10 surprisingly practical Raspberry Pi projects anybody can do

The Raspberry Pi (£70 from fave.co/3aUBWrp single-board computer and all its variants have captured the imaginations of DIY enthusiasts and budding hobbyists alike. Much of the coverage you’ll see around the web focuses on the more fantastical projects – magic mirrors, portable gaming handhelds, intelligent drones, and so forth. And for good reason. Those maker masterpieces show what sort of power the mini-PC is capable of in the hands of someone with a little imagination and a bin full of spare electronics, especially now that the Raspberry Pi 4 includes more RAM, a huge CPU upgrade, USB-C charging and enough graphics horsepower to drive a pair of 4K monitors simultaneously.

But most people, particularly beginners, won’t