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Ever dreamed of a home that anticipates your needs? Where the lights turn on as you walk in, your security camera notifies you when someone approaches, and your thermostat adjusts based on your schedule? With the Raspberry Pi 5, building a smart home is now not only possible but also affordable and DIY-friendly.

If you’ve ever wanted to relive the golden age of gaming, the Raspberry Pi 5 is your new best friend. This tiny computer packs enough punch to emulate classic consoles from the NES to the PlayStation 1, and even some lightweight PlayStation 2 and PSP titles with a bit of tweaking. But where do you start? In this guide, we’ll walk through what you need, how to set things up, and how to get the most out of your Raspberry Pi 5 retro gaming setup.

If you’ve ever wanted to have your own personal cloud storage without paying monthly fees, you can do it with your Raspberry Pi 5 NAS setup. It is a fun project that gives you full control over your files, such as movies, music, and backup. Best of all, building a Raspberry Pi 5 NAS is much cheaper than buying a commercial NAS. Let’s dive into the details!

Unlike a few years ago, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are no longer just for high-end servers and powerful GPUs. With the Raspberry Pi 5, you can dive into AI and ML right from your desk, no matter if you are a hobbyist, student, or developer who wants to experiment with smart applications affordably. Let’s dive into the details and explore how to get started with AI and ML on your Raspberry Pi 5!

Ever wanted your own AI chatbot project? Now you can build one! In this tutorial, we’ll use the CrowPanel ESP32-S3 Advanced HMI Display to create a voice-interaction chatbot that connects to Wi-Fi, communicates via WebSocket, records and plays voice, and even displays real-time statuses on the screen. Let’s bring your AI assistant to life!

If you've ever thought about having a home media center without spending hundreds of dollars on a high-end streaming box, the Raspberry Pi 5 is the ideal and one of the most affordable solutions. It is small and very powerful, which makes it a great choice for streaming movies, playing music, or even running retro games. So, let’s explain everything you need to set up a smooth and responsive media center using Raspberry Pi 5 – without overcomplicating things.

This guide will walk you through setting up a compatible environment, installing necessary tools, and running DeepSeek-R1 on the Raspberry Pi 5 using the Ollama platform. Whether you're looking for a lightweight model for quick responses or a more advanced version for better accuracy, this tutorial will help you get started.

This article studies the major differences that exist between the Elecrow RP2350A Pico W5 Board and the Raspberry Pi Pico 2W. It mentions how the Pico W5 becomes enhanced with dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, and more memory, making it easy for future advanced IoT projects. On the other side, it would be Pico 2W that talks about simplicity and budget consideration with single-band Wi-Fi. This guide will look at hardware, wireless capacity, power efficiency, and usage cases so that you can easily make decisions about which board fits your project needs.

Being two of the most popular models from the Raspberry Pi Foundation, the Pi 400 and Pi 500 offer unique features designed for different needs. The Pi 400 model is compact and designed for easy accessibility and user-friendliness. On the other hand, the Pi 500 is a more advanced, powerful, all-in-one desktop solution.

So let’s compare the key differences between Pi 400 and Pi 500 in terms of performance, design, connectivity, and intended use.

Offering the power of Raspberry Pi board in a compact and flexible form, Pi CM4 and Pi CM5 modules have quickly become a cornerstone for those who want to build custom embedded systems. Both CM4 and CM5 are well-suited for various applications, from industrial automation to IoT devices. While the CM4 model has already proven itself as a reliable device with all sorts of useful features and enhanced performance, the CM5 brings even more advanced technologies. So let’s compare these two models and explore their key differences in terms of performance, memory, connectivity, and potential use cases.