EEVblog - The Electronics Engineering Video Blog » product http://www.eevblog.com No Script, No Fear, All Opinion Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:44:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Copyright © David L. Jones 2011 eevblog@gmail.com (David L. Jones) eevblog@gmail.com (David L. Jones) 1440 http://www.eevblog.com/images/logo/EEVblogDaveLab144x144logo.jpg EEVblog - The Electronics Engineering Video Blog http://www.eevblog.com 144 144 No Script, No Fear, All Opinion David L. Jones David L. Jones eevblog@gmail.com no no EEVblog #99 – $100 Multimeter Shootout – Extech Amprobe BK Precision Ideal UEi Uni-T PART 1of2 http://www.eevblog.com/2010/07/11/eevblog-99-100-multimeter-shootout-extech-amprobe-bk-precision-ideal-uei-uni-t-part-1of2/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/07/11/eevblog-99-100-multimeter-shootout-extech-amprobe-bk-precision-ideal-uei-uni-t-part-1of2/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:39:19 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=866 PART 1 of 2
Dave compares six $100 Multimeters:

BK Precision BK2709B
http://www.tequipment.net/BK2709B.html
Extech EX505
http://www.tequipment.net/ExtechEX505.asp
Amprobe 34XR-A
http://www.tequipment.net/Amprobe34XR-A.html
UEi DM391
http://www.tequipment.net/UEiDM391.html
IDEAL 61-342
http://www.tequipment.net/Ideal61-342.asp
UNI-T UT61D
http://www.uni-trend.com/UT61D.html


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/07/11/eevblog-99-100-multimeter-shootout-extech-amprobe-bk-precision-ideal-uei-uni-t-part-1of2/feed/ 18 0:00:01 PART 1 of 2 Dave compares six $100 Multimeters: BK Precision BK2709B http://www.tequipment.net/BK2709B.html Extech EX505 http://www.tequipment.net/ExtechEX505.asp Amprobe 34XR-A http://www.tequipment.net/Amprobe34XR-A.html UEi DM391 http://www.tequi[...] PART 1 of 2 Dave compares six $100 Multimeters: BK Precision BK2709B http://www.tequipment.net/BK2709B.html Extech EX505 http://www.tequipment.net/ExtechEX505.asp Amprobe 34XR-A http://www.tequipment.net/Amprobe34XR-A.html UEi DM391 http://www.tequipment.net/UEiDM391.html IDEAL 61-342 http://www.tequipment.net/Ideal61-342.asp UNI-T UT61D http://www.uni-trend.com/UT61D.html David L. Jones no no Product Design FAIL – IDEAL Multimeter http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/02/product-design-fail-ideal-multimeter/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/02/product-design-fail-ideal-multimeter/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:48:18 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=807 Bad Product Design 101:
How to screw up your product with a simple design oversight.
The IDEAL brand 61-342 looked like a nice multimeter until Dave tried to actually use it and discovered an epic product design FAIL!

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/02/product-design-fail-ideal-multimeter/feed/ 23 0:00:01 Bad Product Design 101: How to screw up your product with a simple design oversight. The IDEAL brand 61-342 looked like a nice multimeter until Dave tried to actually use it and discovered an epic product design FAIL! Bad Product Design 101: How to screw up your product with a simple design oversight. The IDEAL brand 61-342 looked like a nice multimeter until Dave tried to actually use it and discovered an epic product design FAIL! David L. Jones no no EEVblog #80 – Nokia E71 + Garmin Mobile XT = Embedded Hell http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/22/eevblog-80-nokia-e71-garmin-mobile-xt-embedded-hell/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/22/eevblog-80-nokia-e71-garmin-mobile-xt-embedded-hell/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:20:57 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=668 Dave cuts loose on the ridiculous battery life on the Nokia E71 mobile phone.
The code monkeys at Garmin and Nokia get a serve.


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/22/eevblog-80-nokia-e71-garmin-mobile-xt-embedded-hell/feed/ 31 0:00:01 Dave cuts loose on the ridiculous battery life on the Nokia E71 mobile phone. The code monkeys at Garmin and Nokia get a serve. Dave cuts loose on the ridiculous battery life on the Nokia E71 mobile phone. The code monkeys at Garmin and Nokia get a serve. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #73 – How to screw up your winning product http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/10/eevblog-73-how-to-screw-up-your-winning-product/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/10/eevblog-73-how-to-screw-up-your-winning-product/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:39:04 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=642 Another random drive-time rant.
Dave rants about how dickhead marketing changes can screw up your winning product.

