Topic: Raspberry Pi

Reporting on the Raspberry Pi ecosystem and its integration with Ubuntu. This tag covers official hardware launches, updates to Ubuntu’s dedicated Pi images, and coverage of third-party peripherals and compatible hardware.

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Raspberry Pi’s New USB Hub Costs Just $12

Raspberry Pi has unveiled another low-price own-brand product, this time a 4-port USB 3.0 hub compatible with most of its single-board computers. In the past few months we’ve seen the company expand its range of […]

7 November 2024

Raspberry Pi Gives its Tiny Touch Display a Big Upgrade

Raspberry Pi has announced a new version of its 7-inch ‘Touch Display’ accessory. And given that the previous model was announced 9 years ago, some kind of update was arguably due for this device. The […]

4 November 2024
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Raspberry Pi Launch Own-Brand SSDs Priced From $30

One of the best things about the Raspberry Pi 5 (other than the performance boost over its predecessor) is how much simpler it is to add an SSD. And if you’re running a full desktop […]

24 October 2024

Raspberry Pi’s New $70 AI Camera Works With All Pi Models

If you’re looking to kick the tyres on AI image processing/recognition projects and own an older Raspberry Pi mode, the company’s new ‘AI Camera’ add-on will be of interest. Where the $70 Raspberry Pi AI […]

30 September 2024

Raspberry Pi Imager Gets Qt 6 Port, Now Offers AppImages on Linux

You don’t need to own a Raspberry Pi to make use of the Raspberry Pi Imager. This nifty image writer makes flashing ISO, IMG, and similar files to USB drives and SD cards mighty easy. […]

13 September 2024

CrowView Note: A Laptop that isn’t a Laptop – It’s Way More Useful

Ever wished you could use your Raspberry Pi 5, Android smartphone, or mini PC as a laptop? The CrowView Note, which hit Kickstarter last week, allows you to do precisely that. From a cursory glance […]

20 August 2024
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A Newer, Cheaper Raspberry Pi 5 Goes on Sale

Launched less than a year ago, the Raspberry Pi 5 has proven widely popular with single-board computing fans and Linux ARM enthusiasts thanks to its increased performance, memory, and PCIe bus for expansion. But until […]

19 August 2024

$60 Radxa X4: Cheaper & Faster than a Raspberry Pi 5

Love the idea of tinkering around with a small, single-board computer (SBC) but need something more powerful than most ARM-based offerings provide? If so, the new Radxa X4 from Radxa may be of interest. Powered […]

24 July 2024

A $10 Raspberry Pi 5 SSD Hat that Fits the Official Case

There are a lot of reasons to love the Raspberry Pi 5, and the inclusion of a single-lane PCI Express 2.0 interface for expansion is, for me, chief among them. I (hastily) bought a Pimoroni […]

9 July 2024
Raspberry Pi AI Kit

Raspberry Pi 5 Gets an Official $70 AI Add-on

With the AI gold-rush in full swing the folks at Raspberry Pi have joined the fray, launching a new budget-friendly machine-learning module for their iconic single-board computer. The $70 Raspberry Pi AI Kit is composed […]

4 June 2024
Ubuntu Raspberry Pi logo with the Ubuntu circle of friends emblem inset, within a wavy red background.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Runs Brilliantly on the Raspberry Pi 5

The recent Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release has garnered plenty of praise for its great performance on Intel/AMD hardware, both does the latest version runs as well on the ARM-based Raspberry Pi? I’m pleased to say […]

11 May 2024
Raspberry Pi Imager App

Raspberry Pi Imager 1.8.1 Released with UI Changes

A new version of the Raspberry Pi Imager app is available to download. This cross-platform tool makes it easy to download OS images designed for the Raspberry Pi and flash them to connected USB drives […]

19 October 2023