5 fun Raspberry Pi projects you can do with your kids

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Raspberry Pi 2: 18 of the best projects you can try with the microcomputer

<h2 style="font-style: inherit;"><span style="font-style: inherit;">Raspberry Pi 2: 18 of the best projects you can try with the microcomputer</span></h2> <p style="font-style: inherit;"><span style="font-style: inherit;">Microcomputers are great for education and fun projects – and the Raspberry Pi 2 represents one of the best of the bunch. Whether you’re a first-time coder or a tech veteran with time on your hands, the Raspberry Pi 2 is great to have because it’s so versatile. Since its release, the microcomputer has been used for pretty much everything, and is currently being used in space by Tim Peake. From creating your own bitcoin mine and setting up a pirate radio station to making a media centre for your TV, you can do it all with the Raspberry Pi. If you’ve recently picked up one of the microcomputers, here’s a list of 18 rewarding projects to sink your teeth into.</span></p> <h4 style="font-style: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">BUY NOW FROM AMAZON: </strong><a href="http://amzn.to/2983wkI" style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;" target="_blank">Raspberry Pi 2</a></h4> <h2 style="font-style: inherit;">The 18 best Raspberry Pi projects and uses:</h2> <h3 style="font-style: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">1. Raspberry Pi projects: Make a Kodi streamer</strong><strong style="font-style: inherit;"><br /></strong></h3> <p style="font-style: inherit;"><span style="font-style: inherit;"><a href="http://bit.ly/29hxCpC" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">Kodi</a> is one of the best streaming platforms available, letting you experience local and internet-based content on anything from your smartphone to an <a href="http://bit.ly/2983ucE" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">Amazon Fire TV Stick</a>. Oh, and it’s also available on the Raspberry Pi 2. If you want to experience the benefits of Kodi, the Raspberry Pi 2 is more than powerful enough, and <a href="http://bit.ly/29hwy5q" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">installing the streaming software is pretty straightforward too</a>.</span></p> <h3 style="font-style: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">2. </strong>Raspberry Pi projects: Create a wireless extender</h3> <p style="font-style: inherit;">Nothing highlights the versatility of a Raspberry Pi quite like this project (other than the Game Boy below). With a USB Wi-Fi dongle, a microSD card and the Raspberry Pi itself, you increase the reach of your wireless signal.</p> <p style="font-style: inherit;">Guy Eastwood has created the excellent <a href="http://bit.ly/2983kSC" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">Pi-Point website</a>, which takes you through everything you need to know about this project. Follow the link to find detailed documentation and free downloadable images to help you.</p> <h3 style="font-style: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">3. Raspberry Pi projects: Make a Game Boy</strong></h3> <p style="font-style: inherit;">No, seriously. This is a legitimate and doable project for the more advanced user. In terms of the actual coding, it’s not the most challenging – you’re essentially installing an emulator on your Raspberry Pi. The hard work comes in the form of soldering the different pieces together.</p> <p style="font-style: inherit;">Travis Brown over at <a href="http://bit.ly/29hwRNk" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank"><em>XodusTech</em> has produced a detailed log</a> of how he brought his Game Boy back to life using a Raspberry Pi. The best thing about creating a Pi-Pocket (as he calls it) is that you’re not limited to playing only Game Boy games ; the Pi-Pocket is also capable of playing NES, Sega Master System and Game Gear games, as well as popular Linux-based titles such as <em>Doom</em> and <em>Duke Nukem</em>.</p> <h3 style="font-style: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">4. Raspberry Pi projects: Home Arcade Box </strong></h3> <p style="font-style: inherit;">While it’s not powerful enough to run many modern games, some enterprising tech heads have twigged that the Pi is just about perfect on which to play emulators. Emulators, for those of you not in the know, are programs that allow you to play titles from older, outdated consoles such as the SNES, the Sega Genesis and even the original PlayStation using freely available ROMs.</p> <p style="font-style: inherit;">While you can run most of these emulators from the standard <a href="http://bit.ly/1r9FWNe" itemprop="url" target="_bank" title="Raspbian"><strong>Raspbian</strong></a> OS, the guys over at <a href="http://bit.ly/29hwKBp" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">RetroPie</a> have dedicated a huge amount of time to building a custom disk image that will do almost all of the work for you, allowing you to select and start your chosen emulator with nothing more than a USB gamepad. The legal catch is that you need to own a physical copy of the games, or it’s piracy. So that means on no account should you use this as an opportunity to play all those SNES games that your mum wouldn’t buy you back in 1991.