This sub US$500 Eakins microscope from Aliexpress seems identical to the new AU$1800 Suba Engineering microscope for 1/3 the cost. And Dave shows how it can out perform the $4500 Tagarno! http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/b7ycSav2 http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/eN3Ec5a http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/bHSXalzm http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/cMimkzYc Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #1124 – Rigol 7000 Oscilloscope Teardown
Inside the new Rigol 7000 Series oscilloscope with custom ASIC’s. Also a look at the bootloader code for potential hacks. Forum HERE Hi-res photos: Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #1123 – EEVblog Meetup 2 Electric Boogaloo
A look at the recent EEVblog meetup and the projects people bought along to show off. And you won’t believe which companies advertised at the event! 😀 Kickstarter Particle Accelerator BrunoPoweeer MakersMuse MickMake Forum HERE
Read More »EEVblog #1122 – Raspberry Pi 3 PoE Hat FAIL Investigation
The new official Power Over Ethernet (PoE) hat for the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ has been reported to fail with an overcurrent error when powering USB devices. Dave investigates and narrows it down until, well, something goes horribly wrong… Rpi forum Forum HERE Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #1121 – Fontus goes BANKRUPT!
Who saw it coming?, Fontus have filed for bankruptcy! The infamous “self-filling water bottle” that raised $340k on Indiegogo has gone bankrupt and delivered nothing. You ‘canna beat the laws of physics Captain! https://www.ksv.at/insolvenzfaelle/insolvenz-fontus-water-technology-gmbh-1030-wien http://www.fontus.at/fontus-update.pdf https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fontus-the-self-filling-water-bottles#/ Forum HERE Podcast: Download
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