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Friday 8 December 2017

Issue #233 - Expander

A laptop with a USB-connected Pi Zero

Happy Friday!

Christmas is most certainly around the corner, as we’re starting to see our social media mentions fill with festive cheer. If you’ve created something for the holiday season using a Raspberry Pi, make sure to share it with us.

And if you’re looking for gift inspiration, check out our Christmas shopping list. In it, you’ll find all the gifts you need for the budding coder or the experienced maker in your life — including the new Official Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Book, which comes with a Raspberry Pi Zero W and accessories.

Have a great week, and we’ll see you next Friday!

Peace,

Alex

  • GPIO expander: access a Pi’s GPIO pins on your PC/Mac

    (raspberrypi.org) Access ALL the pins!
  • The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner’s book with Pi Zero W kit

    (raspberrypi.org) From the team behind The MagPi
  • Help us make Hello World better

    (twitter.com) Survey for Hello World subscribers
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    (raspberrypi.workable.com) Come work with us in Oakland, CA.
  • The Pi Towers Secret Santa Babbage

    (raspberrypi.org) Ho ho ho!
  • Marvellous retrofitted home assistants

    (raspberrypi.org) Resuscitate your old toys and gadgets
  • Astro Cat: Raspberry Pi Telescope Controller

    (hackaday.com) A new add-on board for the Pi
  • This sonic kayak makes music as you paddle

    (dotemirates.com) Record aquatic goings-on with a Pi
  • Twitter Snow Globe

    (themakercupboard.space) Tweeting holiday cheer
  • Raspberry Pi IoT Ornament Texter

    (element14.com) Display holiday messages from your family
  • How to use your Raspberry Pi as a wireless access point

    (thepi.io) thepi.io tells you how
  • Raspberry Pi Internet Weather Station

    (hackster.io) Neat weather data display
  • Sean Hodgins' video-playing Christmas ornament

    (raspberrypi.org) Electrifying ornamentation
  • The Raspberry Pi Christmas shopping list 2017

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    Christmas present ideas for everyone
  • BBC Click on Raspberry Pi computer labs in Togo

    (bbc.co.uk)
    Interview with Dominique Laloux from 12m58s onwards
  • Code Club's Sarah Sheerman-Chase on Imaginify

    (imaginify.co.uk)
    Sarah on her career and working in the tech sector
  • Highschool students develop Pi-powered concussion detection device

    (patch.com)
    They are now working on commercialising it
  • Vivaldi web browser released for Raspberry Pi

    (raspberrypi.org)
    Try out the experimental build

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