Unlike an Arduino board that requires external components to be functional, a Raspberry Pi is a powerhouse by itself right out of the box. It is, after all, a computer. This means that by simply ...

Raspberry Pi 2 is a small and affordable computer that allows you to do just about anything you can imagine. From creating cameras to watch wildlife, to digital picture frames, to automating your home ...

The Raspberry Pi Pico is not like traditional Raspberry Pi models. It's not even similar to the compact Raspberry Pi Zero. While other models are microcomputers, the Raspberry Pi Pico is a ...

The world is full of artistic, superbly talented, and crafty individuals. But with so much noise on social media, the best of the best don’t always get the attention they deserve. So, our team at ...

Instead of reading about the next big thing, these days we can have a say in it thanks to crowdfunding sites. Other projects have gone from innovative ideas into paradigm-shift territory: Solar ...

This issue of Linux Journal is cool as well, but in a far more enjoyable way! The first time I was published in Linux Journal, it was in a Cool Projects issue, and every year it means a bunch of ...

The May issue of Linux Journal is all about cool projects, and we think the best part about making something cool is sharing it with the world. Have you written some awesome software? Built a cool ...

It's been a few weeks since we've checked on recent crowd-funding projects, so let's dip into a few of my current favorites. I'm proud to say that projects mentioned in this feature have a very high ...

Woodworking is an incredibly rewarding hobby that can last a lifetime, and be passed down through generations of sons and daughters. And, it requires little more than basic woodworking skills, a ...