Paragon Project: Pico Air Quality Monitor

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Want to monitor the air quality in your home or city? Then this is the ideal project for you! It’s a straightforward and simple air quality monitor with a Raspberry Pi Pico! This great little project was put together by Yakroo and shared on hackster.io. Before I tell you all about it though, I do…

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Paragon Project: AI Poet & Clock

Paragon Project: AI Poet & Clock

Apparently, it must be “Clock Week” for Paragon Projects. On Tuesday, we wrote about the worst smart watch ever and today we’ve got to cover this fantastic AI clock. Viktor Shin over at hackster.io has come up with a simple ChatGPT-powered clock that can also recite poetry, tell jokes, and provide you with the temperature.…

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Python Dispatch: Making the GIL Optional

The Steering Council have made a huge announcement regarding the future of Python. Namely, they have decided to make the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) optional in CPython and eventually remove the GIL altogether. This is a huge decision that will fundamentally alter Python. Therefore, in this post, I’ll go through what the GIL is, its…

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Paragon Project: Pico W Security Alarm

If you’re interested in protecting your home with a cheap and powerful security system, look no further, because the the Pico W Alarm System is here! over at Cytron, Abdulrahman Alhamed has uploaded a fantastic tutorial on creating an alarm system based on an IR sensor and Pico W. Notably, this project isn’t that different…

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9 Tricks with the Python REPL

Of course, the Pi in Raspberry Pi comes from Python, one of the most popular programming languages in the world and especially popular among tinkerers and makers. In this post, I want to give you 9 tricks and tips with the Python REPL – but don’t worry if you’re not super familiar with Python or…

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Everything about the Raspberry Pi Pico

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If you are looking to buy your first Raspberry Pi, the Pico could be a very attractive option. But the real question here is whether the Raspberry Pi Pico is right for you. There are many pros and cons in buying the Raspberry Pi Pico and it’s important to understand the adage “horses for courses.”…

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10 curious Raspberry Pi Pico facts

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Learn 10 exciting facts about the Raspberry Pi Pico, ranging from technical specs to fun projects. 1 Second time’s the charm The Pico features the RP2040 microcontroller chip designed by Raspberry Pi in the UK. It contains a Dual-core Arm Cortex-M0+ processor and a flexible clock running up to 133 Mhz. Hence the Pico can…

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Everything about Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W in a nutshell Almost 4 million Pi Zeros have been sold up to date – it’s time for a refresh of the series! The new Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W is a significant upgrade to the previous Pi Zero generation. The most important change is the powerful CPU upgrade. The…

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