I guess it is raining in Bundaberg. Most of the people on this site are making things that they could probably buy. The commercial products probably work better and cost less ( just joking ), but where is the fun and satisfaction?
After the fact, it is kind of obvious... take an Android phone, remove the screen, battery, battery charging circuits, speakers, and button areas....and this is what you have left behind. Probably a bit slow but, they are on the right track for sure!
I saw a very similar or almost identical device 1-2 months ago and wasn't astonished as these folks especially Chinese are so much into all this that they are onto making some weird and sometimes not even needful gadgets and the similar Factories in Guandong copy the stuff from the fellow guandong factory that made originally some already weird stuff so this actually results in Multiplication of Weird stuff and when its made cheap down to where we don't bother spending couple of pennies it's sold and that's how this vicious circle carries ON!
Graynomad:
Here's hoping the mythicalalleged soon-to-be-released Due
There was a video of a sasquatch being served at the checkout of Fry's in Sunnyvale by Elvis up on youtube last week.
It was pretty convincing, and initially had a lot of people fooled, but it was confirmed as a hoax on snopes when frame enhancement revealed the sasquatch was supposedly buying an Arduino Due.
Speaking of filmmakers (nice segue) here's a tour of the factory making these devices. Stumbled across it when I was digging up info on its capabilities.
I saw a comment, by a Chinese company I think, that said the very best, and the very worst products are made in China.
The trick is finding the right manufacturer !
Where possible I use local manufacturers ( South Africa in my case ) for assembly, engineered parts and pcbs, but the LEDs for example all come from China now, whoever I buy them from, and they are ten times cheaper when I import them.
Luckily I have found a good supplier ( so far, so good ) although the latest batch have the short lead, and the flat on the body, denoting the anode !
When asked about it, the supplier wrote, " we call them the reverse polarity type " with no further explanation ??
Boffin1:
When asked about it, the supplier wrote, " we call them the reverse polarity type " with no further explanation ??
rofl I must admit, they do have a sense of humor. I guess you couldn't laugh with it.
Did you order reverse polarity leds, or did they take the liberty of providing you better quality than paid for? 8)
Best regards
Jantje
I -just- got 100 18mm piezos from China for $10.40. Haven't tested any but expect they will work, now I have a whole lot of 'buttons' that can take a real smacking.
China subsidizes their tech. But it's looking like they might have to start treating their people better, perhaps almost decently, and then prices will go up.
China also allows some really insane pollution that's going to haunt them badly in future. But that's in future while the name of the game now is exploit, move, repeat.
When asked about it, the supplier wrote, " we call them the reverse polarity type " with no further explanation ??
and they are ten times cheaper when I import them.
Guess those go together.
"The factory put these LEDs on the substrate backwards"
"Don't worry, we'll call the 'reverse polarity' and sell them at a discount"
