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Arduino Powers Barbie's Screamhouse
By Les Pounder published
Barbie's dreamhouse received a demonic makeover and now it looks more like a cabin in the woods.

Raspberry Pi RP2040 Superior Boy Takes Cybersecurity on the Go
By Ash Hill published
Team Superior Tech has created what they call the Superior Boy which relies on our favorite microprocessor, the RP2040.

How to Control the Raspberry Pi 5 GPIO with Python 3
By Les Pounder published
The Basics of the gpiod Module

Microcontroller-Powered Lunchbox Makes Printed Versions of QR Code Menus
By Ash Hill published
Guy Dupont is using an ESP-32 to power this QR code-reading lunchbox that prints out restaurant menus.

Raspberry Pi RP2040 Becomes PalmOS PDA
By Ash Hill published
Dmitry Grinberg is using a Raspberry Pi Pico to power his PalmOS project featuring a custom platform called rePalm.

Raspberry Pi Tombstone Built with Adafruit’s Prop Maker RP2040
By Ash Hill published
The Ruiz brothers have created a Raspberry Pi tombstone project for Adafruit that’s totally spooky and fun to make.

Waveshare's RP2040 Pi Zero Morphs Raspberry Pi Pico Into Zero
By Les Pounder published
Waveshare's RP2040-PiZero development board offers digital video output and programmable USB port for those wishing to code their latest retro gaming project

The Raspberry Pi RP2040 Runs Doom on a Keycap
By Ash Hill published
Bob from TheKeebProject has created an RP2040 PCB capable of running Doom inside a keyboard keycap.
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