The Tropicana Story:
http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnewday/archives/2009/04/tropicana_fiasc.html
and
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/linda-tischler/design-times/never-mind-pepsi-pulls-much-loathed-tropicana-packaging
and
http://www.johnmamus.com/designeverything/2009/01/tropicana-design-critique.html

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/10/eevblog-73-how-to-screw-up-your-winning-product/feed/ 12 0:00:01 Another random drive-time rant. Dave rants about how dickhead marketing changes can screw up your winning product. The Tropicana Story: http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnewday/archives/2009/04/tropicana_fiasc.html and http://www.fastcompa[...] Another random drive-time rant. Dave rants about how dickhead marketing changes can screw up your winning product. The Tropicana Story: http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnewday/archives/2009/04/tropicana_fiasc.html and http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/linda-tischler/design-times/never-mind-pepsi-pulls-much-loathed-tropicana-packaging and http://www.johnmamus.com/designeverything/2009/01/tropicana-design-critique.html David L. Jones no no EEVblog #28 – Product design drives me NUTS! http://www.eevblog.com/2009/09/01/eevblog-28-product-design-drives-me-nuts/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/09/01/eevblog-28-product-design-drives-me-nuts/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:18:15 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=154 Dave goes nuts over dodgy product design decisions in Canon DV camcorders, Fluke multimeters, Timex watches, Princeton Tec LED lights, and PVR’s.
And how cool would it be to design farting gnomes?


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/09/01/eevblog-28-product-design-drives-me-nuts/feed/ 62 0:00:01 Dave goes nuts over dodgy product design decisions in Canon DV camcorders, Fluke multimeters, Timex watches, Princeton Tec LED lights, and PVR’s. And how cool would it be to design farting gnomes? Dave goes nuts over dodgy product design decisions in Canon DV camcorders, Fluke multimeters, Timex watches, Princeton Tec LED lights, and PVR’s. And how cool would it be to design farting gnomes? David L. Jones no no EEVblog #18 – The Garmin Etrex GPS investigated http://www.eevblog.com/2009/07/18/eevblog-18-the-garmin-etrex-gps-investigated/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/07/18/eevblog-18-the-garmin-etrex-gps-investigated/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:12:43 +0000 EEVblog http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/?p=121 How can a consumer electronics product last on the shelf for more than 10 years? The Garmin Etrex GPS investigated.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/07/18/eevblog-18-the-garmin-etrex-gps-investigated/feed/ 15 0:00:01 How can a consumer electronics product last on the shelf for more than 10 years? The Garmin Etrex GPS investigated. How can a consumer electronics product last on the shelf for more than 10 years? The Garmin Etrex GPS investigated. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #11 Part 2 of 2 – DIY product design http://www.eevblog.com/2009/05/27/eevblog-11-part-2-of-2-diy-product-design/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/05/27/eevblog-11-part-2-of-2-diy-product-design/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 08:39:27 +0000 EEVblog http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/?p=91 more on DIY product design.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/05/27/eevblog-11-part-2-of-2-diy-product-design/feed/ 16 0:00:01 more on DIY product design. more on DIY product design. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #11 Part 1 of 2 – DIY product design http://www.eevblog.com/2009/05/27/eevblog-11-part-1-of-2-diy-product-design/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/05/27/eevblog-11-part-1-of-2-diy-product-design/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 08:37:25 +0000 EEVblog http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/?p=89 The Art of Electronics book review, and talk about DIY product design.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/05/27/eevblog-11-part-1-of-2-diy-product-design/feed/ 3 0:00:01 The Art of Electronics book review, and talk about DIY product design. The Art of Electronics book review, and talk about DIY product design. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #6 – Part 2 of 2 – Why cheap Chinese Multimeters suck http://www.eevblog.com/2009/04/29/eevblog-6-part-2-of-2-why-cheap-chinese-multimeters-suck/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/04/29/eevblog-6-part-2-of-2-why-cheap-chinese-multimeters-suck/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:19:30 +0000 EEVblog http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/?p=49 Why cheap Chinese Multimeters suck.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/04/29/eevblog-6-part-2-of-2-why-cheap-chinese-multimeters-suck/feed/ 17 0:00:01 Why cheap Chinese Multimeters suck. Why cheap Chinese Multimeters suck. David L. Jones no no