MiniPC Show #14 – Internet Arcade and Hacked Game Boy

Direct MP3 Download: MiniPC Show #14 – Internet Arcade and Hacked Game Boy


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Steve McLaughlin – DoorToDoorGeek
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Eric Arduini
http://dinimedia.com

Brian
AskTheCableGuy

LinksA coin-sized Linux computer with wifi
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DietPi
Lightweight justice for your single-board computer. Optimized | Simplified | For everyone  More than just a minimal image.
http://dietpi.com/

Raspberry Pi As Speed Camera
Wherever you stand on the topics of road safety and vehicle speed limits it’s probably fair to say that speed cameras are not a universally popular sight on our roads. If you want a heated argument in the pub, throw that one into the mix.
http://hackaday.com/2016/04/03/raspberry-pi-as-speed-camera/?_utm_source=1-2-2

Make a dumb device smart with Pilight and HomeKit
This may sound simple, but it’s actually not always easy. A dumb device must meet the following criteria:  2. It must be made more useful with the ability to control with your phone, not less!
http://m.instructables.com/id/Make-a-Dumb-Device-Smart-With-Pilight-and-HomeKit/

Raspberry Pi and Routing: Turning a Pi into A Router
The Raspberry Pi can be used as a router–great if you need a pocket-sized device to share an Internet connection.  It can also be used in conjunction with a cantenna.  Make certain that the RPi is up-to-date and all the newest packages are available for download/installation.
http://www.jacobsalmela.com/raspberry-pi-and-routing-turning-a-pi-into-a-router/

RPi USB Wi-Fi Adapters
Many of these are applicable to many adapters.  These adapters are known to work on the Raspberry Pi. This list is not exhaustive, as other adapters may well work, but have not yet been tried. You can help by expanding it.
http://elinux.org/RPi_USB_Wi-Fi_Adapters

Internet Arcade
The Internet Arcade is a web-based library of arcade (coin-operated) video games from the 1970s through to the 1990s, emulated in JSMAME, part of the JSMESS software package.
https://archive.org/details/internetarcade

Index of /26/items/MAME_0.151_ROMs/
../ MAME_0.151_ROMs.zip 23-Nov-2013 12:59 42.8G MAME_0.151_ROMs_archive.torrent 03-Dec-2013 11:24 216.0K MAME_0.151_ROMs_files.xml 20-May-2015 12:47 1.7K MAME_0.151_ROMs_meta.sqlite 23-Nov-2013 13:11 9.0K MAME_0.151_ROMs_meta.xml 23-Nov-2013 12:59 875.0B MAME_0.151_ROMs_reviews.
https://archive.org/download/MAME_0.151_ROMs

Retropie 3.6 Tutorial – A beginners Guide to Setting up RetroPie on the Raspberry Pi 3
Complete RetroPie Tutorial – A beginners Guide to Setting up RetroPie 3.6 / EmulationStation on the Raspberry Pi 2 and Raspberry Pi 3This tutorial will guide you from start to finish on how to set up your Raspberry Pi 2, Raspberry Pi 3, or Raspberry Pi Zero as a emulation powerhouse using RetroPie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvYX_7iRRI0&feature=youtu.be

Serving Raspberry Pi #4 in Servo April 2016
This month, in “Serving Raspberry Pi #4” (pages 30-34) I discuss popular sensors that can be used on Raspberry Pi based robots.  This entry was posted on Monday, April 4th, 2016 at 1:06 pm and is filed under Articles, Raspberry Pi, Robots.
http://www.mikronauts.com/2016/04/04/serving-raspberry-pi-4-in-servo-april-2016/

PI2MEDIA HTI – Surround Sound Home Theater PC
Our first I/O shield, the 502SSD – Solid State Drive (w/ built-in WiFi), was successfully funded on Kickstarter December 31st.
http://www.pi2design.com/?_utm_source=1-2-2

American Hero Hacks Game Boy to Run Almost Any Retro Game
Meet the Gameboy Zero. It’s a classic Gameboy shell with a Raspberry Pi’s heart. But the mod isn’t purely cosmetic.  Using Emulation Station, this Pi board is able to play games from NES, SNES, and the Gameboy’s many iterations all up to and including Advanced.
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/american-hero-hacks-game-boy-to-run-almost-any-retro-ga-1769361107