Portable Raspberry Pi projects
By Rob Zwetsloot. Posted
Raspberry Pi is small and requires very little power. This makes it perfect for plugging in a portable battery and making your trips a bit more interesting. Here are some of the greatest ways to make your Raspberry Pi portable.
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Raspberry Pi Zero AirPlay
Music anywhere
Need a portable speaker that anyone can control easily? This AirPlay speaker is simple and looks great. magpi.cc/airplay
Becca Cam
HQ Camera hack
The recent HQ Camera is a powerful sensor with some great lenses. It’s not a full camera, though, so Becca put it inside an old SLR. magpi.cc/beccacam
Lunchbox Arcade Game
Need food badly
A quick go at Street Fighter on a lunch-break is a tradition in some offices, and this takes it a little step further by combining the two. magpi.cc/lunchbox
mintyPi
Incognito gaming
Stuffing a Raspberry Pi Zero into a mints tin is an incredible accomplishment in itself, and mintyPi takes it a step further to be a whole game system. magpi.cc/mintypi
PiBoy DMG
Game Boy converter
There are a few ways to turn a Raspberry Pi into a portable handheld, but this all-in-one kit from PiBoy DMG is one of our recent favourites.
$130 | magpi.cc/piboydmg
Portable Raspberry Pi 4 computer
Recycled parts
HackSpace magazine editor Ben Everard made this very quickly with some spare parts and a handmade wooden ‘case’. It does the job surprisingly well.
Ruggedized Raspberry Pi Portable
Apocalypse-ready
When planning for many kinds of fictional apocalypse, people seem to always forget the tech part. This rugged laptop will help there and in the real world.
Wearable time-lapse camera
Conspicuous fast-motion
A very cool use of Raspberry Pi that lets you walk around and get a nice little time-lapse of your day.
Rob is amazing. He’s also the Features Editor of Raspberry Pi Official Magazine, a hobbyist maker, cosplayer, comic book writer, and extremely modest.
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