Cracking Open

Archive: 10-2011

• Alienware M14x Teardown: Wireless HDMI portends future without wires

  Bill Detwiler cracks open the Alienware M14x for a look at the high-end gaming notebook’s integrated wireless HDMI transmitter and other hardware.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | October 26, 2011, 12:42 PM PDT

• Apple iPhone 4S Teardown: Old design, new hardware

  Bill Detwiler cracks open the Apple iPhone 4S and finds a design nearly identical to that of the iPhone 4, but also significant hardware updates.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | October 14, 2011, 5:33 PM PDT

• Motorola Lapdock Teardown: Tiny motherboard, no HDMI output

  Bill Detwiler cracks open the Motorola Droid Bionic Lapdock–a Webtop accessory that pushes the convergence of the smartphone and PC one step closer.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | October 12, 2011, 10:08 AM PDT

• Amazon Kindle (2011) Teardown: Faster processor, fewer chips

  Bill Detwiler cracks open the redesigned 2011 Kindle and discovers a device that’s very close to being a truly disposable e-reader.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | October 5, 2011, 11:57 AM PDT