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The only podcast powered by GPIO pins, the Pi Cast is dedicated to the world's most important single-board computer: the Raspberry Pi. Hosted by the team at Tom's Hardware, this weekly show covers the latest Pi news, the hottest Pi products, and the coole


    • Mar 2, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 38m AVG DURATION
    • 31 EPISODES


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    29: CircuitPython, Raspberry Pi's 9th Birthday, Projects of the Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 41:38


    Special Guest and CircuitPython Lead Scott Shawcroft joins us to talk CP. We celebrate Pi's 9th anniversary with a look back and check out the best projects of the month.

    30: Grasping Robot, Make Your Own Bluetooth Controller, Latest Pico Gear

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 42:25


    Robotics Expert SureWin Yap joins us to show off his latest creation: a Pi-powered robot with hands that follow your movements. Avram explains how to make a Bluetooth controller with Pi. Les has the latest Pico gear.

    27: Eben Upton Talks Raspberry Pi Pico

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 35:35


    Raspberry Pi Founder Eben Upton talks about the new Raspberry Pi Pico board, including the process of developing the RP2040 SoC, why it doesn't come with pins presoldered and whether or not there will be a Wi-Fi version.

    28: Raspberry Pi Pico Launched, Pimoroni Joins Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 39:23


    On this special bonus episode, Paul and Jon from Pimoroni join us to talk about the just-launched Raspberry Pi Pico and show off their wide range of accessories, add-on boards and third-party RP2040 boards.

    25: New pi-top Robot, Custom Splash Screen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 31:31


    Special Guest Jesse Lozano from pi-top joins us to talk about his company's new robot kit. Les creates a new splash video for your home arcade.

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    26: Portable Pi Arcade, Pi Music Tuner, GPS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 41:07


    Special Guest Zack Levine from Howchoo shows off his amazing portable Raspberry Pi arcade (https://howchoo.com/g/y2fkodu2ymj/adv...). Ash builds a music tuner. Les demos a Pi GPS.

    24: Picking a Pi Product for Kids, the Year in Pi, Using Flask

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 38:01


    We talk about the best Pi products and projects of the last year. Eight year old Isaac joins us to talk about the best Pi robots and STEM kits for kids. Les shows off his new arcade rig.

    22: The Pi Cast: Remote-Controller Christmas Lights, Pi-Powered Fortune Teller

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 33:05


    Special Guest Ryder Damen joins us to show off his Internet-controller Christmas lights. Ash demos a Pi-powered Fortune Teller. Les has the latest cool breakout boards from Pimoroni.

    23: Custom CM4 Boards, Raspberry Pi Christmas Tree, Network Drives

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 38:16


    Special guest Timon (@timonsku) joins us to show off his home-made CM4 carrier module, which is as small as an Arduino Uno board. Les demos his Raspberry Pi-controlled Christmas tree and Avram shows you how to set up a Pi as a network drive.

    21: Pi-powered Rockets, Cyberpunk 2077 Pi Mod, Pi Gifting

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 39:44


    Special guest John Jones talks about launching Pi rocket. Les shows off his budding Cyberpunk Mod and a projector. Ash suggests Raspberry Pi project gifts. Avram shows how to program a menu screen for an LED matrix.

    19: Gaming and Painting on LED Matrixes, Projects of the Month, Google Assistant

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 36:15


    We're joined by Neythen Treloar who turns LED Matrixes into painting or gaming displays using Raspberry Pi. Ash talks Pi projects of the month. Also, using Pi as a Google Assistant.

    20: Tic-Tac-Toe Robot, Make Your Pi a Webcam, Black Friday Deals

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 32:06


    Maker Andrew DeGonge joins us to talk about his Raspberry Pi Tic-Tac-Toe-playing robot. Les explains how to turn your Pi into a USB webcam. We talk about where to find the best Pi deals this holiday season.

    18: Talking Pi and New Products with Adafruit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 38:22


    If you're into Raspberry Pi at all, chances are that  you've used products from Adafruit, a leader not only in building a selling Pi add-ons, but also in STEM education. Adafruit Founder Limor "Ladyada" Fried and Managing Director Phillip Torrone join us to talk Pi and show off some new products.

    17: Pi Clustering, Overclocking the CM4 to New Heights

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 31:43


    Special Guest Stan Nevedomsky from Turing Pi joins us to talk Raspberry Pi clusters. Les overclocks the CM4 to previously unheardof speeds.

    16: Raspberry Pi Founder Eben Upton Talks Pi 400, CM4, More

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 42:36


    Eben Upton, the founder and CEO of Raspberry Pi, joins us to talk about the new Raspberry Pi 400, the Compute Module 4 and the future of the platform. 

