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Cracking Open: Boogie Board Rip

March 1, 2012 8:11am PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Boogie Board Rip. Inside the eWriter, he finds a flexible, cholesteric LCD from Kent Displays, a Waltop Pen Input system, and Texas Instruments MSP430 MCU. He also...

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Cracking Open: Asus Zenbook UX21

February 15, 2012 11:12am PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Asus Zenbook UX21. Inside the ultrabook, he found hardware from Intel, Elpida, ADATA, AzureWave, and others. He also discovered that the Zenbook's internal design is...

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Cracking Open: Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

February 9, 2012 6:20am PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime. Inside the Android tablet, he found hardware from Nvidia, Elpida, Kingston, and others. For a detailed analysis of the teardown, check...

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Cracking Open: Motorola Xyboard 10.1

January 19, 2012 11:24am PST

Bill Detwiler shows you what's inside the Motorola Xyboard 10.1 Android tablet and explains why prospective buyers might want to wait a few months before picking one up.

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Top Five Cracking Open teardowns of 2011

December 16, 2011 12:06pm PST

From smartphones and tablets to LED televisions, Bill Detwiler counts down our top five Cracking Open teardowns of 2011.

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Cracking Open: Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook

December 14, 2011 3:31pm PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook and discovers a smaller battery and poorer build quality than one expects in a premium laptop.

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Cracking Open: Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet

November 22, 2011 3:58pm PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet and discover striking similarities between it, the Nook Color, and the Amazon Kindle Fire.

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Cracking Open: Amazon Kindle Fire

November 17, 2011 10:26am PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Kindle Fire for a look at the hardware that runs Amazon's Android-based tablet. His teardown analysis reveals a well-built device that's easy to disassemble, a...

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Intel's Otellini talks up Ultrabooks

September 15, 2011 3:38am PDT

At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel CEO Paul Otellini discusses Intel’s notebook venture as the “most satisfying and complete computer experience” ever with a sleeker and lighter...

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Google announces music, movies, and more

May 11, 2011 5:20am PDT

At the Google I/O developers conference, the company rolled out updates for its Honeycomb tablet OS, announced the Ice Cream Sandwich mobile phone OS, and debuted new music-streaming and movie...

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Apple's iMovie debuts on iPad 2

March 3, 2011 4:07am PST

Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the iMovie application for the iPad 2, which brings the popular video editing program to the tablet. The price will be $4.99 when the iPad 2 ships on March 11.

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Apple's Steve Jobs unveils iPad 2

March 2, 2011 12:55pm PST

Despite being on medical leave, Apple CEO Steve Jobs steps back in the spotlight to show off the 2nd generation of the iPad tablet. Shipping on March 11, the thinner, lighter iPad 2 is also...

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HP unveils TouchPad tablet

February 14, 2011 7:10am PST

At Hewlett-Packard's event in San Francisco today, Senior Vice President and GM Jon Rubinstein shows off the company's long-awaited tablet. Running WebOS, the TouchPad features a 9.7-inch screen...

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Dell previews Windows 7 tablet and more

February 10, 2011 6:25am PST

At the company's event in San Francisco this morning, Dell showed several new models of laptops, desktops, and workstations, as well as a prototype of a 10-inch Windows 7-based tablet due later...

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TR Dojo: Cracking Open the Apple iPad 3G

May 19, 2010 7:47am PDT

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Apple iPad 3G for a look at the hardware inside the Apple tablet. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to our iPad cracking open photo gallery...

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TR Dojo: Cracking Open the Apple iPad

April 7, 2010 11:02am PDT

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Apple iPad for a look at the hardware inside the Apple tablet. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to our iPad cracking open photo gallery in...

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TR Dojo: Locate a stolen laptop with Prey

February 12, 2010 12:19pm PST

Bill Detwiler shows you how the free Prey application can help you track down and recover a stolen laptop. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic...

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