Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi 5 and Adafruit MiniBoost 5V
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Notebook Check ☛ 4 Raspberry Pi 5 projects to make use of the power of one of the best SBCs out there
The Raspberry Pi 5 is a single board computer that has seen a significant boost to performance this generation. With support for PCIE devices, massive overclocking headroom, a physical on / off switch and an active cooling option, here are 4 projects to get you started with your new Raspberry Pi.xs
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Raspberry Pi ☛ Stop your phone distracting you by stashing it in a mini mailbox
An Adafruit MiniBoost 5V makes a servo motor lift the red flag whenever a phone notification comes in. It is then up to Guy to decide when he wants to take his phone out of the mailbox and begin the endless cycle of distraction that plagues so many of us these days. The idea is that if he has to physically walk somewhere to check his phone, he’ll be distracted less often than if it were face up on the desk next to him, where he’ll glance over at it 14 times an hour.