The MagPi

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

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CRT TV + VCR Trinitron Retro Media Player • When Mairon Wolniewicz watches movies or plays games from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, he ensures he gets the full retro experience, as David Crookes explains

Reliving the past

ForestryPi • A professional arborist used Raspberry Pi hemispheric monitoring to observe trees across several seasons, Rosie Hattersley hears the story

Take hemispheric photos

HandiPi • When Richard Sutherland wanted to design a case for Raspberry Pi 4, he ended up creating an all-in-one handheld that could double as a desktop computer, as David Crookes explains

The Lost Sounds Project • A noticeable reduction in birdsong led a digital technologist to set up a Raspberry Pi-based nature-watching project for schoolchildren, learns Rosie Hattersley

Interactive birdsong

Automatic Fish Feeder Deluxe • Aquarium ownership just got a little easier thanks to this fantastic Wi-Fi-connected, Pico W-driven make. Nicola King investigates first-rate fish feedings

CNC Drawing Machine • Ever considered making your own CNC machine? Nicola King speaks with a smart young maker who has done just that

JägerMachine • This automated shot dispenser can be activated via email. Rob Zwetsloot sends a few messages for research pour-poses

Open Book Abridged Edition • Read all about it! Joey Castillo has updated his Open Book project and it now makes full use of Raspberry Pi Pico, as David Crookes explains

Open-Source Gamma Spectrometer • Another step in accessible science, this cheap and opensource gamma ray detector can also determine the material it comes from. Rob Zwetsloot avoids hulking out

KwickPOS • Happy customers: Raspberry Pi-based point of sale system is a hit in busy restaurant and retail settings

RASPBERRY PI BUYERS GUIDE 2023 • TREAT YOURSELF THIS HOLIDAY SEASON TO THE BEST OF RASPBERRY PI.

COMPUTERS & MOTORCONTROLLERS • GET YOURSELF A RASPBERRY PI

RASPBERRY PI ACCESSORIES • TAKE A LOOK INTO THE WORLD OF OFFICIAL ACCESSORIES

RASPBERRY PI STARTER PROJECTS • GREAT EQUIPMENT TO GO ALONGSIDE YOUR NEW RASPBERRY PI COMPUTER

TREAT YOURSELF • BIG PROJECTS THAT ARE SPECTACULAR TO BUILD

Part 02 MicroPython Handheld: Make a game • Program a tiny survival game in MicroPython. Find food. Hide from the flood

Part 03 Pico W IoT with Anvil: Plot sensor data • Store sensor data sent from Pico and plot graphs in an Anvil web app

Raspberry Pi Pico Iron Man Arc Reactor • Build your very own Arc Reactor prop from Iron Man using LED lights

HOW I MADE CERES-1 PORTABLE • A retro-inspired laptop

CREATING A MAKER ROOM! • BUILD A HAVEN FOR ALL THINGS MAKING WITH THIS GUIDE FROM ROB ZWETSLOOT

ROOM SETUP • WHAT EVERY WORKSPACE NEEDS

ELECTRONICS AND TOOLS • FILL YOUR BOOTS AND YOUR WALL PEGS WITH THESE TOOLS

3D PRINTERS • THE FUTURE OF MAKER ROOMS IN THE PALM OF YOUR HANDS

Elecrow SH080 8-inch mini HDMI screen • Elecrow's companion display for Raspberry Pi, games consoles, and other devices leaves Rosie Hattersley confused

POP CAMERA • This 360-degree camera built upon Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 brings VR recording to more people, Rob Zwetsloot enters the virtual reality to take it for a 360 spin

Inventor 2040 W • An all-in-one board with pre-soldered Pico W and myriad connections.

Motor 2040 • ► Pimoroni ► magpi.cc/motor2040 ► £24 / $23

10 Amazing: Holiday projects • Get festive this season with these incredible Raspberry Pi projects

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