Hey Road Testers!  What product(s) would you love to get your hands on?

Perhaps something like this:

http://www.alibaba.com/product-free/105675744/pocket_oscilloscope_small_oscilloscope_oscilloscope_mini.html

Or these,

http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/dso-nano-v2-p-681.html?cPath=174

http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/dso-quad-4-channel-digital-storage-oscilloscope-p-736.html?cPath=174

http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/dso-quad-aluminium-alloy-black-p-1034.html?cPath=174

Pandaboard ES or Fresscale i.MX53 kit http://th.element14.com/freescale-semiconductor/mcimx53-lvds/kit-mcimx53-lvds-bundle/dp/2079839

Cymbet Energy Harvesting Kit - http://th.element14.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?sku=2061535&COM=main-search

i'd love to test somthing like this, http://www.newark.com/gw-instek/gsp-830/spectrum-analyser-3ghz/dp/01P3528 with the tracking generator option, this would be usefull with the radio repair and filter design i do.

Hey there - just wanted to make sure you saw the BeagleBone RoadTest is now open for enrollment

Thanks for the suggestion and good luck!

Nicole

I'd like to see more products that aren't kits that are going to need a huge amount of programming to interface with something.

Some simple stuff like meters, tools, cables, batteries or connectors etc... The sort of thing we all use every day. (there are a few of these, but not many)

BUT you need to ship 2 products. One "standard" and one "pro". (Or "bargain" and "standard")

I have a single snap-on screwdriver (god knows where it came from) and it is actually a lot better than typical cheap screwdrivers. You know the ones where when you put a handful of torque on it, the tip bends & the silver plating flakes and the flanges break off. I've destroyed bigger bits of screwdriver metal, then gone back to the smaller snap-on and it does the job without any drama.

Then again, I've bought other "pro" range kit (which I can't think of any specific example now) and it's been so little better than the cheap stuff that you really think "why not just buy 3 cheap ones and throw them away when they break".

That's the sort of thing I'd like to know about.

I'd like to see a useful comparison between the "every day" range and the "pro" range (or "cheap" and "every day"). Why is it that product X is more expensive than product Y. Is it worth the difference?

Rather than start a new thread, I thought I would add this here:

The Digilent / Analog Devices Analog-Discovery "A Complete Analog Design Kit for the Price of a Textbook"

Analog Inputs

• AD9648 dual, 14-bit, 105 MSPS, 1.8 V dual analog-to-digital converter
• 2-channel differential (1 MΩ, 24 pF), ±20 V max
• 250 μV to 5 V/division with variable gain settings
• 100 MSPS, 5 MHz bandwidth, up to 16k points/channel record length

• AD9717 dual, 14-bit, 125 MSPS, low power digital-to-analog converter
• 2-channel, single-ended, arbitrary waves up to ±4 V
• 100 MSPS, 5 MHz bandwidth, up to 16k samples/channel
• Standard and user-defined waveforms
• Sweeps, envelopes, AM and FM modulation

• 2 fixed +5 V (+50 mA) and –5 V (+50 mA)

• 16 signals shared between logic analyzer, pattern generator, and discrete I/O devices
• 100 MSPS, buffer size is 4k transitions per pin
• Crosstriggering with scope channels

• Waveforms software: full-featured GUI for all instruments
• Windows XP or newer

http://www.digilentinc.com/Products/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,842,1018&Prod=ANALOG-DISCOVERY

The official price is US$199 retail, US$99 for US students. It looks a great little device, with 2 channel oscilloscope, waveform generator and logic analyser.

^ Hmmm... Nice package - everything you need is at one place.

And... it's pretty inexpensive.

What do you think about test one of this? http://www.ti.com/tool/msp-sa430-sub1ghz?DCMP=sa430&HQS=sa430-b

I have ordered one of these to play with as the price is so amazing...will let you know how i get on with it!