Paragon Projects
Paragon Project: Hacking a Coffee Machine
Winter is upon us. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, the days are growing shorter and it’s harder and harder to get out of bed. In this installment of our Paragon Projects series, we’re looking at a project that’ll be even more useful as the days grow shorter: hacking a coffee machine. This…
Read MoreThe Best Raspberry Pi Projects of November 2023
We’ve written about a number of Raspberry Pi Projects in November 2023. So if you missed them, here’s your opportunity to catch up! Unofficial Compute Module 5 If you’re like me, then when they announced Raspberry Pi 5, then you were probably wondering – what about other generation 5 products? What about a Compute Module…
Read MoreParagon Project: The Last Watch You’ll Ever Need
The idea of this project is to create a smartwatch that will last 10 years on a single charge. As its maker dubs in on the Hackaday page, it’s “the last watch you’ll ever need.” That maker is Valentine Balkanski and I’m very excited to feature this project here. It’s still a work-in-progress, but things…
Read MoreParagon Project: An Unofficial Raspberry Pi 500
Here we are, almost two months since the announcement of Raspberry Pi 5 and no word on a Raspberry Pi 500. How can this be? Well leave it to Christopher Barnatt to save the day with this unofficial Raspberry Pi 500! When Raspberry Pi announced the Pi 5, there were two big questions – what…
Read MoreParagon Project: ESP32 Drones!
Last week, we published an article about the 10 best ESP32 projects of 2023. Well, we clearly jumped the gun, because just a day later, Joshua Bird shared the single coolest ESP32 project of 2023: ESP32 drones that fly autonomously with a motion capture system! Best of all, Joshua has shared all the details of…
Read MoreThe 10 BEST ESP32 Projects of 2023
We’ve written about a whole bunch of ESP32 projects this year. Although the end of 2023 isn’t yet upon us, it’s fast approaching. And we thought it was about time to collect our list of the best ESP32 projects of 2023. So if you missed them, here’s your opportunity to catch up. But first, let…
Read MoreParagon Project: Raspberry Pi Zero NAS
Want to ditch your cloud services? Want something more private and more secure? Then look no further than this Raspberry Pi Zero NAS. Dannii820 put this project together and shared it over on Reddit. And it made me realize that despite our countless Paragon Projects, we have yet to feature a NAS. And since this…
Read MoreParagon Project: Unofficial Compute Module 5
One of the most entertaining aspects to the Raspberry Pi 5 announcement was the comments section. A shocking number of people ignored the Pi 5 completely and asked about a Compute Module 5. Well, Arturo182 has fulfilled everybody’s wishes by hacking together this awesome unofficial Compute Module 5. It’s a project that integrates the Raspberry…
Read MoreThe Best Raspberry Pi Projects of October 2023
We’ve written about a number of Raspberry Pi Projects in October 2023. So if you missed them, here’s your opportunity to catch up! A Raspberry Pi Retro Newsfeed If you’re like me, you might have what a doctor could certifiably diagnose as a news addiction. Well then this project is a way to satisfy that…
Read MoreParagon Project: Raspberry Pi Fractal Art
In this installment of our Paragon Projects series, we’re covering a project that will bring fractals to life. It’s a picture frame that renders and zooms in on the Mandelbrot set, creating Raspberry Pi fractal art! The Mandelbrot set, of course, is that famous mathematical set of complex numbers out of which visually stunning fractal…
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