Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

This project tracks website hits for the Raspberry Pi community and displays them on a neon sign. It combines hardware and web monitoring to visualize traffic in real time with a physical neon display. The project is… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Raspberry Pi website hit tracking neon sign launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations▲2,389

   E-ink bird frame for Raspberry Pi - real-time bird detection by audio, fully local AI, rendered as real, hand-cut 1800s bird illustrations. - arnegiacomo/fugleramme

   Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Tracking my local bus with a RaspberryPi▲197

   Building a Bus Clock for my House using a Raspberry PI and Python. I won't miss the bus ever again!

   2022 · purplehoisin.com · its alternatives →

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   Offline Object Detection and Tracking on a Raspberry Pi▲106

   2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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   Enviro+ for Raspberry Pi – Environmental sensors▲397

   Monitor your world with Enviro and Enviro + Air Quality for Raspberry Pi!

   2019 · shop.pimoroni.com · its alternatives →

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   Raspberry Pi Zero▲488

   The $5 computer

   2015 · raspberrypi.com · its alternatives →

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   PIXO Pixel▲95

   An open source IoT LED display.

   2018 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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   Raspberry Pi 3▲438

   3nd generation with faster processor, wireless and Bluetooth

   2016 · raspberrypi.com · its alternatives →

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   TinyPilot – Build a KVM over IP using a Raspberry Pi▲756

   Using only a Raspberry Pi and an $11 video capture dongle, you can create your own KVM over IP device, allowing you to send keyboard input to a remote computer and capture its display.

   2020 · mtlynch.io · its alternatives →

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   Beepberry – a portable e-paper computer for hackers▲731

   Hi. I heard HN likes e-paper gadgets so I wanted to share a little side project I’ve been working on with @sqfmi. We’re building Beepberry - a portable e-paper computer for hackers, designed for chatting on Beeper. My day job is running Beeper [0], but I will always have a soft spot for building hardware. I wanted to create a ‘weekend’ device that would let me stay in touch with friends and family, without the distractions of a full smartphone. I imagined a tiny, hackable e-paper screen with a physical keyboard, powered by a Raspberry Pi, that I could use to chat around my home…and pretty…

   2023 · beepberry.sqfmi.com · its alternatives →

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    A home environment sensor from a Raspberry Pi and an e-paper device▲55

    2014 · visionect-epaper.com · its alternatives →

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    Linux server monitoring web dashboard▲175

    A beautiful web dashboard for Linux. Contribute to tariqbuilds/linux-dash development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    GreenPiThumb – A Raspberry Pi Gardening Bot▲537

    Using the Raspberry Pi to water plants automatically

    2017 · mtlynch.io · its alternatives →

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    I built a DIY plane spotting system at home▲207

    DIY plane spotting with a Raspberry Pi and an Android phone

    2025 · pilane.obviy.us · its alternatives →

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    I built a Raspberry Pi temperature monitor▲38

    2024 · nathanielkaiser.xyz · its alternatives →

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    Use a Raspberry Pi to Monitor Nocturnal Activities of Tropical Insects▲10

    2015 · willmcgugan.com · its alternatives →

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    I built a desktop radiation monitor with Raspberry Pi, brass and wood▲364

    Here's how to turn a Geiger counter into a desktop radiation monitor powered by a Raspberry Pi. Take a look at this steampunk-inspired project up close.

    2020 · balena.io · its alternatives →

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    Neon 3.0▲65

    Colorful social networking - capture, analyze, share

    2020 · tiny.cc · its alternatives →

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    Hacking an ultrasound probe with a Raspberry Pi and low-cost hardware▲227

    2017 · kelu124.gitbooks.io · its alternatives →

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    Xenolab – Rasp Pi monitor for my pet carnivourus plants▲132

    A monitoring station for carnivorous flora. Contribute to blackrabbit17/xenolab development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I've used Go to build a daemon for the Raspberry Pi▲105

    2013 · jondot.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Raspberry Pi 2▲288

    2nd generation with faster processor and more memory

    2015 · raspberrypi.org · its alternatives →

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    Simple demo of a cold boot attack using a Raspberry Pi▲127

    Simple demo illustrating remanence of data in RAM (see Cold boot attack) using a Raspberry Pi. Loads many images of the Mona Lisa into RAM and recovers after powering off/on again. - anfractuosity/ramrecovery

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Raspberry Pi Laptop▲125

    2013 · raspberry.io · its alternatives →

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    Blinkt!▲4

    Eight super-bright RGB LED indicators for your Raspberry Pi!

    2018 · shop.pimoroni.com · its alternatives →

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