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Raspberry Pi Weekly
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Friday 18 August 2017

Issue #217 - Stretch

Hello there,

Our big news this week is the arrival of Raspbian Stretch for Raspberry Pi. Upgrade your Pi’s OS today to benefit from brilliant features like Sonic Pi 3.0.1, the Sense HAT extension for Scratch 2.0, and more.

We also saw Code Club Australia’s Moonhack event beat last year’s record for the most kids coding on one day, and the final Picademy USA of the year. Phew!

If you create any awesome Raspberry Pi builds this weekend, make sure to share them with us on social media.

And to all the Code Club volunteers in Scotland, have a great start of term!

Until next week,

Peace

Alex

News

  • Raspbian Stretch has arrived for Raspberry Pi

    (raspberrypi.org) So long, Jessie!
  • Thomas and Ed become a RealLifeDoodle

    (raspberrypi.org) Ed is just sooooo cute!
  • Moonhack's gone and done it

    (twitter.com) Moonhack breaks records yet again
  • PI Zero reaches new heights

    (twitter.com) Highest images taken on an amateur HAB flight

Projects

  • Michael Reeves and the ridiculous Subscriber Robot

    (raspberrypi.org) Who needs eardrums anyway?
  • Set up your own Raspberry Pi AirPlay Receiver

    (pimylifeup.com) ...Or wires, for that matter?
  • OK Google, be aesthetically pleasing

    (raspberrypi.org) The most gorgeous build in town
  • DIY Complete Philips Hue Home Automation

    (hackster.io) This project is Hue-ge
  • Green Space

    (vimeo.com) Raspberry Pi time lapse + art
  • SNES-themed Pi case

    (myminifactory.com) We all want one...
  • Toy Star Trek Tricorder Turned Into the “Real Thing”

    (blog.hackster.io) ...and one of these too
  • Interactive Vanishing Dinosaurs

    (blog.adafruit.com) Now you see them, now you- METEORITE!
  • Raspberry Pi Radio

    (instructables.com) Get internet radio in a beautiful retro body

Articles

  • Community Profile: David Pride

    (raspberrypi.org)
    From Pi to PhD
  • Picademy USA

    (twitter.com)
    It's a wrap for this year's antics
  • Join the Jam

    (raspberrypi.org)
    Celebrate our birthday with us worldwide
  • Prototyping a Raspberry Pi robot idea with two emulators

    (bennuttall.com)
    Emulate a Sense HAT and GPIO pins for a completely virtual device

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