Just had a good experience with cpc.co.uk1, I ordered some "spacers" for my sockets (lightwaverf sockets are too deep for some of my walls), some from ebay and then some from cpc too as I discovered them slightly later. And the CPC ones arrived quicker, cheaper, free postage, very happy. Ebay ones still not arrived, that's got to go on the ebay feedback for that store... So now I'm Tempted by this2:
PiFace Control & Display is a plug and play device that allows you to use and control your Raspberry Pi without a keyboard, mouse and monitor. It saves space and power by removing the need for a monitor whilst still providing a simple, yet capable interactive user interface. PiFace Control & Display is ideal for applications such as internet.
Features:
- 16 Character by 2 line alpha-numeric display
- User definable custom characters
- LED display backlight
- IR receiver for infrared remote control
- 3 Position navigation switch
- 5 Tactile switches for control and menu navigation
- Python libraries provided to quickly and easily build menus
Think it'll work nicely with the XBMC media centre I'm running, if I connect it direct to a new stereo instead of the TV. If I get a new stereo...
raspberry pi: Credit card sized super cheap computer, awesome.
xbmc: XBox Media Centre, some code that would run on an old xbox or other computer hardware to play movies and music etc. I used to talk about this a lot...
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