Just announced: 8GB Raspberry Pi 4, 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS

Raspberry Pi Blog announced 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 on sale now at $75, and also introduced the early beta 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS.

source:
~ Raspberry Pi Blog - 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 on sale now at $75
~ You can find a link to the new 64-bit image, and some important caveats, in this forum post.

You can also read all about it in The MagPi magazine issue 94. Include download link for free PDF version.
~ https://magpi.raspberrypi.org/issues/94

The first Raspberry Pi Store opened in Cambridge

Raspberry Pi open its first "experimental space" in Cambridge, the first floor in the Grand Arcade.

The Raspberry Pi Store is a place where you can experience and buy Raspberry Pi products. Explore some of the things you can do with a Pi, discover our accessories and books, and get your hands on store-only exclusives.

"There's always a risk you can get complacent about your customers, but a physical store means we have a place for people, who are curious about Raspberry Pi, to experience it," Mr Upton, chief executive of Raspberry Pi Trading, said.


For more information, visit
~ Raspberry Pi Blog.
~ The Raspberry Pi Store webpage.

#RPiStore

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3+ launched

It's the latest iteration of the Raspberry Pi Compute Module series: Compute Module 3+ (CM3+). This newest version of our flexible board for industrial applications offers over ten times the ARM performance, twice the RAM capacity, and up to eight times the Flash capacity of the original Compute Module.

Available in 4 different eMMC Flash sizes:
CM3+/Lite $25
CM3+/8GB $30
CM3+/16GB $35
CM3+/32GB $40

A new Compute Module 3+ Development Kit also released. This kit contains 1 x Lite and 1 x 32GB CM3+ module, a Compute Module IO board, camera and display adapters, jumper wires, and a programming cable.

source: Raspberry Pi Blog - Compute Module 3+ on sale now from $25

ARM University Program launches Embedded Linux Education Kit

ARM University Program announced the launch of the ninth and latest Education Kit: the Embedded Linux Education Kit. This kit provides full courseware on developing embedded Linux products, including Linux kernel configuration and custom peripheral driver development, using low cost yet powerful ARM-based single-board computers.

The courseware is highly modular and includes a rich set of lecture slides with notes, as well as lab manuals with solutions. As with previous Education Kits from the ARM University Program, the courseware covers fundamental theoretical concepts coupled with a hands-on approach that includes real Linux implementations on an ARM Cortex-A9 based i.MX 6Solo SoC, which is available on the low cost UDOO NEO board.


source: https://community.arm.com/iot/embedded/b/embedded-blog/posts/arm-university-program-launches-embedded-linux-education-kit

UDOO NEO Board

Raspbian Jessie update release 2016-05-10

Raspbian Jessie update release 2016-05-10, DOWNLOAD HERE.

Release note:
2016-05-10:
  * New version of Scratch, which no longer requires sudo
  * New version of BlueJ
  * New version of NodeRED
  * New version of pypy
  * pigpio included
  * geany editor included
  * SD Card Copier added (can be used to duplicate or back up the Pi)
  * Bluetooth plugin added to taskbar
  * Volume control on taskbar now compatible with Bluetooth devices
  * New shutdown helper application
  * Mouse double-click speed setting added to mouse and keyboard preference application
  * Option to enable / disable 1-wire interface and remote access to pigpio added to Raspberry Pi config application
  * File system automatically expanded on first boot
  * Empty Wastebasket option added to right-click menu
  * Ctrl-Alt-T can be used to open a terminal window
  * Various small bug fixes and appearance tweaks
  * Updated firmware and kernel (https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/commit/cc6d7bf8b4c03a2a660ff9fdf4083fc165620866)

Win a Halloween Raspberry Pi Kit

element14 community have decided to give away 10 Pi Sense Hats and 7-inch Pi Touchscreens along with other goodies for you to Build-A-Long with two awesome Halloween projects.

details ~ Enter to Win a Pi Sense Hat or Pi Touchscreen 7.0

Raspbian 2015-05-05 is available

Raspbian 2015-05-05 is available now: https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/

New NOOBS and RASPBIAN updated

New version of NOOBS and RASPBIAN, 2014-12-24, is available now, download HERE.

~ Release notes: http://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspbian/release_notes.txt

Raspberry Jams event around the world

Raspberry Jams are events organised by the community to share knowledge, learn new things, and meet other Pi enthusiasts. They’re a great way to find our more about the Raspberry Pi and what you can do with it, and to find like-minded people.

visit: http://www.raspberrypi.org/jam/

Raspberry Pi Model A+ announced

Raspberry Pi Model A+ announced, at lower price of $20. Source: http://www.raspberrypi.org/raspberry-pi-model-a-plus-on-sale/

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New Raspbian (and NOOBS) available

New release (2014-09-09) of Raspbian, and also New Out Of the Box Software (NOOBS), available.

• New firmware with various fixes and improvements
• Minecraft Pi pre-installed
• Sonic Pi upgraded to 2.0
• Include Epiphany browser work from Collabora
• Switch to Java 8 from Java 7
• Updated Mathematica
• Misc minor configuration changes

Download: http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/

New Product! Raspberry Pi Compute Module

Know more of the new product - Raspberry Pi Compute Module.

Raspberry Pi launched a new new web site

Raspberry Pi launched a new new web official site, http://www.raspberrypi.org/.

NOOBS v1.3.3 released

Updated NOOBS v1.3.3 available now.

Highlights for updated Raspbian include:

• New firmware and 3.10 kernel, with numerous functionality improvements.
• New hardware-accelerated X driver included and enabled by default.
• Mathematica and the Wolfram Language installed by default.
• Updated Scratch image.
• PyPy 2.2, with incremental garbage collection.
• New V4L2 camera driver, and an updated v4l-utils package.

details: http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/5580

Download New Out Of Box Software (NOOBS) here.

New Raspbian and New Out Of Box Software (NOOBS) released

A new Raspbian release, which integrates a number of recent improvements. Along with kernel and firmware updates, highlights include:

• Sonic Pi is preinstalled so you can jump right in to learning to program while creating your own music.
• Significant performance improvements to Scratch thanks to Tim Rowledge and Ben Avison.
• A build of PyPy 2.1 is now included to allow you to try out this high performance Python JIT compiler.
• Python libraries required for interfacing with Pi-Face are preinstalled. Once you enable the SPI kernel module in raspi-config you can leap right in.
• The Oracle JDK is preinstalled

Due to the addition of Java, the standalone SD card image now requires at least a 4GB SD card.

And also, NOOBS v1.3 has also been released. Highlights include:

• The ability to install multiple OSes on a single card.
• Support for network installation of OSes from our repository.
• Multiple “flavours” of Raspbian, including the ability to boot directly into Scratch.
• Improved integration of language, keyboard and display settings between NOOBS and guest operating systems.

Source: New Raspbian release, and NOOBS v1.3 goes gold

Download: New Out Of Box Software

Oracle Java 7 JDK on Raspberry Pi added to official repository

Oracle Java 7 JDK on Raspberry Pi added to official repository.

All future Raspbian images will ship with Oracle Java by default; existing users can install it by typing:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-jdk

Source: Oracle Java on Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi, INDEX: AWARD 2013

RASPBERRY PI, INDEX: AWARD 2013 FINALIST (CNN vignette)
RASPBERRY PI, INDEX: AWARD 2013 FINALIST (CNN vignette) from INDEX: Design to Improve Life® on Vimeo.

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