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

What products are you excited to get a hold of in the future? Is there anything out there you've been watching and just waiting to be released to get your hands on? Let us know!

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Former Member over 14 years ago +8

I would really enjoy to test some new arduino stuff. I got some projects in mind, like a midi controler or a 3d printer that would be good to have arduino stuff to do it.
peterloron over 14 years ago +8

I'd be keenly interested in some low power wireless (ZigBee, 6LoWPAN, DASH7, etc) demo kit. TI has some nice stuff as do some of the other vendors. The "smart lightbulb" that Google is coming out with…
DAB over 14 years ago +6

Hi Nicole, Asking for ideas is a very good idea, especially since your road tester base has increased dramatically over the last month. As for what I would like to road test, Test equipment, oscilloscopes…

saransh123007 over 14 years ago in reply to Former Member

the latest ARM self learning kits
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shockdesign over 14 years ago in reply to Former Member

I wouldn't mind an ARM8 based demo board, almost like the BeagleBone..
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Brett.Wildermoth over 14 years ago in reply to shockdesign

Do you mean the BeagleBoard?
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aikijw over 14 years ago in reply to Brett.Wildermoth

No... He meant BeagleBone...

http://beagleboard.org/bone
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shockdesign over 14 years ago in reply to aikijw

Thanks, was just going to mention that... benefits of tiny size with lots
of power, really looks good.
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gbrettell over 14 years ago

Test equipment [scopes, meters, signal generators, logic analyzer, etc.)
development software
device programmers/debuggers
VFD displays
Microchip Smart Phone development kits
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codewhiz over 14 years ago

I'd like to test new embedded kits for wireless applications like WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth and RF. Also, it would be interesting to test new sensors like gyroscopes and new motor driver circuits.

Regarding the voucher and/or project sponsorship matters in the previous posts, I understand the suppliers' side about getting the assurance to have their products reviewed very well. Knowing that some of these products are very expensive, I guess it should be reciprocated with a detailed and an unbiased review. However as a RoadTester and a customer, I would be very eager and inspired to write a well presented review if the product is free. I would agree if element14 could provide us a template on how the review should be made in order to be fair on both sides. That's just my suggestion for improvement.

- Ren
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Zad over 13 years ago in reply to pjclarke

Hi Paul,

Yeah I saw your review of it. It looks pretty good. The only drawback is inherent in any FPGA platform - and that is the software is both limited and way over the top at the same time. Limited because they don't like giving away expensive software, so they impose restrictions on having to run it tethered, or similar limitations. Over the top because it is a huge one-size-fits-all package designed for trained and experienced pros. Not much that can be done about that though as most manufacturers seem to be similar.

Mike
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rudyd254 over 13 years ago

I would like to test a spectrum analyzer. I work on and install transmitters / receivers and sometimes have to find a source of interference.
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Former Member over 13 years ago

I'd like to get a NAO bot, but I'd settle for a turtle bot.
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