Weather Station

Without a doubt, we only need to look outside the window to know whether today’s weather is sunny or rainy. However, when you can accurately grasp today’s temperature, air pressure, wind speed, and even predict tomorrow’s weather details along with some additional factors, the fun is undeniable. In this technological field, the experience that Raspberry Pi provides is unique.

Of course, if you want a more flexible and interesting experience, consider this version based on color and light intensity patterns, which reacts to tomorrow’s weather with changing colors of lights. It must be admitted that this simpler and more convenient version can make your bookshelf stand out.

Photo Sharer

When you are having fun with friends, taking many great photos together can be enjoyable, especially if you can categorize these fun moments into different time periods and share them with friends through Raspberry Pi. Wouldn’t that be more interesting?

Additionally, your interface has a touchscreen and a small countdown, but if you don’t want to waste too much power, you can try this automated version (this version does not require custom settings), which can automatically upload GIF animations of photos to Weibo for long-term storage and create more personalized projects.

Home Monitoring System

The highlight of Raspberry Pi is its small size and portability. This means it can be placed almost anywhere, such as the garage, near the front door, or any other location, with just a camera and a power outlet. This beginner project can immediately turn Raspberry Pi into a home security system.

If you want to keep an eye on any situation at home, you can set up a multifunctional camera system for your Raspberry Pi. If you prefer a more familiar setup, this project can be done on Raspberry Pi through the Windows IoT system for familiar searches.

Personalized Arcade Games

So far, one of the most popular Pi projects is the arcade machine. It is recommended to add an Arcade stick to your old game console, allowing advanced and comprehensive game controls to be realized in previous classic games.

This product features a classic arcade design with perfect acrylic material, but if you want a more convenient operation, the system also includes instructional videos that can detail the process, and if you want something easier for beginners, step-by-step tutorial videos are available to show you how to integrate the console and controls.

Portable Digital Library

If e-books belong to you, then sharing thousands of books with friends can be done through a mobile digital library. This library can store, share, and facilitate book trading within your circle of friends.

The best part is that it is fully powered by Raspberry Pi. Its portability also allows you to connect your Raspberry Pi to WiFi that others can connect to, enabling others to read and share.

Portable Wearable Camera

Perhaps you want to document your life or create an experimental video that records your daily activities, or maybe you are documenting an exciting hiking or biking adventure and want to capture the entire process. At this time, if you have a Pi, you can capture all the wonderful moments. This wearable camera is powered by Pi and a battery, small enough to fit in a shirt pocket or be worn as a necklace.

Home VPN

If you are a tech enthusiast looking to block all network ads, this small operation can protect your local network from unwanted ads, malicious ads, and other annoying pop-ups, including ads on mobile devices. Although this is a small operation, it is indeed worth it.

For greater security and privacy, consider turning your Pi into a VPN and proxy. When you are away from your home network, a VPN is ideal for protecting your data. No matter where you go, it can connect back to your home network and provide a way to keep your traffic and data secure. Moreover, this is not a complex operation. If you want more privacy, consider using this product.

Streaming Network Broadcast

Connecting Raspberry Pi to Pandora, Google Music, and other streaming network broadcasts and podcasts is a super popular project. Most people want a touchscreen jukebox that anyone can control the playlist, and this device looks like an old-fashioned stereo on the bookshelf, practical yet aesthetically pleasing.

Personalized Amazon Echo

Amazon plans to turn Raspberry Pi into an Echo Dot and has released official news on how to proceed with this plan. Recently, they unlocked technology that was previously only available internally and triggered this wake-up operation. This voice assistant is equivalent to embedding Siri into a cylindrical home speaker, which can be woken up at any time through voice commands. To ensure that Echo can be awakened effortlessly in various home environments, Amazon has equipped this device with an array of seven microphones. This is its biggest hardware feature.

Retro Game Console

We laugh at it and ignore its past, but so far, our top recommendation for beginners is to build your own Raspberry Pi-powered console. Of course, the shape and style of your console are up to you, so you can make your Raspberry Pi look like an old-school console through exquisite 3D printing.