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Extra raspberry sauce: The great Raspberry Pi B+ giveaway

Stuartsjones

You may have heard that there’s a new Pi in town. The Raspberry Pi B+ launched on July 14th 2014, the first major update to the credit card sized computer that changed so much in the world of electronics when it first launched two years ago.

 

We wanted to make sure that our element14 Community members and social media followers had the chance to be among the first to get their hands on it. So, we decided to give 100 away. We couldn’t just go out on the street and hand them out to anyone and everyone! We wanted to put the new Pis directly into the hands of our members and followers, on launch day, so we needed some kind of secret code!

 

That’s why early on the morning of the launch, we started spreading the word. On all of our social media channels we posted messages letting people know that there would be element14 ice cream huts in central London today. They were giving out free ice cream to everyone but, if you knew the secret code word, you could become the recipient of more than just a tasty treat. The first 100 people to find the element14 ice cream huts and ask for ‘extra raspberry sauce’ with their ice cream became some of the first people in the world to get their hands on a brand new Raspberry Pi B+. We tweeted using the hashtag #extraraspberry throughout the day, with these being a few of the best tweets and pictures.


You can view the full gallery on the element14 Pinterest page.



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Now, we appreciate that many of you couldn’t possibly get to central London with only a few hours notice (or even a few days). The element14 Community is global, so we want to give everyone the chance to get hold of a free Raspberry Pi B+ early on. For that reason, we’ve held back another 10 to give away. To be in with a chance of getting one, just comment on this blog post and tells us in under 50 words the first project you would put your new Pi B+ to use on. We’re especially interested in hearing about projects that make use of the new board’s better connectivity and power features.

 

Get commenting to enter and we'll pick the winners next Wednesday July 23rd at 9am UK time (Terms and Conditions apply)

 

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  • My Project title - Unmanned Automated Irrigation System Using WSN With Remote Monitoring


    This project completely automates a Farm Irrigation and Fertilization jobs. This project has many WSN control nodes(PICmicro planned) which will be placed in the fields in an organized manner. This node can control up-to 8 different Pumps manually or automatically according to the field conditions. It's a complete Wireless Sensor Network(WSN) which consistently communicate with a Host Controlling Unit. The Host Controller is a Mobile Robotic Vehicle made around a Raspberry Pi which also accommodates some sensors and pumps. The concept Mobile host is to reach the areas in the farm where no such WSN is available. Most importantly, it has a secure Web server running in it to enable the Farmer to get all Atmospheric and Soil related data from sensors through a web interface. The Farmer can View, Manage, Schedule Timings and Analyze Weather History of his Farm. The web interface also support video streaming directly from the Mobile Controller Unit's PiNoIR infrared Camera. All nodes securely communicate with each other through ZigBee wireless modules.

  • I would like to attempt to use the Raspberry with its low power requirement and connectivity, as a portable Secure Network Server, and Cloud storage device.

  • I would love to use this Model B+ for a temperature monitoring station for our home. We don''t have AC and need to know when and where to turn fans on and off.

    I would get some sensors to place around to let us know where the cool air is.

  • The ICT club at the local primary school has need of a web server that's hackable and not part of the infrastructure. That's what I'd use it for.

  • I want to make something like a TI-84, but instead of being a graphing calculator, it runs python. My main focus would be to have a pocket python machine. The working title is the RPi-84+. Since the B+ is more power efficient, it is more suited to battery powered applications.