The MagPi

The MagPi The official Raspberry Pi magazine, showcasing amazing projects from our community

WELCOME to The MagPi 146

2GB Raspberry Pi 5 on sale now at $50 • Welcome the 2GB version to the family.

30,000 badges and still no hack? • No one has managed to break the security on our new chip yet. If you're interested in collecting a bounty, read on.

Boost your Pico projects with the new Pico VSCode Extension • Introducing the public beta of the Raspberry Pi Pico Visual Studio Code Extension, which makes it easier than ever to develop projects for Raspberry Pi Pico-series devices.

LEGO Card Shuffler • Who needs to laboriously shuffle their own deck when Raspberry Pi can do it for you?, asks Rosie Hattersley

In a spin

Portable Pi 84 • With a mechanical keyboard powered by Raspberry Pi Pico and with Raspberry Pi 4 at its heart, David Crookes has fallen in love

Creating a classic

VespAI • AI models are adept at distinguishing one winged creature from another. Rosie Hattersley goes beyond the buzz

Wasp watch

LED umbrella • With Thomas Killus' illuminating project, you won't be wishing the rain would go away any time soon, as David Crookes explains

PLAY RETRO HORROR CLASSICS ON RASPBERRY PI 5 • Spattered with blood, gore, and overcome by a desperate urge to prove that computer games weren't just for families, let's revisit the classics from gaming horror's great 1990s golden age.

Get started with Raspberry Pi Pico-series and VS Code • Attach a Raspberry Pi Pico-series device and start development with the new VSCode extension

Part 03 Build a private cloud server: share with friends • Share files with friends, and let them share with you, with no service provider required

Part 02 MARS Rover: autonomous driving • Get your all-terrain Raspberry Pi rover to drive by itself and detect obstacles

Real-time ML audio noise suppression on Raspberry Pi Pico 2 • Use machine learning to create a noise-cancelling Pico 2 audio device

3D-printed loom

Arcade briefcase

HDSP wristwatch

Pilet

Objet 3d'art • 3D-printed artwork to bring more beauty into your life

HOW I MADE • A PICO KIT TO BRING JUNKED JOYSTICKS BACK TO LIFE

Unusual tools: Gauging Blocks • Compare sizes like a professional

WRING THE CHANGES

Playing the can-can on a tin can • When you've finished your beans or peas, recycle the container into your kit

HEXA: an open-source hexagonal rocket • Designing, building and launching a hexagonal model rocket

Make a modern mosaic • Maybe you've admired the ancient mosaics in Pompeii or Morocco… now, make your own!

Listen to Raspberry Pi • Hear sweet music and soothing sound from your Raspberry Pi

Audio upgrades • Quick fixes for better sound

Practical audio projects • Raspberry Pi projects for any avid music fan

Big sound projects • Get inspired to do something cool with Raspberry Pi and audio

CrowView Note • This laptop dock-style monitor has been optimised for Raspberry Pi 5, but can be used with much more. Rob Zwetsloot takes a look

Plasma 2350 • An LED strip controller with even more processing power.

10 amazing: Halloween projects • Let's get spooky this October with these malign makes

Open Source Hardware Camp • Hardware hacks out on the wily, windy moors. By Andrew Gregory

Natalie Turner • We've gained another designer – meet Natalie!

Events in pictures: Raspberry Pi Community Gathering Taiwan #43 • Community and official events in the wild

Manual light automation • Taking a more direct approach to switching lights on and off with Raspberry Pi...