The MagPi

The MagPi The official Raspberry Pi magazine, showcasing amazing projects from our community

WELCOME to The MagPi 148

Introducing Touch Display 2 • Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 on sale now at $60

A new release of Raspberry Pi OS • Introducing labwc – a new Wayland compositor.

Raspberry Pi SSDs and SSD Kits • Raspberry Pi NVMe SSDs on sale now!

Introducing the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ • Integrated HAT+ with Hailo AI accelerator provides up to 26 TOPS.

Fably • Bedtime stories made up on the spot. Rosie Hattersley spins an electronic yarn

Tell tremendous tales

CatBot • Feed the cats without poisoning the birds, thanks to an open-source AI stack.

Bumpin' Sticker • When Guy Dupont spotted a bumper sticker expressing love for experimental jazz, he decided to ‘sax’ it up by creating a changeable digital version, as David Crookes discovers

Road to success

T-Rex Game Auto Jumper • Is it really cheating at a game if you take the time to program a robot that plays it? Rob Zwetsloot sits back and finds out

Wax • Organising and playing your classical music collection is simple with this easy-to-use Python program. Rob Zwetsloot has a listen

Build a Wax machine

Gear Guide 2025! • Discover a treasure trove of Raspberry Pi devices and great accessories taking us into a glittering 2025

Projects

Using Python with virtual environments • Raspberry Pi comes with Python and you need to use virtual environments to install packages

Build your own streaming media server • Access your music, digital-download movies, ebooks and more using Jellyfin, a free, open-source media server with a slick web interface

Part 04 Build a private cloud server: Collaborate! • Take control of the cloud with your own collaboration and office suite hosted on Raspberry Pi

Bluetooth bakelite phone headset

Gimbal clock

Pelican cyberdeck

Ouija Robot

Rotating art museum

Objet 3d' art • 3D-printed artwork to bring more beauty into your life

PART 01 Build a Pico software-defined radio • Based around a Raspberry Pi Pico, this standalone SDR enables you to listen to a wide range of radio signals

SURFACE-MOUNT SOLDERING

PART 01 Make your own programming language: Running programs • Create your own programming language

CREATE FOR FUN

KEY SKILLS

VARIABLE VARIATIONS

String art • Create a piece of retro-chic art for your walls and step back to the 1970s

STRING ART'S ZENITH

AHEAD OF THE CURVE

ADD A STRING TO YOUR BOW

ONLY THE BEST RP2350 Boards • Unleash the power of the RP2350 microcontroller with these boards

PICO JUMBO

Gift a project • Give makers the present they really want – something to build

Gift a DIY games console • Making a handheld console can be as much fun as playing one

Gift a DIY file server • A practical gift for the practical maker

Gift a DIY smart mirror • Mirror, mirror, on the wall, why are you not level

Gift a DIY camera • Point and shoot with a preview screen

Gift a DIY robot • A low-cost automaton for the robot lover

PiDog • A smart robotic dog packed with features and possibilities.

Waveshare PCIe USB 3.2 Gen 1 HAT+ • For when you need more USB ports on Raspberry Pi 5.

UPi B7 - Raspberry Pi Case With Touchscreen • An affordable touchscreen device for your grubby little fingers.

Argon Poly+ 5 • Argon’s latest offering bucks the high-end trend and goes back to basics. PJ Evans gets on the case

10 Amazing: Raspberry Pi festive light projects • Light up your home this holiday season with a...