Posts by Adam
Everything You Need to Know About the Raspberry Pi 4
Now that Raspberry Pi 4 stocks have returned to normal, we thought it was time to write an article about the power of this microcomputer. So if you’ve already got one and you want to learn more or if you’re thinking about getting one and want to get more details – this is the article…
Read MoreParagon Project: Mike Horne’s Extremely Mini Cyberdeck
Have you ever wondered how small you could get your computer? Well Mike Horne has managed to create one roughly the size of – what else? – a banana! It’s his extremely mini cyberdeck and it’s a perfect project to include in our Paragon Projects series! Mike has managed to fit a full cyberdeck inside…
Read MoreParagon Project: The Best Smart Watch Ever?
Avid readers of our blog know that a few weeks back, we covered the worst smart watch ever. Well, we’ve stumbled upon what could perhaps be described as the best smart watch ever and we are very proud to feature it in our Paragon Projects series. Credit to Matthew James Bellafaire, who put this project…
Read MoreParagon Project: Cyber-Tape-Deck
This computer will change the way you see your old electronics. It’s time to go pull out that tapedeck out of storage and grab your Raspberry Pi, because this cyberdeck is guaranteed to inspire you to build your own. It’s the Cyber-Tape-Deck, put together by Matthew H. And we’re super happy to include it in…
Read MoreEverything about the Google Coral USB Accelerator
On one of our YouTube videos about artificial intelligence, a commenter wrote that they weren’t that interested in a mystery AI box. It inspired me to write an article unraveling the mystery. So here is everything you need to know about the Google Coral USB Accelerator. The Coral USB Accelerator is primarily designed for low-power,…
Read MoreParagon Project: ESP32 Weather Display
Every morning, I find myself scrambling to determine the weather before I get ready. If you’re anything like me, then I’ve found the project to help us both – an E-Paper Weather Display made with an ESP32 microcontroller. Luke Marzen developed this display and then shared it as open-source on GitHub. I should mention that…
Read MoreParagon Project: The Ultimate Pi Camera
Ever tried to take a photo of the moon? You invariably end up with a tiny white dot, right? Well, this project finally makes it possible to take high-quality photos of the moon. It’s creator – doomMonkey266 over on reddit – calls it “The ZoomPi”, but we here at PiCockpit have taken to calling it…
Read MoreParagon Project: A Raspberry Pi World Radio
One of my favorite websites is radio.garden, which allows you to find radio stations from all over the world. You can listen to radio stations in Brazil, Kuwait, and North Korea. With this project, you’ll be able to do exactly that, but with an actual radio and a Raspberry Pi. It’s a Raspberry Pi world…
Read MoreParagon Project: Terminal Cyberdeck
Every once in a while I see a project that just screams at me. This terminal cyberdeck, put together by Robson Couto, is one of the coolest cyberdecks I’ve ever seen. And it incorporates my all-time favorite mechanical keyboard. In terms of creativity and stylishness though, this cyberdeck takes the cake. Robson calls it the…
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