New more powerful Raspberry Pi 3B+ launched
The Raspberry Pi foundation has launched a new more powerful Raspberry Pi. The new Pi 3B+ is an evolution of the Raspberry Pi that has a more powerful processor, dual band wifi and Bluetooth, faster Ethernet, power over Ethernet support and improved thermal management. The new Pi costs the same…
NexDock Review (part 2) – Using the NextDock with a Raspberry Pi
In the first part of this review I looked at connecting the NexDock shell to a Windows 10 tablet and had, to be fair, not the greatest of experiences. In this second part I will try out a Raspberry Pi 3. The Raspberry Pi is notable for being a very…
The Digital Lifestyle Show #541 – Only if you have money
Welcome to this week’s podcast where Jason, Garry and I talk through the week’s tech news and topics like watching Windows Media Center TV files in Windows 10, the longevity of digital media files, new Windows 10 builds, Surface Book, the new Raspberry Pi 3, how much we like Groove…
Windows 10 IoT Core updated for the new Raspberry Pi 3
The Raspberry Pi 2 is a great board for Windows 10 IoT projects and the new Raspberry Pi 3 should even better thanks to the on-board Wifi and Bluetooth. Today Microsoft have updated the Windows Insiders Preview builds for the Raspberry Pi adding support for the new Pi. I really…
OpenELEC 6.0.2 released with support for the new Raspberry Pi 3
OpenELEC is an embedded distribution of the Kodi media centre and version 6.0.2 has just been released. Version 6.0.2 adds support for the new Raspberry Pi 3 (see my earlier post) including support for onboard WLAN and Bluetooth. Other changes include Nvidia graphic drivers and updated Raspberry Pi firmware. You…
New Raspberry Pi 3 with built in Wifi and Bluetooth launched
Today is the 4th anniversary of the original Raspberry Pi and today the foundation have launched a new Raspberry Pi 3 that would be ideal for Windows 10 IoT projects. The new Pi has a 64 bit quad-core AMD processor, integrated 802.11n wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.1. The new board…
The Digital Lifestyle Show #533 – Just the Two of Us
This week it is just Garry and I to talk over the week’s news. There is plenty to talk about including the latest Windows 10 Mobile update, how I got the latest firmware onto my Lumia 950 XL, my sons Lumia 550, Windows 10 Redstone, app updates and Garry gives…
OpenELEC 5.0.5 released with update Linux for the Raspberry Pi 2
It only seems like yesterday since I wrote about OpenELEC 5.0.4, well it was only yesterday but there is already another update. Version 5.0.5 has new Linux component (3.18.7) for the Raspberry Pi 2 and support for ct2 and AVM Fritz 2 stick. OpenELEC is a embedded version of XBMC/Kodi…
OpenELEC 5.0.4 released
OpenELEC the embedded distribution of Kodi/XMBC has been updated to version 5.0.4. The new release has an updated version of Kodi (14-085163e), updated Linux for the Raspberry Pi 2, updated PVR component and other fixes. OpenELEC is a great option for running Kodi on the new Raspberry Pi as well…
The Digital Lifestyle Show #488 – Dave Honess from the Raspberry Pi Foundation
This week we have a special guest join us, Dave Honess from the Raspberry Pi Foundation joins us to talk Raspberry Pi 2. We talk about the phenomenal success of the Raspberry Pi, we find out about the Raspberry Pi 2 and what you can do with the extra power…
