Teardown and Repair of a Insoma Water Timer youtu.be/GWHkueNcZ50?si=OMOT… via @YouTube
Teardown of an Amazon (2026) Fire Stick HD youtu.be/t65qNv5bvQc?si=QSJ0… via @YouTube
Teardown of an Amazon Blink Gen3 camera... looks like the main control integrated circuit was custom designed by Blink youtu.be/BPvyd_3hW0g
Reverse Engineering a LORA RA-02 / Semtech SX 1278 Module youtu.be/82CE98USlU8?si=XutZ… via @YouTube
Teardown of an ALI Express LED dimmer: some classic analog design techniques
youtu.be/3DlitKjXFC8
Teardown of an Aneng M127 Multimeter.... a good example of how clever semiconductor design enables accuracy at a very compelling price
youtu.be/p2xuNnnHEzo
More details on the U2 UWB Chip found on the Airtag 2
electronupdate.blogspot.com/…
Espressif ESP-32 P4 Teardown
These seem pretty popular. Let's tear one down to the silicon level.
youtu.be/-Nu0tjDCbbM
RASPBERRY PI PICO FROM ALI EXPRESS: REAL OR FAKE?? youtu.be/uQ3kNFOhTIw?si=FBif… via @YouTube
Another Ali-Express buy. A "ublox" GPS module... or is it?
youtu.be/ZW7K5wmwksE
Teardown of a another Ali-Express find. Bluetooth ear bud. Crazy cheap! electronupdate.blogspot.com/…
youtu.be/OVbY0cufnIo
Digital angle gauges are built around accelerometers... this one has an accelerometer using technology I did not know even existed!
electronupdate.blogspot.com/…
Even boring household items are packed with technology.
Shockingly Poor Engineering: Rain Gauge youtu.be/Qed5SV5CeYY?si=Ql83… via @YouTube
What's the one thing you think might be important in a rain gauge design?
Waterproof, perhaps??
Not this gauge. Teardown and repair.
"GPS" Tracker Reverse Engineering
youtu.be/C9p1LTlahh4
Not really any GPS in it, but an excellent example of how RF, Digital logic and interfaces are now combined into a single bit of silicon....
Reverse engineering a cheap RF remote switch from Ali Express: old school RF + modern digital
youtu.be/qI2bKUeY0Dk
The fundamental 'machine' of our digital world.
Just as important as the plane, lever, wheel, wedge, pulley, screw and axle was to civilizations 1st achievements.
youtu.be/A8zNqWEFV7s?si=TTDF… via @YouTube