This just makes me sad. Compare for yourself:

Original Freetronics Experimenters Kit for Arduino: http://tron.cc/expkit
Jaycar/Duinotech ripoff: https://www.jaycar.com.au/duinotech-experiments-kit/p/XC4287

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38 Comments

  1. Oh well. In better news, Gary Johnston (jaycar founder) died yesterday. His legacy of ripping ppl off will continue well after his death.

  2. Back in approx 1979 I met Dick S and his mate from the Wayside chapel, they ordered some custom made equipment copyright by my company and tradmarked also, they spent quite a sum of money, anyway 2 years later DS had decided to produce exactly the same product, these individuals have been at this game for years, they have no guilt.

  3. JayCar is full of tacky cheap merchandise, and they're a rip off.

  4. "and you get this one, you're ripping me off"

    Look, even in 2016 every shop that solds arduino stuff had put together a starterkit containing pretty much the same stuff you did, with the same handfull of tutorials.

    These guys chose to copy yours in full, and you copied bits from other kits. Don't pretend that you came up with some exclusive design and it was a lot of work to make, because it wasn't.

  5. Screw Junkcar, no morals, no ethics either and ripoffs are becoming common in the electronics industries.
    China will copy anything, again no scruples.
    Looks like I should dump Jaycar from my purchase list.

  6. Maybe for your future works, you should do like the americans did with their reactor plans – put a few deliberate mistakes in. When the russians ripped off the plans and used them to build chernobyl, we all know the end result. A couple of deliberate mistakes – corrected with an addendum that would be online from freetronics, would cause grief to users of a rip-off kit. As you said, very sad stuff.

  7. Although 3 years has past since this video was posted I see Jaycar are still selling those kits!
    I was searching tonight for an electronics kit for my daughters boyfriend for xmas and found the Arduino ones at Jaycar,
    I am glad I searched for what you could make with it, the first thing I found was this video..
    Have now ordered the genuine Freetronics kit from a dealer…. No more Jaycar for me

  8. wow! absolutely shocking… well, one thing you achieved at least with this video: it's on the first page of google results for "Duinotech"
    I was looking for more information about the brand, and seeing this I will try to avoid jaycar completely I think

  9. Ive been in the market to start messing around and will avoid jaycarr. Never heard of yall before today but will order thru you. I admire the hardwork you have done to launch your business.

  10. You are the creative one they have nothing. You need to create a new kit thats a direct improvment then have it made in china an sell it cheaper than thier crappy kit plus sell it to them and createn a new set of diagrams with your logo intergrated into the design an off you go again! I would have china create a few diods that only come with your kit so they can't even copy them an keep improving like the suto companies can't stop them from copying so they keep inovating

  11. If you sue them they may settle with or buy you out, it may be worth it.

  12. Don't feel sad. Move forward. You've made your followers aware and they've said they won't buy from Jaycar any more.

  13. I heard a couple of months ago that a chinese doctor just made the first "adjusted" human clone so it looks like they really have gotten it all the way up to humans. Soon you won't be able to tell if one person is chinese because they will all look like some Hollywood actor 🙂

  14. Hi mate, just want to let you know that even after two or three years people are still watching this and purchasing your kits and learning about Arduino, purely as a result of you posting this video. ??

  15. I know from experinence is all they've done is source the box, foam insert and manual from whoever is producing them for you overseas…
    That's what happens when you use Chinese manufacturers.

  16. How come I have never seen this copy kit in Jaycar? I have seen Jaycar's other kit but it barely has anything in common with the freetronics kit.

  17. I just discovered you a short time ago. You are a REAL find.

    This video came my way today. Needless to say, I was shocked that someone is so arrogant that he thinks ripping you off is OK? I see this video is not new and I sincerely hope he has been put in his place.

    That said, I look forward to many more of your insightful videos. I may even attempt to try one of your Arduino kit suggestions. If I do I know I'll come to you for whatever I need.

    Hang in there I like your stuff and I believe it has tremendous value.

  18. I heard a rumour that someone at Jaycar got pinged over this. Is there any update to this saga?

  19. Sorry to hear this. I just purchased a Arduino kit from Jaycar. It is not the same as their rip off but I still would not have bought it if I had realised they ripped off yours. Not sure that there is much I can do now.

  20. damn, that sucks. I only just found out about this (Jan 2019) but will avoid jaycar from here on out (and let everyone know what they've done)

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