Banana Piano Masterclass

Recently we ran an event based on MaKey MaKey - the device that lets you connect many everyday objects (including people) to the USB port of a computer so that they can function as surrogate keyboard keys or mouse buttons. The ‘classic’ MaKey MaKey application is the banana piano, where … Continue reading

Slide Rule to Sci-Fi Exhibit, plus Raspberry Pi 101

Come and join us for an exhibit that encompasses 40 years of computing technology. Experience working examples of devices from the 70′s to today, taking in such landmarks as the Apple II, TRS-80 and original PalmPilot … up to Raspberry Pi and Google Glass. See how humans used to live! … Continue reading

Book a Free Raspberry Pi Intro Workshop

We want to do our part to spread the word about the Raspberry Pi and show everyone how it can provide a cheap, power-efficient and ultra compact platform for everyday computing. So we’re offering you the chance to have the MakerMobile team pay you a visit this summer. You’ll be … Continue reading

Got Pi? Where to get your Raspberry Pi and related knick-knacks

Lots of people are asking us where they can get a Raspberry Pi - the super-cheap, super-small, super-energy-efficient computer - and how much it costs. The main distributor in Canada is Newark Element14. They are part of the Element14 Group, who actually produce the Pi in collaboration with RS Components … Continue reading

Why is the Raspberry Pi the world’s friendliest, handiest computer?

Perhaps you’ve heard of the Raspberry Pi? It’s a very small, inexpensive computer that was designed to get young people hacking and learning about computer hardware and programming languages again, like they used to in the ‘old days’ before user interfaces became super-slick and before jailbreaking was a crime. Apart … Continue reading

Raspberry Pi Courses and Workshops Announced

Great news - we have two 4-week courses for teens and a free one-hour workshop, which is open to everyone, in Sunset Community Centre’s spring flyer! See below for registration links. The workshop is to introduce the Raspberry Pi as a low cost, power- and space-efficient computing platform for anyone … Continue reading

MakerMobile collaborates with VIVO Media Arts!

MakerMobile was delighted when VIVO Media Arts asked us if we could help them teach their “Hacking the Home” Camp. This unusual and original week-long day camp for kids aged 13-18 took place at the beginning of August and revolved around the Raspberry Pi single-board computer. Simon of MakerMobile collaborated … Continue reading