</p> <h3 style="font-style: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">5.</span><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span>Raspberry Pi projects: Media centre for your TV</strong></h3> <p style="font-style: inherit;">Setting up a Raspberry Pi as your home media centre might be the perfect project. By hooking it up to your TV via HDMI, you can get all your media in your living room without having to fork out for Apple TV. Specific operating systems such as <a href="http://bit.ly/2983sS4" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">RasPlex</a> and <a href="http://bit.ly/29hwAu7" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">RaspbMC</a> (based on the Plex and XBMC frameworks respectively) have even been built in order to make it as easy as possible to get you started.</p> <p style="font-style: inherit;">These systems can access remote media stored in other locations – provided you’re connected to Wi-Fi – and are controllable through remote apps on your smartphone; they can even directly access services such as Netflix and Hulu to stream content to you. It combines all the functionality of a bulky, expensive media setup in a tiny form factor at a ridiculously affordable price, and we can’t get enough of it. We’ve even written a tutorial on <a href="http://bit.ly/2983jy2" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">how to turn your Raspberry Pi into a home media centre.</a></p> <h3 style="font-style: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">6. Raspberry Pi projects: Control your stereo wirelessly</strong></h3> <p style="font-style: inherit;">Advances in audio technology are making it increasingly easy to take your tunes with you everywhere you go. For aspiring audiophiles on a budget, the Raspberry Pi can help you realise your hi-fi dreams with a minimum of fuss, using it as a music server in a similar way to the media centres described above.</p> <p style="font-style: inherit;">By using the <a href="http://bit.ly/29hwNx7" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">RuneAudio</a> disk image, you can connect your Raspberry Pi to your home audio setup and use it to control all of your music, whether it’s stored locally, on one of your devices, or on a remote storage drive. You can search and organise your library and play tracks through your browser or smartphone, and the Pi will direct it all through your big shiny speakers. For truly superlative audio quality, you can even send the signal through a USB digital-to-analog converter for HD sound. If that tickles your fancy, have a go yourself with our guide on <a href="http://bit.ly/2983yt1" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">how to use a Raspberry Pi to control your hi-fi</a>.</p> <h3 style="font-style: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">7. Raspberry Pi projects: Build a download hub </strong></h3> <p style="font-style: inherit;">What with the internet being an almost limitless repository of digital content, it seems like we spend a frustrating amount of our lives waiting for downloads to complete. You can get around this by routing them all through a Raspberry Pi and into an external storage device.</p> <p style="font-style: inherit;">Rather than clogging up your main computer with piles of files fighting with your everyday tasks for disk space and processor speed, use a Pi as a dedicated hub for all your torrents, streams and other downloads. This leaves you free to get on with your life while you’re waiting for the entire box set of<em> The Walking Dead</em> to finish downloading. An added bonus is that if any malware or viruses happen to hitch a ride with your content, you can safely scrub them clean without the risk of infecting your main computer.</p> <ul style="font-style: inherit;"> <li style="font-style: inherit;">Head over to our sister site, <a href="http://bit.ly/29hwzX7" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">IT Pro, for more Raspberry Pi projects.</a></li> </ul> <h3 style="font-style: inherit;"><strong style="font-style: inherit;">8. Raspberry Pi projects: Create a dedicated Minecraft machine</strong></h3> <p style="font-style: inherit;">Minecraft is one of the biggest success stories of the indie games world, and was bought from the original creators by Microsoft in 2014. The sandbox construction SIM is essentially an infinite digital LEGO set, and is naturally hugely popular with kids. However, its simplistic, blocky graphics also mean it’s ridiculously easy to run, and the latest versions of the default <a href="http://bit.ly/24g3KRq" itemprop="url" target="_bank" title="Raspbian"><strong>Raspbian</strong></a> OS come with a custom-optimised copy of the game preinstalled.</p> <p style="font-style: inherit;">If you have children who play Minecraft and you’re tired of them constantly monopolising your tablet or computer, a Raspberry Pi can be an inexpensive, durable machine that they can use for schoolwork, movies and all the digital digging they can handle. All you need is a cheap monitor, mouse and <a href="http://bit.ly/1TaIn8U" itemprop="url" target="_bank" title="keyboard"><strong>keyboard</strong></a>, and you can even easily confiscate it if they’re using it too much.