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A Raspberry Pi Zero that’s also a phone

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ContentsIssue 55 March 2017 raspberrypi.org/magpi

COVER FEATURETUTORIALS

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> NEWS 06> TECHNICAL FAQ 62> BOOK REVIEWS 80> FINAL WORD 96

REGULARS

> KODI 17 74> PI METRE 76> SPEAKER PHAT 77> CLUSTER HAT 78

REVIEWS

COMMUNITY

> THIS MONTH IN PI 84What else happened in the world of Pi?

> COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT 86This month it’s time for some Pi and Chips

> CODE CLUB INTERNATIONAL 88How Code Club is helping kids globally

> EVENTS 90Find a community event near you

> LETTERS 92We answer your pressing questions about the mag

IN THE NEWS

A fitness project that monitors your heart rate

HEARTBEAT 34 MONITOR

You asked for wireless LAN. You got wireless LAN. Here’s

everything you need to know about the improved Pi Zero

THE BIG FEATURE

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> PI 101 – BUILD A HTPC 38Make the ultimate Kodi media centre

> PI 101 – BACK UP YOUR PI 40Keep your important files safe

> VOICE-CONTROLLED ROBOT 42Build an Alexa-powered Pi robot

> INTRO TO C 9 – USER INPUTS 46Get user input and implement it in your C code

> MAKE 3D MODELS ON YOUR PI 48Create a squid in Glise on Raspberry Pi

> SONIC PI SOUND DESIGN 52Make new sounds by removing synth elements

> ADVANCED GPIO ZERO 54Use Source/Values to make your code more efficient

> MAKE A WHOOPI CUSHION 56Create an electronic farting machine

> REMOTELY MONITOR PROCESSES 60Create a process dashboard with email alerts

New school curriculum uses digital making

PI CURRICULUM

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PI ZERO W

ZEROPHONE

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COUNTERFEIT CASES

Don’t get caught out by these fake Pi cases

Google wants to know

if Pi users want AI tools

GOOGLE SURVEY

82The open-source development community come together

FOSDEM

 

View the stars with Pi-aided accuracy

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