Articles Tagged “Raspberry Pi”
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Romu RP2354A Board: A $40 Raspberry Pi Chip in a USB Stick
Romu puts the Raspberry Pi RP2354A into a 15.5 x 12 mm USB stick for $40, running MicroPython for security keys, macro pads and MIDI controllers.
Which Raspberry Pi Should You Buy? 2026 Buyer's Guide
Which Raspberry Pi should you buy in 2026? We compare the Pi 5, Pi 4, Zero 2 W, Pi 500 and Pico 2 on specs, use cases and prices from $5 to $410.
Raspberry Pi Net Zero: How Pi Towers Swapped Gas for Pis
Raspberry Pi replaced a £150,000 building system with a £7,800 Pi-based one at Pi Towers, cut gas entirely in June 2026, and targets net zero in 2027.
Raspberry Pi Desktop for PC and Mac: Revive an Old Laptop
Raspberry Pi Desktop returns for PCs and Intel Macs on 64-bit Debian Trixie, runs live from USB, and installs free on machines up to about 15 years old.
Meta Muse Gadgets SDK: Build Your Own AI Agent Hardware
Meta's open-source Muse Gadgets SDKs bring its Muse agent to Raspberry Pi and ESP32 builds, and 5,000 free Home Link dongles are going to subscribers.
Raspberry Pi Smart Display Module: $30 CM5 Signage Explained
The Raspberry Pi Smart Display Module slots a CM5 straight into Intel SDM screens for $30, with 4K playback, an M.2 slot and fanless 24/7 operation.
Microchip Buys Hailo: What It Means for Pi AI HAT Users
Microchip closed its Hailo acquisition on September 21 and pledged to keep supporting Hailo chips. Here's what it means for Raspberry Pi AI HAT owners.
Gearotons M17: A $20 Open-Source Servo for Pi Robots
The Gearotons M17 packs a motor, driver, controller and encoder into one NEMA 17 body from $20, with Python libraries for Raspberry Pi and Arduino.
OpenMANET Runs Video Over Wi-Fi HaLow Mesh Networks
OpenMANET pushes 1-15 Mbps over 802.11ah mesh on a Raspberry Pi 4, adding voice, RTSP video and full IP where Meshtastic sends only short text.
XIAO Plus Boards Add 16 GPIOs and Battery Charging
Seeed's XIAO SAMD21 Plus and RP2040 Plus keep the same thumbnail footprint but add up to 16 GPIOs and onboard Li-ion battery charging, from $4.90.
Linux 7.2 Powers Down the Raspberry Pi GPU When Idle
Linux 7.2 brings runtime power management to the Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 V3D GPU, cutting idle desktop draw about 3.3%, plus Pi 3 GPU hang fixes.
Raspberry Pi CM5 Jig Flashes Modules With No Carrier
The official $600 Raspberry Pi CM5 programming jig flashes Compute Modules with secure boot and disk encryption without needing a carrier board.
Waveshare PiRack-M6F Racks Six Raspberry Pis in 2U
Waveshare's PiRack-M6F holds six Raspberry Pi 4 or 5 boards in a 10-inch 2U rack and moves every port to the front, starting at $69.99 direct.
Pi-Ener-lite: A $35 18650 UPS for Raspberry Pi Zero
The Pi-Ener-lite adds an 18650 battery backup, real-time clock, and fuel gauge to a Raspberry Pi Zero for $35 while leaving the GPIO header free.
Raspberry Pi Power Guide: PSU, PoE, and UPS Options
A practical Raspberry Pi power guide covering the 27W USB-C PD supply, the 600mA USB limit, PoE+ HATs, battery UPS boards, and solar deployments.
Wi-Fi Sensing Turns an ESP32 and Pi Into a Motion Radar
WifiSense-Pi pairs an ESP32-S3 sampling 100 times a second with a Raspberry Pi 4 to detect people through walls — and the code is now open source.
PiShot Makes a Pocket Camera From a Raspberry Pi Zero
PiShot is an open-source 3D-printed camera built on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, Camera Module 3, an ST7789 rear display, and a single 18650 cell.
RAK7392 Turns a Raspberry Pi CM5 Into an Edge Router
RAKwireless' $535 WisGate Connect Router RAK7392 pairs a Raspberry Pi CM4 or CM5 with four Ethernet ports and over 4Gbps combined throughput.
Raspberry Pi vs Mini PC: Picking a 2026 Home Server
Memory prices reshaped this choice in 2026. Here is how a Raspberry Pi 5 and a 6W mini PC compare on cost, power, and what they can actually run.
Raspberry Pi Bird Logger Identifies 11,000 Species
A Raspberry Pi and a USB microphone run BirdNET to identify over 11,000 bird species by sound, then render the day's visitors as an e-ink collage.
VIEWE 7.6-Inch Square HDMI Touch Displays Start at $85
VIEWE's 7.6-inch square HDMI panels reach 1200x1200 at 1,000 nits and plug into a Raspberry Pi or Jetson over mini HDMI, starting at $85.29.
CirkitScape Top HAT Combines Four Pi Add-Ons in One
The $45 CirkitScape Top HAT adds 16 GPIOs, a 3-channel ADC, RS-485, and four USB ports to a Raspberry Pi using only standard Python libraries.