</p> <p style="font-style: inherit;"></p> <h3><strong style="font-style: inherit;">9. Raspberry Pi projects: Build a case</strong></h3> <p>One of the reasons the Raspberry Pi is so cheap is that it’s shipped with nothing but the bare essentials: no <a href="http://bit.ly/24aI4pV" itemprop="url" target="_bank" title="install virtual keyboard raspberry pi"><strong>keyboard</strong></a>, no cables, and no case. However, all that exposed circuitry can look worryingly fragile, and it’s a scary thought that your new machine could break at any time.</p> <p>You can buy cases for your Raspberry Pi in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours. But a fun, simple starter project can be to build one yourself. The beauty of the Pi is that it’s small enough to fit into just about anything.</p> <p>With some judicious modification, you could make a case out of an old tobacco tin, or a hollowed-out book. There’s numerous guides online for <a href="http://bit.ly/29hxAOw" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">constructing your own Raspberry Pi case</a>.</p> <h3><strong style="font-style: inherit;">10. </strong><strong style="font-style: inherit;">Raspberry Pi projects: Write your own game</strong></h3> <p>Raspberry Pi is the perfect platform for novice programmers. The Raspbian OS even has preinstalled programs to make it as easy as possible to get started with coding.</p> <p>One of the best projects for dipping your toes in the waters of programming is creating your own game – it’s quick, straightforward, and at the end of it you’ll have a functional result that you can show off to friends and family. For a complete guide, read our tutorial on <a href="http://bit.ly/2983klI" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">how to write your own Raspberry Pi game</a>.</p> <h3><strong style="font-style: inherit;">11. Raspberry Pi projects: Create your own cloud server</strong></h3> <p>With an always-on internet connection and an external hard drive, you can create your own free cloud storage server.</p> <p>If you want to unshackle yourself from the limitations of <a href="http://bit.ly/29hwGlc" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">cloud storage services</a> such as Dropbox and Google Drive, then Raspberry Pi is a good low-cost option. A quick Google search will bring up plenty of tutorials on how this can be achieved. <em>Lifehacker</em> has one of the easier-to-follow tutorials on <a href="http://bit.ly/2983mtK" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">how to set this up</a>.</p> <h3><strong style="font-style: inherit;">12. Raspberry Pi projects: Make a phone</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-style: inherit;">Smartphones are getting increasingly similar, so if you’re bored of the choice between Android, iPhone and Windows Phone, why not make a PiPhone? It isn’t a project for the faint of heart – but it should be cheap, with </span><a href="http://bit.ly/29hwJ0j" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">one owner</a><span style="font-style: inherit;"> putting together his own PiPhone for around $160.</span></p> <p><span style="font-style: inherit;">Thanks to its versatility and host of connections, turning the Raspberry Pi into your next phone doesn’t require too much tinkering. All you need to buy is a compatible touchscreen, battery pack and GSM device, and you’ll have all the hardware you need. Creating software for the new phone to run on isn’t easy, but there are already several tutorials around to help.</span></p> <p><span style="font-style: inherit;">A great project to learn about electronics and coding, or to make you appreciate your current smartphone more, making a PiPhone is one of the most sophisticated, rewarding uses for your Raspberry Pi.</span></p> <h3><strong style="font-style: inherit;">13. Raspberry Pi projects: Make your own PiRate radio station</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-style: inherit;">If you fancy yourself as the next Zane Lowe, or just want to learn about the mechanics of broadcasting, why not use your Raspberry Pi?  A relatively simple hack will allow you to make your own pirate radio station, and take over the FM airwaves. </span></p> <p><span style="font-style: inherit;">Unlike other hacks, you won’t even need any additional bits of hardware to make your own PiRate radio station: the Pi already has a </span><span style="font-style: inherit;">GPIO 4 connector capable of transmitting FM radio. It only has a range of 10cm, but using a plain wire extends it to something closer to 50m – more than enough for tuning in indoors, or in the car.</span></p> <h3><strong style="font-style: inherit;">14. Raspberry Pi projects: Build a smart beer fridge</strong></h3> <p>Nothing says party like your own personal beer fridge, but it’s always hard to tell just how long you need to leave your beverages before they’re ice-cold and ready to drink. Fear not, this Beer/Wine Fridge of Awesomeness from <a href="http://bit.ly/2983IAB" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">Jamie Bailey</a> has everything you need to ensure your party goes off without a hitch.