Eric Bobak, a self proclaimed “old-school XBOX modder, has been having some fun with the new Raspberry Pi 512 MB. After visiting a few open sourced sites like raspbmc.com, he has modified his Raspberry Pi to be a media portal. Check out his recent blog post on the element14 community and see how he transformed his Pi.
Do you want to transform a Raspberry Pi into a media center? Here’s what you’ll need: Raspberry Pi 512MB; Raspberry Pi Case; WiPi; Micro USB Power Supply; USB Card Adapter; HDMI Cable; and Powered USB Hub (Wireless Keyboard, Wireless Mouse and extra storage not included).
Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode programming site, learn computer science using the CS Discoveries class on code.org, jump into CircuitPython to learn Python and hardware together, or even use Arduino IDE. Circuit Playground Express is the newest and best Circuit Playground board, with support for MakeCode, CircuitPython, and Arduino. It has a powerful processor, 10 NeoPixels, mini speaker, InfraRed receive and transmit, two buttons, a switch, 14 alligator clip pads, and lots of sensors: capacitive touch, IR proximity, temperature, light, motion and sound. A whole wide world of electronics and coding is waiting for you, and it fits in the palm of your hand.
Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit, be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Have you tried the new “Adafruit Raspberry Pi Educational Linux Distro” ? It’s our tweaked distribution for teaching electronics using the Raspberry Pi. But wait, there’s more! Try our new Raspberry Pi WebIDE! The easiest way to learn programming on a Raspberry Pi.