song you recently mastered, but find you’re out of tune. Redditor u/thataintthis (Guyrandy Jean-Gilles) has taken the pain out of tuning your guitar, so those of us lacking this necessary skill can skip the boring bit and get back to playing. Before you…

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]]> Foot pressure sensors detect Parkinson’s disease https://noise.getoto.net/2021/09/15/foot-pressure-sensors-detect-parkinsons-disease/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 07:25:42 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=74415 A team from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University has developed a foot-pressure-sensing insole to detect Parkinson’s disease. Using our tiny computers, they managed to create something discreet that can monitor people as they walk around in their own shoes. What is Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that mostly affects people aged…

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]]> Save orchards from pests with Raspberry Pi https://noise.getoto.net/2021/09/10/save-orchards-from-pests-with-raspberry-pi/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:40:45 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=74321 Researchers from the University of Trento have developed a Raspberry Pi-powered device that automatically detects pests in fruit orchards so they can get sorted out before they ruin a huge amount of crop. There’s no need for farmer intervention either, saving their time as well as their harvest. The researchers devised an embedded system that…

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]]> Zippy the Raspberry Pi Zero-powered mini Mars Rover https://noise.getoto.net/2021/09/08/zippy-the-raspberry-pi-zero-powered-mini-mars-rover/ Wed, 08 Sep 2021 06:28:27 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=74274 Maker Mellow was inspired by watching the progress of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover and wanted in on the interplanetary robot scene. Their first idea was to build a scale version of Perseverance, but when their partner stepped in to suggest that starting smaller might be a little easier, Zippy was born. Hardware Raspberry Pi Zero…

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]]> Raspberry Pi displays album art on LED matrix https://noise.getoto.net/2021/09/07/raspberry-pi-displays-album-art-on-led-matrix/ Tue, 07 Sep 2021 12:15:28 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=74215 We’ve seen a few innovative album art displays using Raspberry Pi, from LEGO minifigures playing their own music to this NFC-powered record player. Redditor u/gonnabuysomewindows was looking for a fun project combining Raspberry Pi and Adafruit’s LED matrix, and has created the latest cool album art display to grace our blog. Hardware Raspberry Pi 3…

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]]> Meet Geeky Faye: maker, artist, designer, and filmmaker https://noise.getoto.net/2021/09/06/meet-geeky-faye-maker-artist-designer-and-filmmaker/ Mon, 06 Sep 2021 09:24:17 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=74222 An artist and maker, Geeky Faye describes themself as a one-man band, tackling whole areas of creation. In the latest issue of The MagPi Magazine, Rob Zwetsloot meets the cosplaying polymath. Having multiple hobbies and interests can be fun, but they can sometimes get on top of you. Allie, also know online as Geeky Faye,…

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]]> Robotic waiter learning to serve drinks https://noise.getoto.net/2021/09/03/robotic-waiter-learning-to-serve-drinks/ Fri, 03 Sep 2021 08:59:25 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=74124 The maker of this robotic waiter had almost all of the parts for this project just sat around collecting dust on a shelf. We’re delighted they decided to take the time to pick up the few extra bits they needed online, then take the extra hour (just an hour?!) to write a program in Python…

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]]> Teasmade comes back to life with Raspberry Pi https://noise.getoto.net/2021/09/01/teasmade-comes-back-to-life-with-raspberry-pi/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:33:40 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=74095 It hurts our aged soul to think how many of you won’t know what a teasmade is. So here is a quick overview of this classic 20th-century technology. Now we will tell you how VEEB brought such a contraption back to life with Raspberry Pi. Yeah, we love the project video as much as you…

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]]> Super 8 camera goes digital with Raspberry Pi https://noise.getoto.net/2021/08/27/super-8-camera-goes-digital-with-raspberry-pi/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:32:08 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=74023 Clem from element14 found a discarded Super 8 camera and wanted to channel his inner filmmaking hipster, but he didn’t want to spend tons of money on analogue film, so he digitised the camera with Raspberry Pi. Clem recreated an original Super 8 cartridge and packed it with tiny hardware to do the job of…

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]]> Game Boy + Raspberry Pi insides = ‘DMGPlus’ https://noise.getoto.net/2021/08/26/game-boy-raspberry-pi-insides-dmgplus/ Thu, 26 Aug 2021 08:20:41 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=74111 In the latest issue of The MagPi Magazine, Jeroen Domburg showcases his refurbed Nintendo Game Boy. The Nintendo Game Boy – the iconic handheld video game console launched in 1989 – is no stranger to the pages of The MagPi. We’ve seen makers either stuff a Raspberry Pi computer into an original case or buy off-the-shelf projects, such…

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]]> Top project ideas for Raspberry Pi Zero https://noise.getoto.net/2021/08/25/top-project-ideas-for-raspberry-pi-zero/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:14:54 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=74010 We came across this ‘Top 15 Raspberry Pi Zero Projects’ video and realised that it’s been a while since we showed our tiniest computer some love on this blog. The compilation features full build videos for 15 Raspberry Pi Zero projects. Too many to go into detail about here, so we’ve picked out a few…

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]]> Behind the scenes at Atari https://noise.getoto.net/2021/08/24/behind-the-scenes-at-atari/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:24:10 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=73819 We love Wireframe magazine’s regular feature ‘The principles of game design’. They’re written by video game pioneer Howard Scott Warshaw, who authored several of Atari’s most famous and infamous titles. In the latest issue of Wireframe, he provides a snapshot of the hell-raising that went on behind the scenes at Atari… Video game creation is…

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]]> Recycle your old Raspberry Pi boards with OKdo https://noise.getoto.net/2021/08/23/recycle-your-old-raspberry-pi-boards-with-okdo/ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:25:10 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=73949 Ever wondered what to do with Raspberry Pi boards you haven’t used in a while? Do you tend to upgrade your projects to newer models, leaving previous ones languishing at the back of a drawer? There are a lot of venerable Raspberry Pis out there doing useful stuff just as well as ever, and we…

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]]> Raspberry Pi Zero waters your plants and records growth timelapse https://noise.getoto.net/2021/08/20/raspberry-pi-zero-waters-your-plants-and-records-growth-timelapse/ Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:24:05 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=73225 We’re not going to lie — the thing we like most about this automated plant watering project is the timelapse at the very end of the build video. But we also thought now might be a good time to show you another Raspberry Pi project for keeping an eye on your plants, since some of us…

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]]> IoT gets a machine learning boost, from edge to cloud https://noise.getoto.net/2021/08/18/iot-gets-a-machine-learning-boost-from-edge-to-cloud/ Wed, 18 Aug 2021 09:30:18 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=73503 Today, it’s easy to run Edge Impulse machine learning on any operating system, like Raspberry Pi OS, and on every cloud, like Microsoft’s Azure IoT. Evan Rust, Technology Ambassador for Edge Impulse, walks us through it. Building enterprise-grade IoT solutions takes a lot of practical effort and a healthy dose of imagination. As a foundation, you…

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]]> Summer at the Raspberry Pi Store with The Centre for Computing History https://noise.getoto.net/2021/08/13/summer-at-the-raspberry-pi-store-with-the-centre-for-computing-history/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:06:15 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=73878 A whole lot of super free hands-on activities are happening at the Raspberry Pi Store this summer. We have teamed up with the Centre for Computing History to create an interactive learning space that’s accessible to all ages and abilities. Best of all, everything is free. It’s all happening in a big space new space…

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