Raspberry Pi 2 is here: 8 fun projects you can do with this $35 micro-computer

Raspberry Pi 2 has been launched abroad for a $35 price tag, which roughly translates to Rs 2,160. It improves upon its predecessor in terms of chipset and RAM. The Raspberry Pi 2 also known as Model B will sport a Broadcom BCM2836 system-on-chip which will have quad-core ARM Cortex A7 CPU clocked at 900MHz and a 1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM with support for Ubuntu Core as well as Windows 10 OS. As far as buying the Raspberry Pi 2 is concerned, you can buy it from MCM Electronics  if you want it shipped from the US or Farnell Element 14 who are the UK distributors. Earlier models are also available on Amazon India, though remember these are not authorised sellers. The Raspberry Pi series has been a hit with the DIY community and a lot of hobby electronics enthusiasts have used the Pi models in creative projects. While the Model B is the latest iteration of the Raspberry Pi series, the older models have been employed in some interesting projects by electronics enthusiasts worldwide. Here is a collection of 8 out of the many more Raspberry Pi projects, that you can try out with the Model B as well. Of course, some of the projects seen below will require more than just the standard Raspberry Pi Model B/B+. There are some websites which sell Rasberry Pi cases such as ModMyPi or you can check out this Indian site Crazy Pi , which imports Raspberry Pi accessories. Using Raspberry Pi as a network attached storage drive using portable drives

Making your own touchscreen Internet Radio 

Turn your regular HDTV into a Smart TV with RaspBMC 

Retro Gaming using the RetroPie emulation software

Using a Raspberry Pi camera module to make your security camera

Solar Powered Raspberry Pi computer, complete with a display

Pi Phone - A Raspberry Pi based smartphone

Home Automation with Raspberry Pi