Building your own robot is a fun way to learn about automation and computer controls. There are many DIY robot kits available from beginner to advanced. Many popular kits are controlled by Adrinos or Raspberry Pi due to their wide spread support and low cost. While other kits come with their own electronic controls ready… Read More »
A video walk through is at the bottom of the page. The new Raspberry Pi 3 runs Kodi very well and makes a nice Kodi box. The built in WiFi works good with Kodi as well as the built-in Bluetooth. Setting up a Bluetooth Keyboard or Remote Control is easy to do and makes a… Read More »
Having bought a new Raspberry Pi 3 I decided to compare it to a RasPi 2 and see the differences. So lets look at the brand new Raspberry Pi 3 including comparing it with a Raspberry Pi 2 and running some performance tests. The Raspberry Pi 3 now comes with a 64 bit… Read More »
Kali Linux can be installed on a Raspberry Pi 2 and earlier models such as the A or B+. To get Kali running on a Raspberry Pi we need to download the image file and then burn it to a media such as a micro SD card or flash drive. If you have never flashed… Read More »
Getting started with the Internet Of Things (IoT) is a cool project with the Raspberry Pi. Controlling anything from a light to a microwave oven from the internet can be done with a RasPi and the correct setup. Any Raspberry Pi can work but the most used versions are the B+ and Raspberry… Read More »
After receiving the new Raspberry Pi model 2 I was all ready to install Kodi with Rasbmc as I had done before on the B+ 512 Mb version, but I found out it was incompatible with the new quad core model 2. The good news is that Rasbmc has been renamed and updated and now… Read More »
OSMC RC3 vs OpenELEC 5.0.8 on a Raspberry Pi 2 Since getting the new Raspberry Pi 2 Quad core I have installed both OpenELEC and OSMC on it to see which one was better at running Kodi. I did a write up on how to install Kodi using either OpenELEC or OSMC which… Read More »
Some wireless Keyboards don’t work with the Raspberry Pi. Most likely due to some proprietary software drivers that the RasPi simply doesn’t like. Keep in mind the software that is run on the Raspberry Pi is what holds the drivers, but most software for the RasbPi load up default driver module. After… Read More »
Expansion boards for the Raspberry Pi 2 can give it some great added features that don’t come with a stock RasPi board. A Expansion boards can add things such as WiFi, IR sensors, Bluetooth, or interface with other electronics such as LEDs or motors. There are many expansion boards that vary with what… Read More »
Building a Raspberry Pi smart TV box is not that difficult and can make a TV a true smart TV. The first thing to decide on is what software to load on the RasPi. There are many options such as Plex or MythTV but by far the commonly used software to use with… Read More »