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Les Pounder is a creative technologist and for seven years has created projects to educate and inspire minds both young and old. He has worked with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to write and deliver their teacher training programme "Picademy".

Articles by: Les Pounder

Raspberry Pi Bumper for Raspberry Pi 5 review: Silicone protection for your silicon

By Les Pounder published 26 October 24

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Raspberry Pi’s latest accessory is a $3 silicone bumper designed to protect the Raspberry Pi 5 from errant tools, and to prevent it from skidding around your desk

How to build Raspberry Pi Pico projects with Microsoft Visual Studio Code

By Les Pounder published 26 October 24

Writing C/C++ projects for the Raspberry Pi Pico used to be difficult, but this extension from Raspberry Pi makes short work of a complex workflow.

YouTuber Restore Technique's "PS4T" handheld console, made with a real PlayStation 4 Slim.

Modder turns a PlayStation 4 Slim into a handheld console

By Christopher Harper published 25 October 24

A handheld console conversion has been created from the motherboard of a real PlayStation 4 Slim.

Raspberry Pi brings broken NEC TurboExpress handheld back to life for retrogaming fun

By Ash Hill published 24 October 24

Maker Dawilson246 is using a Raspberry Pi to revitalize an old broken TurboExpress gaming handheld fixed up with RetroPie.

Raspberry Pi release higher performance AI HAT+ — 13 and 26 TOPS variants

By Les Pounder published 24 October 24

Raspberry Pi release higher performance AI HAT+ — the third Raspberry Pi AI product of 2024.

Raspberry Pi announce branded range of NVMe SSDs and SSD kit

By Les Pounder published 23 October 24

Following hot on the heels of the recent branded A2 micro SD cards, Raspberry Pi are working with Biwin to produce branded 256GB and 512GB NVMe SSDs.

Graphic showing the upgrade from Ubuntu 24.04 to 24.10

How to update Ubuntu 24.04 to 24.10

By Les Pounder published 20 October 24

Running Ubuntu 24.04 but want the latest and greatest Ubuntu release? We show you how!

Pimoroni Clipper 4G LTE Breakout Review: Easy IoT

By Les Pounder published 20 October 24

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Pimoroni’s Clipper 4G LTE brings easy to use 4G connectivity to the Raspberry Pi Pico 2.

How To Create a Custom Linux App Menu With Zenity

By Les Pounder published 19 October 24

Learn how to write a Bash shell script that will have all of your favorite apps ready to go!

Arducam announces a Raspberry Pi AI Camera-powered Pivistation 5 kit is coming soon

By Les Pounder published 17 October 24

Arducam is working on a new version of its popular Pivistation 5 all-in-one camera kit for the new Raspberry Pi AI Camera.

Maker builds Raspberry Pi RP2350 powered PyDOS handheld in a BlackBerry form factor

By Les Pounder published 14 October 24

Anne Barela's PyDOS handheld is a pleasant way to access a DOS-like prompt using our favorite microcontroller

Elecfreaks micro:bit Space Science Kit Review: Go for launch

By Les Pounder published 12 October 24

Elecfreaks’ space themed micro:bit electronics kit uses Lego compatible components and electronics to create projects destined for your own slice of “Magnificent desolation” on the Moon.

Best Prime Day October 2024 Deals You Can Still Get

By Avram Piltch, Sarah Jacobsson Purewal, Andrew E. Freedman, Matt Safford, Les Pounder, Brandon Hill, Paul Alcorn, Jarred Walton last updated 10 October 24

The deal holiday is officially over but savings continue on Amazon and its competitors.

Alienware's five-star QD-OLED gaming monitor falls to $699 for October Prime Day -- matches all-time low

By Les Pounder published 8 October 24

We reviewed this monitor and gave it five stars, now it is at its lowest ever price

Raspberry Pi release faster, branded class A2 micro SD cards and 'bumper' case for Raspberry Pi 5

By Les Pounder published 7 October 24

Faster micro SD cards and a 'bumper' to protect your Pi 5.

How to Get Started with the Raspberry Pi AI Camera

By Les Pounder published 5 October 24

We show you how to take your first steps with the new Raspberry Pi AI Camera

The Raspberry Pi 500 may be right around the corner

By Les Pounder published 4 October 24

A commit on the public Raspberry Pi GitHub repository sees the first mention of the Raspberry Pi 500

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 powered DigiPort 'Next-Gen Pocket PC' could be powering your next retro gaming session — may support Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5

By Les Pounder published 2 October 24

Based on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, but with scope for the upcoming Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi AI Camera Review: AI for the masses

By Les Pounder published 30 September 24

Editor's Choice

Featuring an embedded RP2040, the Raspberry Pi AI Camera's Sony IMX500 handles the AI processing duties itself, leaving the main CPU ready to work on other tasks.

Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 W features mysterious 'Raspberry Pi RM2' Wi-Fi chip

By Les Pounder published 26 September 24

Raspberry Pi RM2 could be the radio module for the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W

Raspberry Pi 5 powers the ultimate 'nostalgia machine' to bring 1980s television to 2024

By Les Pounder published 25 September 24

Recreating the way we used to watch television before the age of streaming, Shane Mason's Nostalgia Machine is powered by the Raspberry Pi 5 and fueled by our love of bad TV.

You may not 'knead' the DataToaster 3000, but this custom NAS is the 'toast of the town'

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 25 September 24

The best thing since sliced bread?

Raspberry Pi Holdings outperforms investor expectations since watershed IPO

By Les Pounder published 24 September 24

Raspberry Pi has better than expected interim financial results for H1 2024, despite volumes being lower than expected.

Geerling's snapshot of the Elecrow videos

AI takes YouTuber's voice — alleged offending videos have now been unlisted: Updated

By Les Pounder published 23 September 24

Another voice has seemingly been cloned by AI, and YouTuber Jeff Geerling joins Scarlett Johansson on the list of impersonated voices

Cytron Motion 2350 Pro Review: The RP2350 Robot Platform

By Les Pounder published 22 September 24

Editor's Choice

Cytron’s latest robotics board uses the power of the Raspberry Pi Pico 2’s RP2350 to provide a solid platform for robotics and dynamic projects.

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