</p> <p>Building your own Fridge of Awesomeness requires an odd set of tools alongside your Raspberry Pi 2, including a Wii balance board to detect the number of bottles in the fridge, a door sensor to detect if the fridge is open or closed, a temperature sensor to let you know when bottles are ready to drink, and a dashboard utility to handle all the information. Oh and, of course, a beer fridge of your own…</p> <h3><strong style="font-style: inherit;">15. Raspberry Pi projects: Make a PiCam</strong><strong style="font-style: inherit;"><br /></strong></h3> <p>Connected IP cameras such as the <a href="http://bit.ly/29hwrqg" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">Netatmo Welcome</a>, <a href="http://bit.ly/2983cmh" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">Netgear Arlo</a> and <a href="http://bit.ly/29hwLW1" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">Google Nest Cam</a> make it easy to monitor your home over the internet, but they’re rather pricey. If you want to experience all the benefits of the Internet of Things for a fraction of the price, why not use a Raspberry Pi 2 to make your own IP camera system?</p> <p><span style="font-style: inherit;">All you’ll need is £50, along some free time to configure <a href="http://bit.ly/2983fym" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">Raspbian</a> – the microcomputer’s open-source OS – and you’ll be remotely checking your home in no time. <a href="http://bit.ly/29hwBxX" itemprop="url" target="_bank" title="Sound"><strong>Sound</strong></a> good? This <a href="http://bit.ly/2983x8r" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank"><span style="font-style: inherit;">tutorial from the Expert Reviews</span></a> team will show you how it’s done.</span></p> <h3><strong style="font-style: inherit;">16. Raspberry Pi projects: <span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Make a talking toy</span></span></strong></h3> <p><span style="font-style: inherit;">The original Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone is an iconic – if vaguely sinister – children’s toy (what exactly does it have to smile about?). When a new version of the toy was brought out to coincide with the release of <em>Toy Story 3</em>, one tech-savvy individual made it his weekend project to grant new powers to the grinning phone.</span></p> <p>Using a Wi-Fi-enabled Raspberry Pi B+, UK-based web developer Grant Gibson made a “Talking Chatter Smartphone” able to give current weather information and play radio. A tutorial is available <a href="http://bit.ly/29hwu5y" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">on his website</a>, including details about the electronics used, as well as the full Python script.</p> <p><span style="font-style: inherit;">If turning a toy from the 1960s into Frankenstein’s monster doesn’t appeal, there are plenty of other toys that would make excellent hosts for a Raspberry Pi. Imagine a Furby that’s able to read you the day’s headlines. (Shudder.)</span></p> <h3><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">17. Raspberry Pi projects: Make a bitcoin mining machine</span></h3> <p><span style="font-style: inherit;">If you’re reading this now, you’ve probably missed your chance to make millions in the <a href="http://bit.ly/2983dGS" itemprop="url" target="_bank" title="Bitcoin"><strong>Bitcoin</strong></a> boom, but that shouldn’t stop you trying with your Raspberry Pi. For less than £70, you can <a href="http://bit.ly/29hwzWV" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">turn your Pi into a bitcoin miner</a>, complete with a dashboard showing the current exchange rate and much more. The Raspberry Pi is great for learning about technology, and combining it with the revolutionary Bitcoin currency will make sure you’re at the forefront of tech. What’s more, there’s always a chance the project could pay for itself – and then some. </span></p> <h3><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">18. Raspberry Pi projects: A teeny-tiny arcade cabinet</span></span></h3> <p>If you’ve ever wanted to build a rodent-sized arcade cabinet running MAME, you’ve come to the right place. As explained on <a href="http://bit.ly/2983qtF" style="font-style: inherit;" target="_blank">SpritesMods</a>, this little baby comes packed with a 2.4in display and a somewhat impractically sized thumbstick… still, might be good for a dolls’ house?</p> <div id="huge-it-share-buttons-top" class="huge-it-share-buttons nobackground"> <h3>Share This:</h3> <ul class="huge-it-share-buttons-list"> <li class=" nobackground"><a href="http://bit.ly/1XReO0c" id="backforunical811" name="backforunical811" onclick="javascript:void window.open('http://bit.ly/1XReO0c','1410949501326','width=700,height=500,toolbar=0,menubar=0,location=0,status=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1,left=0,top=0');return false;" style="background-position: -0px -120px" target="_blank"></a></li> <li class=" nobackground"><a href="https://twitter.com/share?status=http://yoursmart.mobi/feed&text=Raspberry%20Pi%202:%2018%20of%20the%20best%20projects%20you%20can%20try%20with%20the%20microcomputer" id="backforunical811" 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<p>Start your Pi 3 journey with these simple, step-by-step projects…</p> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>The initial excitement of ordering a new £25 tiny-puter can quickly turn into procrastination – do I actually have the time or ability to turn this <a href="http://bit.ly/29hwrqo" target="_blank">Pi 3</a> into an automatic cat feeder?