I have a couple of spare USB hard drives lying around, and of course a Raspberry Pi (headless). I put them to use as a wireless NAS / Media server. I’d also like my clients to be able to make the Pi automatically download torrents and save them on the NAS. I’ve already posted a […]
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Howdy folks! I had the idea of turning my Raspberry Pi into something like the Beats By Dre portable audio system found here: http://www.beatsbydre.com/speakers/beatbox-portable-usb/beatbox-portable-usb,default,pd.htmlIt’s a cool product, don’t get me wrong, but I’m not really down to pay $400+ tax for some fancy looking speakers (which don’t even give you rechargeable batteries, by the way).
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* This entire process should take about 20 minutes Pianobar is a free/open-source, console-based client for the personalized online radio Pandora. Feature: play and manage (create, add more music, delete, rename, …) stations rate songs and explain why they have been selected upcoming songs/song history customize keybindings and text output remote control and eventcmd interface
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“ArdiPi” The Wireless Arduino and Raspberry Pi Rover By: Greg So basically let me tell you how this project works. You simply have an Arduino (Uno or Leonardo) which you use to connect to two motors and control them. Then you have a RaspberryPi which is controlled by your iPhone, iPad or computer. The RaspberryPi
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I have a driveway that is over 300 feet long and it is nice to have some advance notice that someone is driving or walking in. Previously, I have used a very expensive IR beam-break detector. It gave a lot of false alarms and eventually failed due to a lightning strike. It also required that
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This tutorial will teach you how to create a network of cost effective, wireless sensor modules. Many of the ready-made wireless modules can be too expensive for use in multiple sensor units. While Wi-Fi and Zigbee modules are popular and easy to use, their cost can make their use in an array of sensors impractical.
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Project Description This project assumes you already have a Model A or B Raspberry Pi, power supply, HD card, screen, keyboard, network etc. Raspbian Wheezy OS. In this project I will show you how to construct a wireless switch. This project can be adapted to suit any application where you need a wireless
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My Brief Build a smoke alarm that sends an email and text message when it goes off. The Device After a fe w days of investigation into possible solutions, I opted to build one using a Raspberry PI and a cheap smoke alarm, linked by radio signal. When the Smoke Alarm is triggered, it will
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