Folks have been building portable game consoles and handheld computers out of Raspberry Pi-like single-board PCs for ages. But the designer of the MagClick Case System for the LattePanda Alpha has gone a bit further than most. Put the little computer in this modular case and you can easily switch between using it as a […]
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PIS2 is a DIY handheld PlayStation 2
Sony may not be making handheld game consoles anymore, but that hasn’t stopped makers from building their own. Sometimes it just takes a while. Hacker Darkwing has managed to take the guts of a PlayStation 2 and stuff them into a portable game console, along with a screen, game controllers, batteries, and a Raspberry Pi, […]
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ODROID-GO is a $32 handheld game console (programmable and Arduino-compatible)
Hardkernel’s latest ODROID device isn’t a Raspberry Pi-like single board computer. Instead it’s a handheld game console that looks a bit like a classic Game Boy… but it’s way more of a DIY device (it’s also a little smaller than a Game Boy). The ODROID-GO is a kit that you assemble yourself to create a […]
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Noodle Pi pocket computer is now shipping (Raspberry Pi powered mini tablet)
Ever since Raspberry Pi started shipping $35 mini computers in 2012, folks have been building Raspberry Pi-powered devices including laptops, game consoles, and tablets. But it’s always nice when someone does a bit of the heavy lifting in the design department for you. So if you’ve been enamored with the idea of a fully functional […]
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Banana Pi M2 Zero is a (faster) Raspberry Pi Zero clone for $15
The folks behind the Banana Pi line of products have been riffing on the Raspberry Pi name and product lineup for a few years. One of the company’s newest products is a tiny computer called the Banana Pi M2 Zero. As the name suggests, it looks a lot like the Raspberry Pi Zero WÂ and features […]
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Raspberry Pi 3 Slim is a modified mini PC that’s just 7mm thick
The Raspberry Pi 3 is already a pretty tiny computer, taking up about as much space as a deck of cards. But if you don’t need the full-sized Ethernet and USB ports, you can make it smaller. And that’s exactly what hacker NODE has done. His Raspberry Pi 3 Slim design packs a modified Raspberry […]
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GameKid is a Game Boy clone made from a Raspberry Pi (crowdfunding)
Folks have been running classic game console emulators on Raspberry Pi hardware for ages… and every now and then we see projects that let you use the tiny computer as the brains of a handheld game console. Don’t want to go through the hassle of building your own game system? Robot Loves Kitty has you covered. The […]
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PiJuice is a portable power pack for the Raspberry Pi (crowdfunding)
The Raspberry Pi line of single-board computers are small, inexpensive systems that you can use to learn to code, set up as a media center PC, or use as the basis for hardware projects line game consoles, home automation systems, or robots. If you want to use a Raspberry Pi around the house you can just […]
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Raspberry Pi display accessory will let you build a DIY “Pi Pad”
The Raspberry Pi is a tiny, low-power, low-cost computer that sells for around $35. But while that price gets you a processor, memory, and a few ports you need to supply the display, input device, and even operating system yourself. What’s made the Raspberry Pi special though, has been the community of hardware and software […]
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Hardkernel ODROID-W is a tiny, Raspberry Pi-compatible PC
The Raspberry Pi is a cheap, small, low-power single-board computer that can run Linux-based software and which developers and hobbyists have used to create home media centers, handheld game consoles, robots, and more. But if the credit card-sized Raspberry Pi is too big for you, there’s a new game in town: The Hardkernel ODROID-W is […]
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Lilbits (11-18-2013): 2 million Raspberry Pis sold
It took about a year for the Raspberry Pi foundation to sell the first million of its mini-computers. Now, less than two years after the first device rolled off the production lines, 2 million Raspberry Pi devices have been sold. The Raspberry Pi was designed to be a low cost, low-power computer that could run […]
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DukePad: DIY plans for building a Raspberry Pi tablet
The Raspberry Pi is an inexpensive computer designed for education and DIY purposes. For about $35 you get a tiny device with a processor, memory, input and output, and a memory card slot. Just insert a flash card, keyboard, and display and you’ve got a full-fledged computer. Folks have also found ways to make the […]