Articles by Andrew Gregory

Make a Smart Home in Raspberry Pi Official Magazine issue 167

The dream of smart, connected devices controlling your home automatically, is especialy appealing on a lazy day when we’re trying to get work done in a heatwave. Maybe this will be the year we finally integrate temperature sensors with fans and a drinks dispenser to keep us cool, or maybe not, but we do know […]

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Poor man’s Polaroid camera

There’s something really big and chunky about this build that we find reassuring

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Raspberrarium terrarium

Control the seasons and phases of the moon with your own tiny ecosystem

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Mermaid in the shell

Satin and real freshwater pearls complete the look for the mermaid who needs root access in style

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Sequino clock

This tricky build was inspired by a child’s t-shirt

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Use a robot to build a robot

This glorious, (mostly) 3D printed robot has six degrees of freedom.

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Make Music With Raspberry Pi in Official Raspberry Pi Magazine issue 166

Music production is an esoteric world of chin stroking and arguing over what kind of valve makes the best sound in a guitar amplifier – at least, it can be. Load up on software, bring your friends, and record your latest masterpiece on Raspberry Pi. We bring news from the world of 3D printing, where […]

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ISS Tracker

Space age is no longer a synonym for futuristic; space age means things that originated in the last millennium.

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ROOT Observer: a privacy-focused security camera

Get AI features without having to share your data with gigantic corporations.

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Paper console

Look at those physical controls! This device is built to be beautiful: it’s made out of walnut and brass.

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Take Back Your Cloud in Raspberry Pi Official Magazine 165

We’re all-too accustomed to the feling of being watched on the internet. A search for any product leads to adverts, emails, and goodness knows how many bots tracking you. It feels weird and intrusive, and we aren’t being paranoid – they really are watching us. Luckily you don’t have to reply on online services that […]

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Etch A Sketch CNC machine

The software controlling the Etch A Sketch logs the image, turns it into vectors, turns the vectors into G-code, then sends the G-code to the Etch A Sketch – and it was all written by AI

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