Articles by Ash Hill, Contributing Writer

Ash is a self-employed tech writer and illustrator with a serious affinity for the Raspberry Pi, 3D printing, retro gaming and finding the best tech deals and coupons. She has over a decade of IT experience and has been featured in the official Raspberry Pi magazine MagPi.

Articles by: Ash Hill

Raspberry Pi Pico fightstick randomly mashes buttons for fighting game combos

By Ash Hill published 27 March 25

Goblinhan Yıkan has created a Raspberry Pi Pico-powered fight stick that has extra buttons for throwing random combos while playing fighting games.

Raspberry Pi Pico 2 FFT sound spectrum analyzer visualizes audio via OLED display

By Ash Hill published 24 March 25

Dan McCreary shows off how to create your own FFT sound spectrum analyzer using our favorite microcontroller, the Raspberry Pi Pico 2.

Maker builds Raspberry Pi ASCII camera, turning video frames into text-based imagery

By Ash Hill published 23 March 25

André Esser is using a Raspberry Pi to power this ASCII camera project that he recently created for Pi Jam, celebrating Pi day.

Apple Mac Mini M4 edition is only $499 at Amazon — its lowest price yet

By Ash Hill published 23 March 25

Right now at Amazon, you can find the Apple Mac Mini M4 desktop available for $499, its lowest price to date.

Newegg is selling this speedy 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD at 6 cents per GB

By Ash Hill published 22 March 25

The Seagate FireCuda 530R 1TB SSD is available at Newegg for just $66, its lowest price to date.

'Pi Tin' retro gaming handheld is minty fresh thanks to a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W

By Ash Hill published 21 March 25

Maker Jackw01 and Soaporsalad have put together a cool Raspberry Pi handheld featuring a Raspberry Pi 2 W that's small enough to fit in an Altoids tin.

Best Raspberry Pi Projects: March 2025

By Ash Hill last updated 20 March 25

Update We take a look at some of the coolest Raspberry Pi projects we've had the honor of covering over the last month for March of 2025.

Raspberry Pi 5 powered 'wall arcade' features a big, low-res RGB LED matrix display

By Ash Hill published 20 March 25

John Park has created a cool Raspberry Pi-powered wall arcade that features multiple matrix panels as its main display.

Maker builds Raspberry Pi Pico smart clock with lots of cool features

By Ash Hill published 19 March 25

NeverCode has created a Raspberry Pi Pico smart clock and shared lots of details on how you can recreate it for yourself at home.

Raspberry Pi and ChatGPT bring AI conversations to your retro rotary phone

By Ash Hill published 17 March 25

Pollux Labs is using a Raspberry Pi to power this rotary phone project that integrates Chat GPT and remembers previous conversations.

You can snag this 24-inch Asus TUF gaming monitor for $99 at Amazon – its lowest price to date

By Ash Hill published 16 March 25

The Asus TUF gaming VG247Q1A monitor is currently available at Amazon for only $99–its lowest price to date.

Samsung's 990 EVO Plus 4TB SSD is now only 6 cents per GB

By Ash Hill published 15 March 25

The Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB SSD is currently available at Amazon for $249, one of its lowest prices to date and the best price so far this year.

Raspberry Pi Pico powers $75 PicoCalc portable programming handheld

By Ash Hill published 14 March 25

ClockworkPi has released a cool Raspberry Pi Pico kit that lets you create a calculator suitable for handling your math homework or playing games.

Raspberry Pi and AI power open source smart city monitoring project

By Ash Hill published 13 March 25

Glossyio has created a Raspberry Pi-powered traffic monitor that uses AI to monitor traffic and look for statistics around specific travelers like cyclists and pedestrians.

Voice controlled Raspberry Pi paper towel dispenser turns a prank into reality

By Ash Hill published 12 March 25

Maker 3megabytesofhotram is using a Raspberry Pi to power a voice-activated paper towel dispenser that makes it easier than ever to dry your hands.

This smart Raspberry Pi LED world map has global appeal

By Ash Hill published 11 March 25

Tribal2 is using a Raspberry Pi to drive this cool interactive LED world map that integrates with his smart home setup.

Raspberry Pi 5 powers cyberpunk themed brain scanner in a custom 3D printed case

By Ash Hill published 10 March 25

The Civitas Universe has put together a cool Raspberry Pi cyberdeck that scans brains and features a cool cyberpunk theme in a custom 3D-printed case.

Core i9, RTX 4060, 64GB gaming laptop drops to all-time low price of $2,249

By Ash Hill published 8 March 25

The Asus ROG Strix G18 gaming laptop is currently on sale at Amazon for $2249, the lowest price we've seen for it since it first launched.

This illuminating Raspberry Pi Pico project wants to improve your photos and YouTube videos

By Ash Hill published 7 March 25

Arnov Sharma built a Raspberry Pi Pico studio light from scratch that can be controlled using push buttons to adjust the LEDs with precision.

This Raspberry Pi Pico protractor has all of the angles covered!

By Ash Hill published 6 March 25

Yaluke has created a Raspberry Pi Pico-powered protractor that can be used to calculate rotation data for simulating steering wheels when driving.

Maker builds Raspberry Pi-powered temperature gun using a Pico 2

By Ash Hill published 5 March 25

Arnov Sharma has created a temperature gun from scratch using a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 as the main board.

This Raspberry Pi Snake console totally bites — in a good way

By Ash Hill published 5 March 25

Arnov Sharma has put together a cool Raspberry Pi-powered handheld console for playing the classic game Snake on a Matrix.

Cozy cats live in a Raspberry Pi-powered luxury automated smart house

By Ash Hill published 3 March 25

Visible_Turnover3952 has created a Raspberry Pi-powered cat house with luxurious smart home features and automated systems to keep them cozy.

2TB MSI Spatium M461 SSD is on sale for $84 — just 4 cents per GB

By Ash Hill published 2 March 25

The MSI Spatium M461 2TB SSD is marked down on the official MSI website to just $84, down from its usual $99.

Asus ROG Strix 27-Inch QHD IPS monitor is only $199 at Amazon

By Ash Hill published 1 March 25

Right now at Amazon, you can find the Asus ROG Strix XG27ACS 27-inch QHD gaming display for one of its lowest prices to date.

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