</p> <p>If the answer is ‘probably not’, we recommend trying these three starter projects to build your tinkering confidence. All three – the £30 office PC, media centre and retro games arcade – make use of the Pi 3’s boosted power and wireless capabilities. You’ll also get a good grounding in terminal commands and the Noobs OS.</p> <p>Better still, all you need is your Raspberry Pi 3, an SD card and our handy tips…</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-collection-container clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-field-sections-collection field-type-field-collection field-label-hidden first-section-processed"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full"> <div id="section237447" class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sections-collection image-layout-1 clearfix"> <h3 class="section-title jquery-once-1-processed closed processed">THE £25 DESKTOP PC</h3> <div class="content section-container jquery-once-1-processed closed"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>image: http://bit.ly/2983vNL</p> <p><img alt="" height="585" src="http://bit.ly/2983vNL" width="800" /></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>The Raspberry Pi 3’s power boost and wireless networking make it a great desktop for web browsing and work. The latest version of Raspbian even includes a fully-featured office suite. Here’s how to set it up as your home computer…</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full"> <div id="section237452" class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sections-collection image-layout-1 clearfix"> <h3 class="section-title jquery-once-1-processed closed processed">1) DOWNLOAD NOOBS</h3> <div class="content section-container jquery-once-1-processed closed"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>image: http://bit.ly/29hwzGq</p> <p><img alt="" height="491" src="http://bit.ly/29hwzGq" width="800" /></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>The Raspberry Pi 3 is the first generation of circuit board computers with the power and features to make a decent bargain basement PC. It doesn’t come with the software we need, though. For that we need to head over to <a href="http://bit.ly/1WMCgNr" target="_blank">raspberrypi.org</a>. Head to the Downloads section and grab Noobs.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full"> <div id="section237448" class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sections-collection image-layout-1 clearfix"> <h3 class="section-title jquery-once-1-processed closed processed">2) PREP YOUR SD CARD</h3> <div class="content section-container jquery-once-1-processed closed"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>image: http://bit.ly/29hwHpr</p> <p><img alt="" height="523" src="http://bit.ly/29hwHpr" width="800" /></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>Now we need to format our memory card, which will need a full-size SD adapter to fit in your computer unless you have a microSD reader. The card needs to have at least 8GB storage, and we’ll format it using the SD Formatter from <a href="http://bit.ly/2983lpG" target="_blank">sdcard.org</a>. It’s available for OS X and Windows. Run it, select Overwrite, then the format button.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="region region-content-mpu"> <div id="block-hcm-external-blocks-mpu-flexible3" class="block block-hcm-external-blocks first last odd content-mpu"> <div id="gpt_7294_mpu_flexible3"> <div id="google_ads_iframe_8527/http://bit.ly/29hwPW2"><iframe id="google_ads_iframe_8527/http://bit.ly/2983h9D" title="3rd party ad content" name="google_ads_iframe_8527/http://bit.ly/2983h9D" width="300" height="252" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full"> <div id="section237449" class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sections-collection image-layout-1 clearfix"> <h3 class="section-title jquery-once-1-processed closed processed">3) COPY AND UNMOUNT</h3> <div class="content section-container jquery-once-1-processed closed"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>image: http://bit.ly/29hx0R1</p> <p><img alt="" height="464" src="http://bit.ly/29hx0R1" width="800" /></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>Noobs is so easy to use that all we need to do is extract the files in it and drag them over to our newly-formatted memory card. You don’t get much easier than that. Once you’re done, click on the drive in Explorer/Finder and Eject the drive. That last bit matters.