The MagPi Magazine – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Thu, 30 Sep 2021 07:20:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Machine Learning Prosthetic Arm | The MagPi #110 https://noise.getoto.net/2021/09/30/machine-learning-prosthetic-arm-the-magpi-110/ Thu, 30 Sep 2021 07:20:50 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=76110 This intelligent arm learns how to move naturally, based on what the wearer is doing, as Phil King discovers in the latest issue of The MagPi, out now. Known for his robotic creations, popular YouTuber James Bruton is also a keen Iron Man cosplayer, and his latest invention would surely impress Tony Stark: an intelligent prosthetic…

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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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]]> 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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]]> Bluebot Shoal Fish Robot https://noise.getoto.net/2021/07/06/bluebot-shoal-fish-robot/ Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:46:57 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=71968 If you loved the film Finding Dory, you might just enjoy the original story of these underwater robots, fresh out of the latest issue of The MagPi Magazine. It’s no coincidence that the shoal of robot fish in this Raspberry Pi Zero W project look more than a little like Dory from Pixar’s movie. As with…

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]]> #MonthOfMaking is back in The MagPi 103! https://noise.getoto.net/2021/02/25/monthofmaking-is-back-in-the-magpi-103/ Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:39:09 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=68429 Hey folks, Rob from The MagPi here! I hope you’ve been doing well. Despite how it feels, a brand-new March is just around the corner. Here at The MagPi, we like to celebrate March with our annual #MonthOfMaking event, where we want to motivate you to get making. But what should I make? Making what?…

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]]> Raspberry Pi engineers on the making of Raspberry Pi Pico | The MagPi 102 https://noise.getoto.net/2021/01/28/raspberry-pi-engineers-on-the-making-of-raspberry-pi-pico-the-magpi-102/ Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:39:44 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=67480 In the latest issue of The MagPi Magazine, on sale now, Gareth Halfacree asks what goes into making Raspberry Pi’s first in-house microcontroller and development board. “It’s a flexible product and platform,” says Nick Francis, Senior Engineering Manager at Raspberry Pi, when discussing the work the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) team put into designing RP2040,…

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]]> Gifts that last all year round https://noise.getoto.net/2020/12/09/gifts-that-last-all-year-round/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:04:05 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=66168 What if you could give the joy of opening a Raspberry Pi–themed gift every single month for a whole year? But what if the thought of wrapping 12 individual things fills you with Scrooge-level dread? Snap up a magazine subscription for one of your nearest and/or dearest and we’ll take care of the packaging and…

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]]> 100 Raspberry Pi moments https://noise.getoto.net/2020/12/08/100-raspberry-pi-moments/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 11:11:23 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=66101 The official Raspberry Pi magazine turned 100 this month! To celebrate, the greatest Raspberry Pi moments, achievements, and events that The MagPi magazine has ever featured came back for a special 100th issue. 100 Raspberry Pi Moments is a cracking bumper feature (starting on page 32 of issue 100, if you’d like to read the…

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]]> The MagPi #100: celebrate 100 amazing moments from Raspberry Pi history https://noise.getoto.net/2020/11/26/the-magpi-100-celebrate-100-amazing-moments-from-raspberry-pi-history/ Thu, 26 Nov 2020 12:56:38 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=65857 Hey there, folks, Rob from The MagPi here! I hope you’ve all been doing OK. Today we celebrate the 100th issue of The MagPi, the official Raspberry Pi magazine! Most of you probably know that The MagPi didn’t start off official, though: eight and a half years ago, intrepid community members came together to create…

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]]> The Howff 3D scanning rig| The MagPi 99 https://noise.getoto.net/2020/10/30/the-howff-3d-scanning-rig-the-magpi-99/ Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:05:07 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=64845 How do you create a 3D model of a historic graveyard? With eight Raspberry Pi computers, as Rob Zwetsloot discovers in the latest issue of The MagPi magazine, out now. “In the city centre of Dundee is a historical burial ground, The Howff,” says Daniel Muirhead. We should probably clarify that he’s a 3D artist.…

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]]> Haunted House hacks https://noise.getoto.net/2020/10/07/haunted-house-hacks/ Wed, 07 Oct 2020 10:34:55 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=63976 Spookify your home in time for Halloween with Rob Zwetsloot and these terror-ific projects! We picked four of our favourites from a much longer feature in the latest issue of The MagPi magazine, so make sure you check it out if you need more Haunted House hacks in your life. Raspberry Pi Haunted House This…

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]]> 17000ft| The MagPi 98 https://noise.getoto.net/2020/09/24/17000ft-the-magpi-98/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 08:58:43 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=63621 How do you get internet over three miles up the Himalayas? That’s what the 17000 ft Foundation and Sujata Sahu had to figure out. Rob Zwetsloot reports in the latest issue of the MagPi magazine, out now. Living in more urban areas of the UK, it can be easy to take for granted decent internet…

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]]> Atomic TV | The MagPi 97 https://noise.getoto.net/2020/08/27/atomic-tv-the-magpi-97/ Thu, 27 Aug 2020 05:00:52 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=62646 Nothing on television worth watching? Ryan Cochran’s TV set is just as visually arresting when it’s turned off, as David Crookes reports in the latest issue of the MagPi magazine, out now. Flat-screen televisions, with their increasingly thin bezels, are designed to put the picture front and centre. Go back a few decades, however, and […]

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