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The ability to play music throughout your home, in perfect sync and controllable from your phone, has been around for a few years now. Many solutions are available, from simple Bluetooth speakers to high-end systems like Sonos. Often the price can be off-putting and there has been recent controversy over the closed nature of these systems. Can we build a whole-house audio system using nothing but open-source technology and our favourite little computer? This month, we’ll start by building a dedicated music-playback station that can produce audiophile-level sound and web-based control.

The ability to play music throughout your home, in perfect sync and controllable from your phone, has been around for a few years now. Many solutions are available, from simple Bluetooth speakers to high-end systems like Sonos. Often the price can be off-putting and there has been recent controversy over the closed nature of these systems. Can we build a whole-house audio system using nothing but open-source technology and our favourite little computer? This month, we’ll start by building a dedicated music-playback station that can produce audiophile-level sound and web-based control.

We’re going to create a hard disk image that will house a full install of Windows 98. Because it’s a self-contained virtual drive, any software you want to install must be mounted as a floppy or CD image. We’ll enable networking to provide access to the wider internet, although that’s limited by lack of TLS …

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CrowPi2 (£231/$300) took us completely by surprise when it landed on our desk. We never tested the original CrowPi ($229) which was a touchscreen and electronics kit. Our CrowPi2 review explains why we think this is a great electronics learning kit. Continuar leyendo

As we don’t have our own spaceship, we aren’t be able to test out 4tronix’s M.A.R.S. Rover on another world, but it’s an impressive vehicle featuring six driven wheels, four of them steerable, and a unique suspension system. Continuar leyendo