Raspberry Pi is one of the most popular single-board computers available, as it's extremely versatile. Here's how to use it with your laptop as a monitor.

While there's a wide array of complex and fancy projects you can make with a Raspberry Pi, one of its most practical uses is as a desktop computer.

But the Raspberry Pi-powered PiPocket goes a bit further and basically lets you turn any display with an HDMI input into a Linux or Android-powered computer.

Roughly the size of a credit card, the Raspberry Pi single-board computer can be used as a media streaming device, an old-school-style gaming console, or even the “brains” of a robot. Setting ...