Raspberry Pi AI Projects Book Covers Local LLMs for £9
Raspberry Pi Press's new AI Projects book covers local LLMs, vision and speech across Pi 5, Pi Zero 2 W and Pico, at an intro price of £8.99.
Edge AI Dev Boards With NPUs: A 2026 Buyer's Guide
Compare five edge AI dev boards from 4 to 67 TOPS and $70 to $249, and see why NPU toolchain maturity, not the TOPS number, decides what runs.
Raspberry Pi LoRa Boards: A Long-Range Radio Guide
A buyer's guide to Raspberry Pi LoRa boards and long-range 4G HATs, from a 19 USD Waveshare SX1262 node module to a 149 euros LoRaWAN concentrator.
Pico W Becomes a Driverless USB Wi-Fi Adapter for $6
An open-source firmware turns the $6 Raspberry Pi Pico W into a USB Wi-Fi adapter that needs no drivers on Linux, macOS, Windows, or mobile.
Forgix Board Pairs an RP2354 MCU With an FPGA for $50
The $50 Forgix board pairs a Raspberry Pi RP2354 MCU with an Efinix Trion T8 FPGA in a 36x18mm Teensy footprint, with open KiCad design files.
Raspberry Pi Single Pair Ethernet HAT Adds T1S/T1L
Brechel Electronic's new Raspberry Pi HAT+ boards add 10BASE-T1S and 10BASE-T1L Single Pair Ethernet from €95, with a one-click Linux driver installer.
KKSB Rack Panels Tidy Your Raspberry Pi Cluster
KKSB's new 10-inch and 19-inch rack panels mount up to 10 Raspberry Pis per shelf, with room for HATs and active coolers in a homelab rack.
This Kubernetes Homelab Hides Modern Compute Inside Retro Linksys Cases
Justin Garrison retrofitted a modern Raspberry Pi and mini-PC Kubernetes cluster into vintage early-2000s Linksys router cases — a nostalgic, fully working homelab.
Coolest Projects 2026 Showcases 15,000+ Young Creators Worldwide
The Raspberry Pi Foundation's Coolest Projects 2026 online showcase celebrated 15,000+ young creators and 4,500+ builds, livestreamed worldwide on June 24, 2026.
Armbian Imager 2.0 Flashes 338 SBCs With One-Click Custom Profiles
Armbian Imager 2.0 supports 338 single-board computers from 64 vendors and pre-bakes Wi-Fi, SSH, and user settings so your SBC boots ready to use.
Sixfab's AI HAT+ Adds 25 TOPS of DEEPX Edge AI to the Raspberry Pi 5
Sixfab's new AI HAT+ solders a DEEPX DX-M1 NPU onto a Raspberry Pi 5 board, delivering up to 25 TOPS of low-power vision AI from $63 — no M.2 module needed.
DFRobot's 6.67-Inch Flexible AMOLED Display Brings Bendable Screens to Raspberry Pi
DFRobot's new 6.67-inch flexible AMOLED display, announced May 8, 2026, brings 2400×1080 bendable screens to Raspberry Pi, LattePanda, and any HDMI-capable SBC for $199.
Waveshare PocketTerm35: Full-Keyboard Linux Terminal Powered by Raspberry Pi 4/5
Waveshare's PocketTerm35 fits Raspberry Pi 4 or 5 into a palm-sized terminal with a 67-key keyboard, 3.5-inch touchscreen, gaming controls, and a 5,000 mAh battery pack.
Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 Opens the Door to Generative AI at the Maker Workbench
The Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 packs 40 TOPS of on-device AI acceleration into the Pi 5 ecosystem, enabling local LLMs, vision models, and generative micro-apps.
Radxa Taco V1.61 Turns the Raspberry Pi CM5 Into a Five-Drive NAS for Around $65
Radxa's updated Taco V1.61 carrier board for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 packs five SATA ports, dual Ethernet, NVMe, and RAID support into a 114×85mm footprint.
Velxio Lets You Simulate Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and ESP32 Boards in Your Browser
Velxio is a self-hostable, open-source board emulator supporting 19 real boards across five CPU architectures — no hardware required, runs fully in-browser via Docker.
Sentinel Core Puts a PCIe x16 Slot on Your Raspberry Pi CM5
Sanctuary Systems launched the Sentinel Core on Crowd Supply — a $129 open-hardware mini-ITX carrier board that gives the CM5 a full-size PCIe x16 expansion slot.
Raspberry Pi Prices Are Closing In on Mini PCs as the Global DRAM Shortage Squeezes the Market
A worldwide memory shortage is pushing Raspberry Pi kit prices uncomfortably close to budget mini PCs, forcing hobbyists to rethink their build strategies.
A Maker Built a Stunning 1970s Terminal Replica With a Raspberry Pi and a 3D Printer
David Green's ADM-3A terminal replica pairs a 3D-printed vintage enclosure with a Raspberry Pi 3 to recreate the dawn of interactive computing for under $100.
This Arduino and Raspberry Pi Duo Powers a Two-Factor Entry System for a Community Hackerspace
A maker built a reliable two-factor access control system pairing an Arduino Nano for hardware control with a Raspberry Pi authentication backend.