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The trailer for Karl’s awesome documentary on the Australian Electronics Industry is now available: http://vimeo.com/15612312 State of Electronics – Trailer from karl von moller on Vimeo.

Sick of seeing modern computer teardowns with their hideous BGA packages? Dave decided to get all nostalgic and do a teardown of the famous Tandy TRS-80 Model 100. What are the electronics and manufacturing technologies like from 1983? The SERVICE MANUAL The TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL Podcast: Download

Dave reviews the $199 Extech 380193 Handheld LCR meter. And for those curious, here are the SCHEMATICS Podcast: Download

A few snippets of the Electronex 2010 Electronics Trade show in Sydney Australia. I wanted to shoot a lot more stuff, but ended up spending all my time yapping to people instead! Podcast: Download

The 6th Live EEVblog show. Lots of the usual random stuff. Yes, I know, the video sucks, it came from the Ustream recording. That’s the best main camera shot I had, sorry. Podcast: Download

Dave checks out reports that the Fluke 87V Multimeter is susceptible to GSM mobile phone radiation and can be bricked. He puts his 87V on the line to find out. Can he kill it? Podcast: Download

My entry for the Youtube/Vodafone Australia Secret Talents competition. No new material, but a quick 90 second retrospective some might enjoy, so I thought I’d share.

Big turnout for the last show, so why not, lets do another one! UTC: Sunday, 19 September 2010 at 21:30:00 (that’s Monday 20th 7:30am Sydney time) See my Live show tab for further details. I’ll try and get the camera recording working this time, but I tried that last time …

The 5th Live Show. This version is the original webcam footage version. It still has audio sync problems, particularly toward the end, but it’s still watchable. Podcast: Download

Dave takes you step-by-step through designing a DC-DC converter using the venerable MC34063. And then he build it and checks the performance. An online calculator is here: http://dics.voicecontrol.ro/tutorials/mc34063/ Podcast: Download

7:30am Sydney time 6th Sept. Tell your friends, alert the media, scalp tickets, be there. http://www.eevblog.com/live-show/

Dave shows you how to take apart the new Amazon Kindle 3 3rd Generation 3G/GSM/WiFI Ebook reader, and examines and discusses the circuitry, assembly, and build quality. And hackers can get excited about the accessible ARM JTAG port.

The 4th Live EEVbog show. Dave answering questions in the lab and flashing the odd bit of hardware around. Podcast: Download

Why the heck not! A 4th LIVE EEVblog show will be on 7:30am this Monday SYDNEY time. Click the live tab above to get other timezones. Usual story, bring your questions and “ask Dave”. Dave has an opinion on everything!