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full"> <div id="section237450" class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sections-collection image-layout-1 clearfix"> <h3 class="section-title jquery-once-1-processed closed processed">4) INSTALL RASPBIAN</h3> <div class="content section-container jquery-once-1-processed closed"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>image: http://bit.ly/2984gGu</p> <p><img alt="" height="736" src="http://bit.ly/2984gGu" width="800" /></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>Plug the microSD card into your Pi 3 and jam in the microUSB power cable. The Pi will boot up to the Noobs install screen, offering a whole bunch of front-ends we can use. What we want this time is Raspbian, the top selection. This is the Pi’s version of Windows 10 or OS X.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full"> <div id="section237451" class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sections-collection image-layout-1 clearfix"> <h3 class="section-title jquery-once-1-processed closed processed">5) START EXPLORING</h3> <div class="content section-container jquery-once-1-processed closed"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>image: http://bit.ly/29hwwKL</p> <p><img alt="" height="758" src="http://bit.ly/29hwwKL" width="800" /></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>After Raspbian is installed, the Pi 3 will boot into the main system UI, which is like a retro version of OS X or Windows. It’s based on Linux, and comes pre-installed will all the goodies an office PC needs. Press the button in top left corner of the screen, and under the Office header is a whole suite. Boom.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p> </p> <div class="field-collection-container clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-field-sections-collection field-type-field-collection field-label-hidden first-section-processed"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full"> <div id="section237454" class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sections-collection image-layout-1 clearfix"> <h3 class="section-title jquery-once-1-processed processed closed">THE RETRO ARCADE MACHINE</h3> <div class="content section-container jquery-once-1-processed closed"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" height="703" src="http://bit.ly/2983mde" width="800" /></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>You can whip up a retro Pi 3 games console in less time than it takes to dash over to CeX for a Neo Geo. Here’s how to use the Terminal window to get Duke Nukem 3D running on your Pi 3…</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full"> <div id="section237455" class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sections-collection image-layout-1 clearfix"> <h3 class="section-title jquery-once-1-processed closed processed">1) VISIT THE TERMINAL</h3> <div class="content section-container jquery-once-1-processed closed"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>image: http://bit.ly/29hwu5K</p> <p><img alt="" height="567" src="http://bit.ly/29hwu5K" width="800" /></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>Ready to have some fun? Now we have Raspbian installed we can turn our Pi into a retro game console. First, open up a Terminal Window. It’s one of the buttons at the top of the screen. Now type “sudo apt-get update” and then “sudo apt-get install -y git dialog”. It’s Linux o’ clock.</p> <p>Now type “cd” and then “git clone git://<span class="skimlinks-unlinked">http://bit.ly/29835qC</span>” to download a little script that’s going to install the game emulators for us. Loads of them. To prep the installer, type “cd RetroPie-Setup”, then “chmod +x <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">retropie_setup.sh</span>”. Now we’re ready to roll.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="region region-content-mpu"> <div id="block-hcm-external-blocks-mpu-flexible3" class="block block-hcm-external-blocks first last odd content-mpu"> <div id="gpt_7294_mpu_flexible3"> <div id="google_ads_iframe_8527/http://bit.ly/29hwPW2">2) GET BUSY INSTALLIN’</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full"> <div id="section237456" class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sections-collection image-layout-1 clearfix"> <div class="content section-container jquery-once-1-processed closed"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>image: http://bit.ly/29hwzq0</p> <p><img alt="" height="577" src="http://bit.ly/29hwzq0" width="800" /></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>In the same terminal window, type “sudo ./<span class="skimlinks-unlinked">retropie_setup.sh</span>” to run the installer. It’ll bring up a retro-tastic interface, where we want to select the binaries-based install option. The other one takes hours and hours. Even the standard one takes about an hour, so go and make a cup or tea.</p> <p>After the install, we can’t just run EmulationStation from Raspbian. Open up another Terminal window, then type “sudo raspi-config”. In this config app, go into the boot options and make the Pi boot into command prompt rather than Raspbian. Reset the Pi, then type “EmulationStation” to run your retro game centre. We’re in.