Fedora was one of the first Linux-based operating systems ported to run on the Raspberry Pi $35 computer. Now there’s a remix of Fedora dedicated exclusively tot he Raspberry Pi platform. It’s called Pidora, and you can find download links and instructions at the Pidora website. Update: Unfortunately, the name appears to have a negative connotation in Russian. Pidora 18…
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It’s been about a year since the Raspberry Pi team announced plans to launch a camera module for the tiny computer, and now limited quantities are finally available for purchase. The Raspberry Pi is a small, inexpensive, low-power computer board designed for use in educational environments — and the device has also proved very popular with DIY folks looking to…
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Google is offering a new way for you to watch videos on YouTube — and a new way for publishers to make money. Starting today you can subscribe to premium channels for $0.99 per month and up. Paid channels include kids content such as National Geographic Kids and Jim Henson Family TV, and more adult content including UFC fighting, B-movie…
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There’s a new player in the low-cost, ARM-based, mini-computer space. The BeagleBone Black is a $45 device which can run Linux or Android software and which can be used as a barebones computer or as the brains of a hardware project such as a robot, a home automation system, or more. It’s sort of what you’d get if you crossed…
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The Raspberry Pi is a low-powered mini computer with a 700 MHz ARM11 processor. You can safely overclock it to 1 GHz. But if you want to get really crazy and go higher than that you might need a custom cooling solution. Or maybe you just want to build one because it’d look awesome. That seems to be the driving…
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Intel’s next-generation Atom chips are expected to start shipping soon, and they’ll likely power the next-generation of low-cost Windows 8 tablets and convertibles. Rumor has it that one of the first could be an Acer tablet called the Acer WT5, a 10 inch tbalet with a 1080P display, 2GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. Here’s a roundup of recent…
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Want to run XBMC media center software on your TV, but don’t want to spend a lot of money on a home theater PC? There are plenty of Android TV sticks available for under $100. You can plug one into your TV and run the Android version of XBMC… but most of them won’t run it very well. A crowd-funding…
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The Raspberry Pi is a tiny, low-power, and inexpensive computer. A $35 model B version with 2 USB ports, 512MB of RAM, and an Ethernet jack has been available since last year. Earlier this year a cheaper $25 Raspberry Pi model A went on sale in Europe, and now it’s kinda/sorta available in the US. Allied Electronics started taking orders…
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A Rasberry Pi is a $35, hackable mini-computer. An Amazon Kindle Paperwhite is a $119 eReader with long battery life and an outdoor viewable display. And if you poke around a bit, you’ll find it’s fairly hackable too. So when developer Max Ogden was looking for a portable workstation that he could use outdoors, he decided to pair his Kindle…
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The Raspberry Pi is a tiny computer with a low-power processor and a low price tag. Originally designed to give schools an inexpensive tool for teaching kids to program and use computers, the $35 computer has a cult following among hobbyists who use it for everything from controlling robots to streaming internet video to a TV. Now it’s easier than…
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Less than a year after the Raspberry Pi foundation launched a $35 barebones mini-computer, a second model has launched. The Raspberry Pi Model A is basically a stripped down version of the Model B that’s been available since early 2012, but the new version sells for about $25 (plus VAT). It’s already available for purchase in Europe, and should be available…
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The Raspberry Pi is a $35 computer board that’s about the size of a pack of cards. It’s not the fastest PC around, and it doesn’t even come with a case — but you can build some pretty nifty projects from the little computer — including a portable, battery-powered PC with a tiny keyboard and display. SK Pang Electronics took…
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The Raspberry Pi is a $35 computer board with a built-in processor, memory, and input and output. But if you want to use it as a full-fledged computer you need to connect some storage, a keyboard, display, and other peripherals. Most people probably do that by plugging in a monitor and USB keyboard and mouse. But hacker Nathan Morgan decided…
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The Raspberry Pi is a tiny, inexpensive computer which has been making waves since it launched earlier this year. The price is part of the appeal: you can pick up a model B for $35, or a stripped-down model A for $25. But another thing that makes the Raspberry Pi exciting is its open nature. It can handle a range…
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Baby monitors give parents piece of mind by letting them keep an ear (or eye) on a kid’s room while wondering the house. But you don’t need to spend a lot of money on a high-end model to get decent performance. Matt Karr decided to build one himself using little more than a $35 Raspberry Pi and a Blue Yeti…
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