I found an old Western Electric rotary phone in my attic. It’s really an amazing piece of hardware. It seems to work fine several decades after its construction despite whatever abuse it took before ending up in my attic. However, I don’t currently need a rotary phone. So I decided to put a Raspberry Pi …
Raspberry Pi Web Server
Hi there, This is my first Instructable so all criticisms and comments are welcome. This will show you how to set up a simple wired web server on your Raspberry Pi, with PHP and MySql. The Raspberry Pi is a good choice for a webserver that will not recieve too much traffic, such as a …
Internet Photo Frame
Unlike most commercial frames, this digital picture frame connects to Flickr, allowing you to add and remove photos without a physical storage device, such as USB stick or SD card. A Raspberry Pi hidden inside the TV connects to the internet and automatically updates the pictures when the Flickr album is modified. Materials: Raspberry Pi …
Getting Stock Prices on Raspberry Pi (using Python)
I’m working on some new projects involving getting stock price data from the web, which will be tracked and displayed via my Raspberry Pi. I wanted to share the setup on how to do this using Python. This short Instructable will show you how install a stock querying library to get (mostly) realtime stock prices …
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Tweeting Bird Feeder
This Summer my 5 year old son and I wanted to work on a project that would be fun, educational, and related to nature. While enjoying a beautiful Colorado summer evening on Grandpa and Grandma’s deck watching all of the hummingbirds fight over 6 spots on their hummingbird feeder, it came to us. Let’s build …
PiStation – A Raspberry Pi Emulation Console
I’m moving and will no longer have room for all my classic systems like my NES, SNES, Genesis, etc, so the first thing I think is that I can just play the games on emulators on my PC. But still, I love the experience of sitting back on the couch and playing with a controller, …
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2-Player Bartop Arcade Machine (Powered by Pi)
The ‘Galactic Starcade’ is a DIY retro bartop arcade cabinet for two players. It is powered by the Raspberry Pi micro-computer and plays multiple types of retro games – primarily NES, SNES, Megadrive and arcade (MAME) games. Using a Pi keeps the cost, weight and complexity to a minimum but the cabinet could also house …
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