The Register® — Biting the hand that feeds IT

Feeds

Raspberry Pi seller calls for hack match contestants

24 hours to bake the best Pi rig

Agentless Backup is Not a Myth

UK-based hardware hackers have just over a week to apply for Hackday, a tournament tuned to the Raspberry Pi micro-motherboard.

The contest takes place on 1 December at Leeds’ Munro House. Proceedings kick off at 10.30am, but the competition starts at 12pm, after which entrants have 24 hours to build a Pi-based system they think will impress the judges, write the code and get it all working.

Not got a Pi? Retailer CPC - which is sponsoring the event, and just so happens to be an off-shoot of Premier Farnell, one of the Pi’s two suppliers - will have some units on hand to buy. As sponsor, it’s providing the runner-up prizes: a motley selection of Pi accessories and gadget toys.

The winner of the contest will get “a personal tour of Sony UKs Raspberry Pi manufacturing facility in Wales”.

Entrants can try their hand at winning on their own, or in teams of up to four people, the organisers - the event is being overseen by Leedshack founder Dom Hodgson - said.

The online entry form is live now. ®

Customer Success Testimonial: Recovery is Everything

Thank you for this El Reg :)

I've registered a place and am now booking train tickets to get there. I've been looking for something like this to go to for a while (next thing I had on my events list was a gamejam in January) and now I can't wait to go.

Mines the one with a pi in one pocket and pie in the other :P

4
0

Re: Wait...

There is a simple way to prevent pre-owned games killing the market: make games that we want to play more than once.

3
0

Historymaker I shall see you there, now to try and figure out what to take with me! Might need a bigger sparky box!

1
0

More from The Register

Samsung Galaxy Note 8: Proof the pen is mightier?
Sammy’s iPad Mini killer has a stylus to stab other rivals too
First look: iOS 7 for iPad
No, Apple hasn't released it yet, but that doesn't stop intrepid devs
 breaking news
Curtain drops on Apple Store ahead of WWDC: What lies behind?
Steve Jobs watching from on high. No pressure, lads
 breaking news
Cold, dead hands of Steve Jobs slip from iPhones: The Cult of Ive is upon us
Billionaire biz baron's death clears way for uber-shiny iOS 7
Airbus imagines suitcases that find themselves
Point your mobe at your smalls to track their every move
Microsoft lures buy-curious vixens, corduroys with a cheap fondle
Surface slab sales latest: Will no one rid Ballmer of these turbulent tabs?
Surprise! Intel smartphone trounces ARM in power trials
Tests show equal performance while sipping significantly less juice
Apple said to be 'exploring' 5.7-inch iPhone
Who's the copycat this time, Mr. Cook?
Google Chromebooks now in over 6,600 stores
Major, worldwide retail push begins this summer
Samsung plans LTE Advanced version of Galaxy S4
1Gbps download capability could stiffen drooping S4 sales forecasts