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Raspberry Pi 3 Boards on Sale $28

Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:47 pm
Posted by CubsFanBudMan
Member since Jul 2008
5070 posts
Posted on 10/16/17 at 2:47 pm
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Probably the lowest price you'll find. I bought one from this website a couple of weeks ago for $32.
Posted by idlewatcher
County Jail
Member since Jan 2012
79080 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 10:07 am to
I love the project automation side of those boards. They make some cool Halloween projects with them.

Are you a pretty good programmer? I'd like to get into it but frankly, I don't even know where to start.
Posted by CubsFanBudMan
Member since Jul 2008
5070 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 4:28 pm to
I currently have 2 RP3s. One I run Pi-Hole on and RetroPie, although I don't do much gaming. The other I just got to set up digital signage in the kitchen.

The digital signage one is running screenly. It's rotating through the following screens:

DakBoard: Displays calendar events, weather, and currently has The Advocate's RSS feed for headlines.
Google Calendar: Displaying my daughter's school lunch menu so she can decide if she wants to bring her lunch or not.
Screenly Weather App: Just threw it up there to compare it to weather underground's forecast. It's currently in beta, and I won't pay for it.

I think these boards will be 2 years old in February, so not sure when a RP4 might be released.
Posted by Dam Guide
Member since Sep 2005
15503 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 5:09 pm to
I really need a RPi4 to come along, this one just doesn't have enough ummph for one of my projects.

I have a retropie with kodi on every TV in my house now.

I have a homebridge home automation one for Siri control of all my smart devices that don't use homekit.

I've seriously been considering turning one of my wife's mirrors into a smart mirror. Getting a big touchscreen has my biggest draw back to that one.

Have a few other RPi projects I dabble in too.
This post was edited on 10/17/17 at 5:10 pm
Posted by CP3
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
7403 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 6:20 pm to
Forget the touchscreen. Use a tv for monitor and Xbox Kinect wired to Pi for gesture control.

No fingerprints on mirror


I've got several arduino projects. Have done some toying around with Pi, just haven't needed the added functionality in any application yet
This post was edited on 10/17/17 at 6:22 pm
Posted by CCT
LA
Member since Dec 2006
6223 posts
Posted on 10/18/17 at 1:34 am to
What is a smart mirror?
Posted by Dam Guide
Member since Sep 2005
15503 posts
Posted on 10/18/17 at 5:42 am to
Basically a mirror that can run apps and functions as a screen. Here is an example, there are 1000s of videos on YouTube about them.

LINK
Posted by Whatafrekinchessiebr
somewhere down river
Member since Nov 2013
1581 posts
Posted on 10/18/17 at 12:01 pm to
Anybody using Node Red, Cayenne, or Blink for RPI projects? They have really opened the door for idiots like me who don't have a clue how to code but want to create their own IoT sensor projects.

I prefer Node Red because it has way more functionality (way beyond my capabilities) but Cayenne is much easier to use and create basic functions/triggers quickly, it is just very buggy.
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