Friday 4 March 2016

Issue #142 - Connected

Hi all

This week, on Raspberry Pi’s fourth birthday, the Raspberry Pi 3 was announced with a third-generation Raspberry Pi chip, a 64-bit 1.2GHz quad-core, featuring onboard wireless LAN and Bluetooth. It’s available now at the usual price of $35.

Also, the Foundation’s Education Team ran our first ever Picademy in the USA – and applications for the second course are now open. Educators can apply now!

This weekend the official Raspberry Pi birthday event takes place at the Computer Lab in Cambridge. We hope to see many of you there!

Ben

News

Raspberry Pi 3 on sale now at $35
(raspberrypi.org) A new, faster and better connected Raspberry Pi is here
Welcoming 40 US teachers to our community
(raspberrypi.org) A round-up of Picademy USA from Matt Richardson
The MagPi issue #43
(raspberrypi.org) Learn more about the Raspberry Pi 3 in The MagPi #43
Raspberry Pi Zero production getting on track
(raspberrypi.org) An update on the $5 Raspberry Pi
New Sonic Pi Essentials book
(raspberrypi.org) The Sonic Pi book is here, and the series is now available in print

Projects

Clef Hero
(news.sean.co.uk) Make a PyGame Zero game with the Piano HAT
pi-hole
(github.com) A black hole for Internet advertisements
Motion Detecting CCTV
(tinkernut.com) Make a motion-detecting CCTV system
Pi0drone
(hackster.io) Build a $200 smart drone with the Pi Zero

Articles

Raspberry Pi 3 launch - as told by the community
(raspberrypi.org)
Some of the best videos regarding the brand new Raspberry Pi 3
Eben Upton talks Raspberry Pi 3
(raspberrypi.org)
The MagPi speaks to Eben about Pi 3
Raspberry Pi 3 specs and benchmarks
(raspberrypi.org)
Get the low-down on the brand new Raspberry Pi 3
Raspberry Pi 3 rolls out
(opensource.com)
Raspberry Pi 3 rolls out with faster CPU, on-board wireless LAN, and Bluetooth
The Latest Raspberry Pi Gets Wi-Fi Powers
(wired.com)
The third generation of Raspberry Pi in its four years of existence
Raspberry Pi 3 review
(stuff.tv)
The Raspberry Pi just keeps getting tastier by the year
Hosting the Raspberry Pi 3 launch
(blog.mythic-beasts.com)
Mythic Beasts on hosting the Raspberry Pi website on a Raspberry Pi 3
Introducing the Raspberry Pi 3
(hackaday.com)
This latest model includes wireless LAN, Bluetooth, and a quad-core 64-bit CPU
Raspberry Pi 3 review & benchmarks
(expertreviews.co.uk)
An incremental update, but an important one