Raspberry Pi

[shadetree]

Anybody heard about these things?

http://www.raspberrypi.org/help/what-is-a-raspberry-pi/


Its pretty neat a computer for 35 bucks /25 pounds that even has all these expansion boards and things you can plug into it to expand its useage, and even learn about programming etc. The new version even comes with a free version of windows 10. Theyre pretty slow compared to a new computer only 900 mhz but you can still do quite a lot with that.

Had never heard of this till the other day. Pretty kewl for less fortunate areas that dont normally have access to a computer i think.

Was thinking about maybe buying one to make a media center out of it just to play movies and music off of hook it up to the tv or whatever. I wonder how much storage space they have or if it uses USB memory sticks or what. Havent really read up too much about it but the idea seems pretty great if im understanding correctly.

 

[NightHawkJohn]

I have the previous version which was a little slow for general computer usage but the main idea behind the device was to allow people to learn about computers, programming and controlling things with a computer, similar to how the 1983 BBC Micro did if you are old enough to remember that .

I have mine setup as a IP camera with streaming and motion capture as i have the HD camera addon for it, must get around to finishing it at some point .

People have used the original PI as media centers, i found it a little slow for my uses as a general Linux computer connected to the TV browsing the web etc which is why i got a Android mini PC which worked better for my uses.

But the new one should be much faster as its a quad core 900mhz chip similar to whats in smartphones. I may have to get one of those new ones as i always thought the original could have done with more power.

Storage is in the form of a SD card you mount into the device and use that for the OS but you can quite easily add a USB hard drive or USB stick to add greater storage.

 

[beautiful loser]

Shadetree, check out makezine.com. It's a DYI project site and there are hundreds of projects involving raspberry pi. I haven't been on the site in a couple of months, so unless it has changed, the projects were listed under the blog section of makezine.

 

[shadetree]

I have the previous version which was a little slow for general computer usage but the main idea behind the device was to allow people to learn about computers, programming and controlling things with a computer, similar to how the 1983 BBC Micro did if you are old enough to remember that .

I have mine setup as a IP camera with streaming and motion capture as i have the HD camera addon for it, must get around to finishing it at some point .

People have used the original PI as media centers, i found it a little slow for my uses as a general Linux computer connected to the TV browsing the web etc which is why i got a Android mini PC which worked better for my uses.

But the new one should be much faster as its a quad core 900mhz chip similar to whats in smartphones. I may have to get one of those new ones as i always thought the original could have done with more power.

Storage is in the form of a SD card you mount into the device and use that for the OS but you can quite easily add a USB hard drive or USB stick to add greater storage.

Thats awesome, thanks for all the info. Man i thought i kept up with computer stuff i just stumbled on this the other day, im falling behind lol. I think at some point im definitely gonna pick one of these up and mess around with it and see what i can do. As far as that old enough to remember it, i think i woulda been about 8 when that came out so i was around but i didnt get into computers probably seriously till the mid nineties. Damn now i feel old lol.

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Shadetree, check out makezine.com. It's a DYI project site and there are hundreds of projects involving raspberry pi. I haven't been on the site in a couple of months, so unless it has changed, the projects were listed under the blog section of makezine.

Kewl thanks very much ill check that out. Its really amazing all the stuff you can do with this little device.


Also have yall seen this? This looks pretty crazy too, starting to really feel like the jetsons now, i just need my damn flying car lol.

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[Amthorn]

Anybody heard about these things?

http://www.raspberrypi.org/help/what-is-a-raspberry-pi/


Its pretty neat a computer for 35 bucks /25 pounds that even has all these expansion boards and things you can plug into it to expand its useage, and even learn about programming etc. The new version even comes with a free version of windows 10. Theyre pretty slow compared to a new computer only 900 mhz but you can still do quite a lot with that.

Had never heard of this till the other day. Pretty kewl for less fortunate areas that dont normally have access to a computer i think.

Was thinking about maybe buying one to make a media center out of it just to play movies and music off of hook it up to the tv or whatever. I wonder how much storage space they have or if it uses USB memory sticks or what. Havent really read up too much about it but the idea seems pretty great if im understanding correctly.

I've got one, they use SD memory primarily, though you could always hook up USB hard drive. They are about as powerful as a mobuile phone.

 

[shadetree]

I've got one, they use SD memory primarily, though you could always hook up USB hard drive. They are about as powerful as a mobuile phone.

What do you use yours for mostly? Yeah i hadnt even thought about the usb hard drive i already got one and ton of movies on it could just hook that up set it as a media center and be good to go.

 

[Mouse]

My brother Martin is into Raspberry Pi, but I've found something a little more simplistic for myself, but no less interesting. And it clicks together very satisfyingly.

It's called: littleBits

Highly addictive, too! Watch the video.

 

[shadetree]

My brother Martin is into Raspberry Pi, but I've found something a little more simplistic for myself, but no less interesting. And it clicks together very satisfyingly.

It's called: littleBits

Highly addictive, too! Watch the video.

Wow mouse that looks really interesting id never heard of these thanks for the heads up.

 

[VanillaCreme]

My friend has tried to get me into getting a Pi for years. Now that the Raspberry Pi 2 is coming out, I'm not so sure. I wouldn't really have any use for it. Maybe a media share server. Anything else is kind of pointless for us.

 

[Mouse]

My brother Martin is into Raspberry Pi, but I've found something a little more simplistic for myself, but no less interesting. And it clicks together very satisfyingly.

It's called: littleBits

Highly addictive, too! Watch the video.

Wow mouse that looks really interesting id never heard of these thanks for the heads up.

Hey - my kids play with littleBits, they love it. Each piece is just the right size for their little hands and the pieces click together so satisfyingly.

You can buy them on Amazon. Different size kits, various prices. It's a fun thing for my kids, educational, too. Martin and I also have fun learning. And if you ever go far enough with these experiments, there's even a neat little community of enthusiasts. I just love it and hope you will, also.

 

[kamya]

I've been thinking about using one to make a wireless cnc controller. That way I could control the cnc wirelessly with anything on the network. It would be a lot nicer than having to hook it up to a desktop machine with a parallel port. Probably a little cheaper too.

This has been one of my favorite sites lately. https://www.tindie.com There are so many cool things on there.