You don't need to be Sherlock Holmes to figure out what has happened.
What I find amazing is that someone has come across this from essentially a collection of off-cast bits and pieces at an auction.
Dave makes a video of how bad it is, by inference that this was a delivered product to a customer.
No evidence of its background, I'll go so far as to say no proof that it was even this Esinomed company, except a sticker on the back (although it probably was). No verification of the devices history or context where it came from.
Now it might go as viral as you can get for this sort of subject/audience (being linked to by other groups and hackaday), what damage to a company could this do?
If Esinomed was a trading company, this might be causing some lawyers to be taking an interest right now?
Is this akin to someone dumpster diving out the back of Dave's lab, then finding Dave's breadboard mock up of the micro-current and portraying it as the finished goods and how bad the engineering is on such a product. Although I doubt it was anything like this tablet, but still....
I don't know, it's just interesting/concerning where this may lead. I know Dave does his vids in his way and that's the way it is, maybe a more thoughtful less assertive look at the device might have been better?
We only have the letter included in the mailbag to attest to the providence of this tablet. Even the sender of the mailbag has so far failed to provide more details. We have only the one post from a newly registered forum member which has made any claims. Do new forum members send mailbag items? I know it is possible, but is it likely?
Furthermore, the Rigol teardown video being taken down at the same time virtually. That is some coincidence.
You don't need to be Sherlock Holmes to figure out what has happened.Have you thought about doing a hurdle race at the next Summer Olympics? You're really good at quickly jumping to conclusions.
If it was a single prototype device I would still be suspicious but by number 11 I would expect something a little less handbuilt and components secured inside. Presumably for a user to trial.
Nothing on its own is conclusive proof. I just formed a feeling that something was rotten based on a number of things. Not least of all is the general Zeitgeist of payback that prevails.
Unless someone in the industry (which I am not) thrusts a device under my nose which convinces me otherwise, I will refuse to believe a German company ever put its name to that thing.
Unless someone in the industry (which I am not) thrusts a device under my nose which convinces me otherwise, I will refuse to believe a German company ever put its name to that thing.
Though nothing quite as bad as that PSU board
We only have the letter included in the mailbag to attest to the providence of this tablet. Even the sender of the mailbag has so far failed to provide more details. We have only the one post from a newly registered forum member which has made any claims. Do new forum members send mailbag items? I know it is possible, but is it likely?
Furthermore, the Rigol teardown video being taken down at the same time virtually. That is some coincidence.
You don't need to be Sherlock Holmes to figure out what has happened.
What I find amazing is that someone has come across this from essentially a collection of off-cast bits and pieces at an auction.
Dave makes a video of how bad it is, by inference that this was a delivered product to a customer.
No evidence of its background, I'll go so far as to say no proof that it was even this Esinomed company, except a sticker on the back (although it probably was). No verification of the devices history or context where it came from.
Now it might go as viral as you can get for this sort of subject/audience (being linked to by other groups and hackaday), what damage to a company could this do?
If Esinomed was a trading company, this might be causing some lawyers to be taking an interest right now?
Is this akin to someone dumpster diving out the back of Dave's lab, then finding Dave's breadboard mock up of the micro-current and portraying it as the finished goods and how bad the engineering is on such a product. Although I doubt it was anything like this tablet, but still....
I don't know, it's just interesting/concerning where this may lead. I know Dave does his vids in his way and that's the way it is, maybe a more thoughtful less assertive look at the device might have been better?
Unless someone in the industry (which I am not) thrusts a device under my nose which convinces me otherwise, I will refuse to believe a German company ever put its name to that thing.
I actually work for a German company (who shall remain nameless) and you'd be shocked at some of the jury rigged stuff I've slapped together at short notice to demo for customers
Though nothing quite as bad as that PSU board
But there aren't excuse for the fudge of the batteries , if he would have used several holders batteries, he would have remained as profesional despite the lack of experience in the power supply.
Three hundred and six thousand views that's big
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I am wondering about one thing:
That computer does not have any interface at all. Just 2 contacts on the top to put DC or AC in and it works.
I didn't see any WiFi or bluetooh, nor did I see any USB slots. Nothing on the back.
So the only content would have come from that 4GB Compactflash card.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
The question is:
What the heck was it's purpose?
This looks to me like a one off thing that pretends to be a commercial product. Something for trade fair visitors to play around with on a booth.
The question is:
What the heck was it's purpose?
This looks to me like a one off thing that pretends to be a commercial product. Something for trade fair visitors to play around with on a booth.