Accessable accesability, We love to see it. These 3D printed spectacles will translate sign language. With a few parts, including a Pi zero 2 W, and some machine learning, you can make your own! From Nekhil on Hackster.io: The electronic device we’ve created takes the form of wearable spectacles, providing a practical and discreet solution for communication barriers. Designed to be worn by individuals with disabilities, the spectacles seamlessly integrate into everyday life, allowing users to communicate effortlessly with those who do not know sign language. This wearable design not only enh ..read more

GEARNEWS shares how the Pi found its way into synths. Digital synthesizers are essentially computers in specialized housings. Rather than a keyboard with letters and numbers, their keyboards trigger notes. Custom-designed DSP (digital signal processing) systems can be expensive so some manufacturers are turning to ready-made computing systems to run their synths. One that’s been gaining in popularity in recent years is Raspberry Pi. The low-cost mini computer is now in instruments by Korg, Erica Synths and many more. Read more. Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our ..read more

NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit PiCowbell Camera Breakout – Autofocus 72 Degree Lens  ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Ding dong! Hear that? It’s the PiCowbell ringing, letting you know that the new Adafruit PiCowbell OV5640 Camera Breakout with 72-Degree Lens and Autofocus is in stock. This is a quality OV5640 camera with a 5 Megapixel sensor element, a 72-degree non-distorting lens, and autofocus motor, plus all the support circuitry you need to start taking pictures with your Pico or Pico W. You can grab raw RGB images for image ana ..read more

Super fun build from maker Mike Hirst that incorporates both Pi (raspberry) and Pi (3.14…). It features some Adafruit products well. See more details here on instructables! I made a clock from the digits of Pi. Here’s a demo ..read more

Young people taking part in the European Astro Pi Challenge whose computer programs have passed a rigorous testing process, are about to have their programs sent to the International Space Station, Via Raspberrypi.org This year, over 25,000 young people from across Europe and eligible ESA Member States are getting their programs ‘uplinked’ to the Astro Pi computers aboard the ISS, where they will be running over the next few weeks. Mission Zero is an exciting activity for kids with little or no experience with coding. We invite young people to create a Python program that displays an 8 ..read more

User Elehobica on GitHub has made a clever project using a Raspberry Pi Pico / Pico W. spdif_recorder can record high resolution digital audio from S/PDIF Coaxial or TOSLINK connections (coaxial or optical) to WAV files. 16bit or 24bit (2 channel) can be recorded at sampling frequencies of 44.1 KHz, 48.0 KHz, 88.2 KHz, 96.0 KHz (, 176.4 KHz, 192 KHz). The Pico is controlled via a simple serial interface. Time is recorded when using a Pico W. Check out the details on GitHub ..read more

Your newest synth might be hiding a Pi inside. Gear News looks at the modern state of synthesizers and the impact of Pi. Digital synthesizers have existed in some form since the 1970s, with the New England Digital Synclavier being the first commercial release in 1977. As synthesizers became more powerful, adding sampling and physical modelling to the already existing FM synthesis, the DSP required to run them became more complex. Additions like sequencers and effects only compounded the expense. The solution for Korg – as well as other manufacturers, as we’ll see – was the Raspberry Pi. Es ..read more

Scale models are great. And they’re even better with sound effects! Michael Horne used a Raspberry Pi to create a Star Trek sound box to augment a scale model of the USS Voyager. Here’s more from Raspberry Pi Pod: A friend of mine volunteers for a non-profit organization called Models for Heroes which aims to give Armed Forces veterans a focus for their free time by helping them get into scale modelling. He also builds his own scale models and this time it’s a model of the USS Voyager from Star Trek. He asked for some help to give the project an extra “zing” by providing sound effects. I did ..read more

Jeff Geerling shared this project on Youtube! Build a free and open source NVR that’s better than most commercial NVR’s. I used Frigate, a Raspberry Pi, a Coral TPU, and Axzez’s Interceptor 1U chassis. Axzez sent me the 1U chassis and the required accessories (not including hard drives or the Raspberry Pi) for this build, but they did not pay any money, nor did they have any input into the content in this video. Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi a ..read more

DigiKey shared this vide on Youtube! Which should you use for your project, Arduino or Raspberry Pi? In this video, Becky Stern shows you the primary differences and explains why you would choose a microcontroller or single board computer (SBC) for your project. See more ..read more