Folks have been cramming Raspberry Pi computers into handheld cases to create their own Game Boy clones for years. But the Retroflag GPi case lets you do it without a soldering iron, dremel, or 3D printer. It’s a $70 case that looks like a Game Boy. And it comes with a cartridge that looks like […]
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This $10 PCB lets you build a handheld PC with a Raspberry Pi Zero W (plus a display)
The Raspberry Pi Zero is a is a tiny, low-power single-board computer that sells for $5 (or $10 if you want a Pi Zero W with WiFi and Bluetooth). But the tiny computers aren’t much use without accessories — like most single-board computers, you’ll need to connect a keyboard, mouse, and power supply before you […]
PiPod is a DIY portable music player (powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero)
Smartphones have largely replaced portable media players like the iPod Classic for most folks. But sometimes you want a device that just holds a huge amount of music and which can play for hours and hours… and if the battery dies it won’t stop you from taking calls on your phone. While a handful of […]
Classic Polaroid camera gutted, made modern with Raspberry Pi + thermal printer
You can make a lot of cool things by stuffing a Raspberry Pi computer into an existing chassis. We’ve seen hackers do everything from turn an old portable DVD player into a modern Kodi-powered media center to designing a Nintendo Entertainment System clone that’s far more versatile than Nintendo’s official NES Classic Edition. But mitxela’s Thermal […]
Deals of the Day (3-14-2018)
March 14th has become known as an unofficial holiday honoring math, science, or just geekiness in general thanks to the fact that 3/14 make up the first three digits of Pi. To celebrate, a bunch of stores are running various Pi Day promotions… which I suppose makes at least as much sense as discounting car […]
Raspberry Pi Zero WH released (still tiny, but with pre-soldered headers)
Raspberry Pi is known for making really tiny computers, with the company’s flagship line of products about the size of a deck of cards. The Raspberry Pi Zero line is even smaller, since these little 2.6″ x 1.2″ x 0.2″ drop most of the ports found on larger models. The Pi Zero does still have […]
$15 USB docking hub adds ports to the Raspberry Pi Zero (crowdfunding)
Raspberry Pi offers a handful of different single-board computers, including the $35 Raspberry Pi 3 Model B for folks that want a machine with a quad-core processor, 4 USB ports, Ethernet, HDMI, and audio jacks, and the smaller $5 Raspberry Pi Zero and $10 Raspberry Pi Zero W (with WiFi and Bluetooth) for folks that […]
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 […]
This might be one of the tiniest DIY Game Boy systems ever
Nintendo’s Game Boy line of devices revolutionized the idea of what a handheld game console can do. This year the company did it again by launching a living room console that’s also a portable gaming tablet. But some folks still enjoy playing classic Game Boy titles that are decades old… and some folks have at least […]
Raspberry Pi Zero W is a $10 computer with WiFi and Bluetooth
Raspberry Pi’s smallest, cheapest computer is now available with optional WiFi and Bluetooth. The makers of the $5 Raspberry Pi Zero have released a new $10 variant called the Raspberry Pi Zero W. It’s just about the same size as the original, but it adds a MCB43143 wireless chip. This little computer is launching 5 years […]