I was actually going to mention that I-Extruder to you as I stumbled upon it, but I figured you wouldn't like people randomly bothering you, so I dropped the idea. It's a good thing you found it, though, it is one of those things that I could see being very useful to some people, even if it's not (yet?) for me.
May be these lower priced Realtek RTL8710 might actually lead to some lower priced off the shelf wifi connected devices like temperature & humidity sensors. I can understand that the high cost of compliance and relatively low volumes in Australia keeps the prices of WeMo switches high, but I would have thought by now that there would be many more low cost wifi connected devices around.
+Craig Fryer I'm just as surprised as you about the prices of electronics components. Filthy expensive. As you said supply and demand is the key, but so is the poor Ozzie exchange rate. It's an exporters dream at the moment, which means everything's going to be expensive since we don't make much stuff locally. I'll be getting a couple of these PADIs to try out and maybe they might be a viable alternative to the ESP.
Sounds like there isn't much documentation around on the Realtek RTL8710/PADIs yet, so it may take a while for the software support to come up to the level of the ESPs. Speaking of cheap WiFi things, I stumbled across the LASER WiFi switch which includes power consumption measurement. They currently have Buy 1 Get 1 Free on their online store. Now judging by past experience with LASER the app is going to be the limitation, but at A$30 per switch (based on buying two) it does seem a bit tempting. www.laserco.com.au/power-devices/powerboards-sockets/PW-W3-wifi-power-switch-plug On a side note, I would assume if the Realtek RTL8710 is only US$3 each, then the CSIRO can't be making much on their WiFi patents any more.
+Craig Fryer Yup, I reckon so as well. Once I get them I'll see and if not I might invest some time in getting some libraries going for it. As for the switches, it'd be nice if there was a super cheap solution. I rebuilt my house and installed a full CBus system. It was bloody expensive! A single light switch set me back $80! I'd really like to design a cheap solution, but the hoops I'd have to jump through to obtain standards approval.... ugh! CSIRO WiFi patent: yup still going strong. No one was able to break that patent and was really the best thing for the CSIRO.
theAppleWizz In terms of my reviews I try to be as honest as possible. There's no point putting up a review and ignoring mistakes. So I'll highlight the issues with whatever I'm reviewing. Even though I'll put some of my opinions in the video, it's still up to the viewer to make the decision based on what they've seen. For some people some of the negatives I've highlighted might not be an issue for them!
I was actually going to mention that I-Extruder to you as I stumbled upon it, but I figured you wouldn't like people randomly bothering you, so I dropped the idea. It's a good thing you found it, though, it is one of those things that I could see being very useful to some people, even if it's not (yet?) for me.
+Nita Vesa
No if you want to mention something I'm missing, go ahead!
Good Vid!
+Connor Nicholson
Thanks!
May be these lower priced Realtek RTL8710 might actually lead to some lower priced off the shelf wifi connected devices like temperature & humidity sensors. I can understand that the high cost of compliance and relatively low volumes in Australia keeps the prices of WeMo switches high, but I would have thought by now that there would be many more low cost wifi connected devices around.
+Craig Fryer
I'm just as surprised as you about the prices of electronics components. Filthy expensive. As you said supply and demand is the key, but so is the poor Ozzie exchange rate. It's an exporters dream at the moment, which means everything's going to be expensive since we don't make much stuff locally.
I'll be getting a couple of these PADIs to try out and maybe they might be a viable alternative to the ESP.
Sounds like there isn't much documentation around on the Realtek RTL8710/PADIs yet, so it may take a while for the software support to come up to the level of the ESPs.
Speaking of cheap WiFi things, I stumbled across the LASER WiFi switch which includes power consumption measurement. They currently have Buy 1 Get 1 Free on their online store. Now judging by past experience with LASER the app is going to be the limitation, but at A$30 per switch (based on buying two) it does seem a bit tempting. www.laserco.com.au/power-devices/powerboards-sockets/PW-W3-wifi-power-switch-plug
On a side note, I would assume if the Realtek RTL8710 is only US$3 each, then the CSIRO can't be making much on their WiFi patents any more.
+Craig Fryer
Yup, I reckon so as well. Once I get them I'll see and if not I might invest some time in getting some libraries going for it.
As for the switches, it'd be nice if there was a super cheap solution. I rebuilt my house and installed a full CBus system. It was bloody expensive! A single light switch set me back $80! I'd really like to design a cheap solution, but the hoops I'd have to jump through to obtain standards approval.... ugh!
CSIRO WiFi patent: yup still going strong. No one was able to break that patent and was really the best thing for the CSIRO.
Nice!
+ExStatic Bass
Thanks!
Not going near the hologram projector, too many dangers. I've seen Star Trek: TNG...
+Izzie
Yeah like that time Riker got stuck in the holodeck. Not only was it a horrible episode but I wouldn't hire any of those holodeck engineers.
Hey +MickMake why are you so negative about other people projects???
+theAppleWizz
I'm not really negative. Some are good some are bad.... and sometimes I go to far in my jokes. Ooops.
+theAppleWizz
But seriously, it's not nice if people make too much fun of something. If I've gone too far; I've gone too far.
+MickMake it's not that bad but I sometime think like wait is it really that bad of hardware
theAppleWizz
In terms of my reviews I try to be as honest as possible. There's no point putting up a review and ignoring mistakes. So I'll highlight the issues with whatever I'm reviewing.
Even though I'll put some of my opinions in the video, it's still up to the viewer to make the decision based on what they've seen. For some people some of the negatives I've highlighted might not be an issue for them!
good point