Posts Tagged ‘Projects’
What You Can Do with a Compute Module 4
The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (CM4) is a fantastic little board and a half-sibling of the Raspberry Pi 4 family that we talked about last week. And last year, we published an article about the basics of the Compute Module 4 here. But so much has happened in the past year and a half,…
Read MoreParagon Project: DOOM on an Arduino Nano ESP32
There’s a classic question in the universe of computer games – but can it run Crysis? However, in the world of microcomputer games and microcontrollers, we have a slightly different question – but can it run DOOM? Well we finally have the answer for the Arduino Nano. And the answer is: yes! You can indeed…
Read MoreParagon Project: Pico Clock
Looking to build yourself a clock for your desk? This is a super stylish clock made with a Raspberry Pi Pico. It can also serve as a sleek alarm clock for your nightstand. Posted on Reddit by EnviousMedia and on GitHub here, they’ve called it Env-OpenClock. They’ve managed to put it together using inexpensive hardware.…
Read MoreParagon Project: Open-Source E-Book
To be honest, I’ve been following this project for a long time. And the I think the idea itself deserved to be featured in our Paragon Projects series. But Joey Castillo just published updates to this project that require me to do it now, especially. This is an open source e-book, which Joey calls “The…
Read MoreEverything 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 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…
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