Ben Everard – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:01:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 RetroPie Cyberdeck | HackSpace #47 https://noise.getoto.net/2021/09/24/retropie-cyberdeck-hackspace-47/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:01:25 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=76008 You know we love a good cyberdeck around here, and we think you’ll love this video game emulator fresh from the latest issue of HackSpace magazine, out now. We’ve only just finished printing a series on building a games cabinet using the RetroPie games emulator on a Raspberry Pi… and now something comes along that…

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]]> Add 57,600 pixels to your Raspberry Pi Pico https://noise.getoto.net/2021/08/19/add-57600-pixels-to-your-raspberry-pi-pico/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:37:52 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=73975 In the latest issue of HackSpace magazine, Ben Everard tests whether a bit of kit from Spotpear can turn Raspberry Pi Pico into a games machine. The snappily named Raspberry Pi Pico display 1.54-inch LCD by Spotpear ($11.89) brings in a 240×240 pixel IPS screen and ten buttons in a joypad-like arrangement. There’s four for…

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]]> NeoPixel dithering with Pico https://noise.getoto.net/2021/01/22/neopixel-dithering-with-pico/ Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:51:10 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=67368 In the extra special Raspberry Pi Pico launch issue of HackSpace magazine, editor Ben Everard shows you how to get extra levels of brightness out of your LEDs with our new board. WS2812B LEDs, commonly known as NeoPixels, are cheap and widely available LEDs. They have red, green, and blue LEDs in a single package…

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]]> Build an arcade cabinet | Hackspace 35 https://noise.getoto.net/2020/09/18/build-an-arcade-cabinet-hackspace-35/ Fri, 18 Sep 2020 08:30:58 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=63492 Games consoles might be fast and have great graphics, but they’re no match for the entertainment value of a proper arcade machine. In this month’s issue of Hackspace magazine, you’re invited to relive your misspent youth with this huge build project. There’s something special about the comforting solidity of a coin-eating video game monolith, and…

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