Turning the Raspberry Pi into a music player is old hat, but turning it into a personalised DJ is slightly more difficult if a lot more interesting.

Voice controlled lights are one of those futuristic ideas that never really caught on for mass consumption, but if you want to make your own, DIYer Mike Pieters shows off how to do it. More »...

By design, MP3 players are very modern looking devices, but if you'd like a little more retro flair, electronics blog Arduino Guay shows how to build a great looking MP3 player with an Arduino and a few spare parts. More »...

The Arduino-compatible AlaMode board has the same form factor as the Pi. The boards can share information such as sensor data from shields via the GPIO header.