Raspberry Pi

[KLG-7A]

I've put mine to "good" use: http://pi.endoftheinternet.org/

(It's serving a genuinely useful purpose as my new SVN server and as a sneaky way to use AIM at work through a command line session kept open using screen).

[Famous Mortimer]

Just had an email from RS, looks like people who expressed a preference will be able to start ordering in a few weeks, with something like a 3 month turnaround. I look forward to having one and giving it a cool little case and stuff.

[surreal]

I had an email from ParcelForce saying they had my Pi on the 11th for Express 24 delivery but nothing has turned up, and on their system there is no collection from RS or delivery to me recorded so I'm going to have to get in touch with RS and find out WTF is going on...

[Famous Mortimer]

Just done the order for one, but Farnell seem to not have any accessories for it - I'll need a case and suchlike. Anyone know a place that's selling them?

[KLG-7A]

Do you need a case? Lots of people seem to spending up to twice the cost of the thing itself to house it and get accessories for it, which is missing the point a bit, IMO. Just leave it hanging off the back of a TV or out the back of a router :-)

[waste of chops]

eBay seems to be worth a look if you want a case. I haven't got round to ordering a Pi yet, but when I do I may well get one of these for it.

If anyone's getting a Pi to run XBMC on it, you might be interested in this:

http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2485&start=24

Someone has hacked XBMC to support CEC commands over HDMI, which means you can control it entirely using the playback controls on your telly remote, without having to buy an IR receiver for the Pi or owt like that.

[Blumf]

Get yerself a 3D printer and pirate a case.

[KLG-7A]

Someone has hacked XBMC to support CEC commands over HDMI, which means you can control it entirely using the playback controls on your telly remote, without having to buy an IR receiver for the Pi or owt like that.

Brilliant.

[Famous Mortimer]

I bought a ten quid case off eBay, just because it's the sort of thing I'm probably going to carry around, nice easy way to watch any ol' media file. Actually, I suppose that's the sort of thing I should have found out beforehand - how easy it'll be to install a media player on it. Saying that, I got fairly nifty at command line stuff last time I had a Linux machine, so I'm sure I'll be alright.

[Milo]

I have mine! Though I don't really know what to do with it.

[mcbpete]

I have mine! Though I don't really know what to do with it.

Mine's just been dispatched and I'm pretty sure I'm going to have the same reaction !