    15: Ubuntu Desktop for Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi Pumpkin, Spider Robot

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 36:08


    Now that Ubuntu desktop Linux is officially out for Raspberry Pi, we're joined by Ubuntu Director of Engineering Martin Wimpress and Product Manager Rhys Davies to talk about the new OS. Les shows off his Pi-powered pumpkin and Ash has a spider robot.

    14: Compute Module 4, Facial Recognition, More Gaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 34:06


    Jeff Geerling joins us to talk about the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 that he just reviewed. We explain how to do facial recognition on Pi and chat with Alex of the LowSpecGamer about new developments in game emulation. Ash shows off OctoPrint, a 3D printer management system.

    13: Retro Gaming on the Pi, New Micro:bit

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 36:30


    Got game? On this week's Pi Cast, we explore the exciting world of Retro Gaming, demonstrating the best ways to run an emulator and hardware to make the experience feel more arcade or console-like. Also, Les shows the new Micro:bit.

    13: Storytelling Radio, Nvidia Jetson Nano, Argon's New Case

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 41:21


    We're joined by Dane and Nicole from 8BitsAndByte who will talk about their interactive, storytelling radio. Avram shows off the new Jetson Nano A.I. board. Les has a new Pi case and Ash has the Raspberry Pi projects of the month.

    12: Self-Driving Trash Can, Using Arduino with Your Pi

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 35:00


    Special guest Ahad Cove joins us to show off his Raspberry Pi-powered, self-driving trash can. Les explains how to use Arduino with  your Raspberry Pi.

    10: RGB Face Masks, Package Notification System

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 32:43


    On this week's Pi Cast, Caroline Dunn shows off her latest project in progress, a Raspberry Pi-powered face mask. Ash demos her package notification system. Headless installations made simple.

    11: Projects for Kids, Retro Player, More

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 36:09


    Author Dan Aldred (tecoed.co.uk) joins us to talk about Raspberry Pi Projects for Kids (his book), and his latest cool projects, including a Retro Player and an LED animation board.

    9: The Pi Cast: Raspberry Pi Tricorder, Make Your Own Flight Stick Box

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 36:37


    Gabe Emerson of Saveitforparts.com joins us to talk about his Raspberry Pi Tricorder. Les shows his Flight Simulator control box for the Raspberry Pi. USB Booting your Raspberry Pi.

    8: Steampunk Geiger Counter, Projects of the Month, Custom Keyboard Shorctus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 35:41


    Special Guest Chris Crocker-White joins us to show off his awesome steampunk-themed radiation detector. Avram explains how to create custom keyboard shortcuts and Ash highlights September's projects of the month.

    7: Pimoroni Co-Founders Talk New Products, Pi Logo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 50:14


    One of the leading producers of Raspberry Pi HATs, cases and other kit, Pimoroni dominates the Pi ecosystem. Founders Paul Beech, who designed the Raspberry Pi logo, and Jon Williamson join us to show off some exciting new products. Ash shows how to stress test your Raspberry Pi and Les has a brand new Raspberry Pi tablet to talk about.

    6: First-Person Camera, Fun with LED Matrixes, Setting Up a Server

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 42:05


    Special Guest Lorraine Underwood shows a first-person Raspberry Pi camera that moves when your head moves. Les shows off a passive-cooling case. Ash sets up a Flask web server and Avram writes a platform game that runs on an RGB matrix.

    5: Raspberry Pi-Powered Pinball, Pi Laptop with Sensors

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 39:34


    Special Guest Stan Dmitriev from Surrogate.TV shows a real-world Raspberry Pi-powered pinball machine you can play online. Anj Bryant brings her kids to demonstrate the Elecrow CrowPi2, a Pi laptop that teaches programming. And Ash explains how to connect a light to Twitter.

    4: Raspberry Pi Clusters, Faster SSDs, Making a Disk Image

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 53:28


    Special guest Jeff Geerling talks about his experiments with Pi clustering and how to tell if you have the fastest kind of SSD for your Pi. Ash shows off the projects of the month and Avram explains how to create your own disk .img file.

    3: Building a Real-Life Cyberdeck, Terminal Tricks, Tensor Flow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 40:24


    Special Guest Brian Corteil joins us to talk about a real life Cyberdeck he's building with a Raspberry Pi. Les shows you how to get a more attractive looking terminal window and Ash gets Tensor Flow object detection working. 

    2: Motion-detected Handwashing Timer, Running Windows 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 38:45


    On this week's Pi Cast, Maker and YouTube Personality Caroline Dunn shows how to make a handwashing timer, Les tries out Windows 10 on Pi and we go hands-on with the Pi-Top[4] learning system.

    1: Interviewing Raspberry Pi Founder Eben Upton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2020 35:01


    For our inaugural episode, we talked in-depth with Raspberry Pi Founder and Lead Eben Upton about the future of the platform, picking his brain about such topics as NVMe support, Windows on Pi and whether there will be a Pi 4A+.

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