A Raspberry Pi 5-powered cat TV? Yes, it’s real, thanks to developer Becky Stern. Rather than a traditional case, the tiny computer is nestled within a custom 3D-printed enclosure that resembles a classic CRT TV.
The Raspberry Pi 5 board is connected to a 5-inch LCD touchscreen via HDMI, while audio is provided by a USB speaker. There’s nothing out of the ordinary hardware or software wise, as it’s running the standard Raspberry Pi OS. Once powered up, the operating system has been programmed to launch YouTube videos catered just for cats.
- Includes Raspberry Pi 5 with 2.4Ghz 64-bit quad-core CPU (8GB RAM)
- Includes 128GB EVO+ Micro SD Card pre-loaded with 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS, USB MicroSD Card Reader
- CanaKit Turbine Black Case for the Raspberry Pi 5
Once I was confident my basic shape would hold and fit all my components, I started playing around with the exterior shape and also wanted to add some ventilation holes because the Raspberry Pi runs pretty hot. I used the honeycomb shape generator in Tinkercad to make grids of holes that are too small for my cat to reach through,” said Stern.
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