How Raspberry Pi and your mobile device makes for a delicious dish

The credit card-sized Raspberry Pi PC priced at $35 has been making news since its launch early last year. Soon after the announcement, the company was reported to be selling 700 units per second. In India, this mini PC is being sold by Element14, and the complete educational kit is priced at Rs 4825. Its biggest highlights are the ability to connect to a TV, replacing the need for a monitor, and its price point, making a it a great device for developing nations. In the past one year, the Raspberry Pi has been put to umpteen uses and several tech freaks have shared their unique and useful projects on the Raspberry Pi blog. These projects range from MAME console and supercomputer cluster to cat feeder and torrent server. We have listed four such cool things that you can do if you marry off your Raspberry Pi to your mobile devices.KindleBerry Wireless PCIf you plan to discard your old Kindle for the new Kindle Paper White, then there’s something interesting you could do to it using the Raspberry Pi. You can transform it into a wireless, ultra low-power display dubbed Kindleberry that can be tagged along with your Raspberry Pi, making it a fully-functional portable PC. Last year, we had seen Ponnuki come up with the hack to turn a Kindle into a Raspberry Pi e-ink display, but it required cables and only worked with the older Kindle 3 version, the one that came with a keyboard. Max Ogden shows an upgraded version of Kindleberry using Kindle Paper White. The Kindle Paper White doesn't have a keyboard and comes with a faster refresh rate. Moreover, it is backlit, which will allow using it even in dark conditions. Max has further worked on this original concept and polished it. Basically, the KindleBerry means the Kindle (logged in as an ssh session) will work as a screen for your Raspberry Pi, along with a wireless keyboard and a router. This means you will have a handy computer system that you can carry around with you. Click here to know the complete process and click here for the software side of things. Using the Kindle has definite advantages due to its week-long battery life and performance in direct sunlight. Also, the whole setup is small enough to carry around in a pouch.

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