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full"> <div id="section237457" class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sections-collection image-layout-1 clearfix"> <h3 class="section-title jquery-once-1-processed closed processed">3) COMMENCE NOSTALGIA</h3> <div class="content section-container jquery-once-1-processed closed"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>image: http://bit.ly/2983wRV</p> <p><img alt="" height="417" src="http://bit.ly/2983wRV" width="800" /></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>The RetroPie/EmulationStation mash-up we’re using features emulators for more than 20 systems, including classics like the Mega Drive and Nintendo 64. Some games come built-in too, like Duke Nukem 3D. But to get actual games you’ll want to check out a site like <a href="http://bit.ly/29hwT8e" target="_blank">Emuparadise</a>. Stick to freeware titles to avoid breaking the law.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full"> <div id="section237459" class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sections-collection image-layout-1 clearfix"> <div class="content section-container jquery-once-1-processed closed"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>image: http://bit.ly/2983kC6</p> <p><img alt="" height="543" src="http://bit.ly/2983kC6" width="800" /></p> </div> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full"> <div id="section237460" class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sections-collection image-layout-1 clearfix"> <h3 class="section-title jquery-once-1-processed processed closed">Making a Pi 3 media centre</h3> <div class="content section-container jquery-once-1-processed closed"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>image: http://bit.ly/29hwBOH</p> <p><img alt="" height="450" src="http://bit.ly/29hwBOH" width="800" /></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>Our final starter project is a media centre that plugs directly into your TV and will play (almost) any movie you jam on your Pi 3’s memory card…</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full"> <div id="section237461" class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sections-collection image-layout-1 clearfix"> <h3 class="section-title jquery-once-1-processed processed">1) Return to noobs</h3> <div class="content section-container jquery-once-1-processed"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>image: http://bit.ly/2983nxO</p> <p><img alt="" height="807" src="http://bit.ly/2983nxO" width="800" /></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>Already tried making an office PC out of your Pi? We’re going to use the same Noobs installer package for this little project. As before, just download it from <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">raspberry.org</span> in the downloads section, and extract it into a folder on your computer. We’ll be back for these files in a minute.</p> <p>Now, as before, use <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">sdcard.org’s</span> SD Formatter app to format the card we’re going to use for the media centre project. Next, copy over the files we extracted from the Noobs download and unmount the memory card to avoid the many errors that can happen on the next point.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="region region-content-mpu"> <div id="block-hcm-external-blocks-mpu-flexible3" class="block block-hcm-external-blocks first last odd content-mpu"> <div id="gpt_7294_mpu_flexible3"> <div id="google_ads_iframe_8527/http://bit.ly/29hwPW2"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full"> <div id="section237462" class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sections-collection image-layout-1 clearfix"> <h3 class="section-title jquery-once-1-processed closed processed">2) Install Openelec</h3> <div class="content section-container jquery-once-1-processed closed"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>image: http://bit.ly/29hwEtv</p> <p><img alt="" height="468" src="http://bit.ly/29hwEtv" width="800" /></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>Stick the microSD card in your Pi, power it up and we’ll be back to the Noobs installation screen. There are two media centre options here, Openelec and OSMC. These are both based on the XBMC media centre software everyone raves about. Let’s select Openelec for now. You can try out the other one later.</p> <p>Once installed, the Pi 3 will boot right into the media centre software, as if the little guy were made for the purpose. Now we’re into OpenElec we need to specify folders for it to find media. You do this in the Settings menu, predictably enough.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-collection-view clearfix view-mode-full field-collection-view-final"> <div id="section237463" class="entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-field-sections-collection image-layout-1 clearfix"> <h3 class="section-title jquery-once-1-processed closed processed">3) Start the Samba</h3> <div class="content section-container jquery-once-1-processed closed"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>image: http://bit.ly/2983iKC</p> <p><img alt="" height="450" src="http://bit.ly/2983iKC" width="800" /></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p>There are loads of ways to get media onto our Pi 3, but the best is to enable Samba sharing in OpenElec’s settings. This will let you transfer media right over to your Pi’s memory card over your home Wi-Fi network. 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