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Bill Detwiler cracks open the 2012 Apple iPad Wi-Fi. Inside, he uncovers the new A5X system-on-chip, more RAM, the Retina display, and a 45Whr battery to power these hardware upgrades. For a detailed analysis of the teardown, check out my article and the gallery, Apple iPad 2012 Teardown: Bigger battery, better GPU, more RAM.

Bill Detwiler cracks open the 2012 Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 4G. Inside, he uncovers lots of hardware upgrades and a 45Whr battery to power them all. For a detailed analysis of the teardown, check out my article and the gallery, Apple iPad 2012 Teardown: Amazing display, difficult to repair.

The HP Envy 14 Spectre is an eye-catching ultrabook, and as our teardown shows, it’s well-built, has solid hardware, and is easy to work on. But, it’s also heavier and thicker than many other ultrabooks and more expensive. Bill Detwiler cracks open the Spectre and gives you a look inside.

For a detailed analysis of the teadown, check out my article and video, HP Spectre Teardown: Eye-catching, but overpriced ultrabook.

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Apple’s Tim Cook and Philip Schiller unveil the company’s newest iPad. The device powered by A5X chip, offers a higher-resolution Retina Display, longer battery life, plus 4G LTE. The pricing starts at $499 for a 16GB Wi-Fi model and 4G starting at $629.

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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 discovered that the Boogie Board Rip would be a great pen and paper replacement if it weren’t missing two key features and wasn’t priced so high–relative to low-end tablets. For a detailed list of the e-writer’s hardware and a text version of this video, check out his article, Boogie Board Rip Teardown: Overpriced and a few features short.

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Droid Razr Maxx. Inside the Android smartphone, he found hardware from Texas Instruments, Elpida, Toshiba, SanDisk, and others. For a detailed analysis of the teardown, check out his article and video, Droid Razr Maxx Teardown: Impressive battery life in a sleek package.

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 a near duplicate of the Apple MacBook Air’s hardware layout. For a detailed analysis of the teardown, check out his article and video, Zenbook teardown: Blatant copy of MacBook Air.

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 out his article and video, Asus Transformer Prime Teardown: Solid tablet, but not without flaws.

For his TechRepublic Geek Gifts 2010 review of LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0, Wally Bahny built the Color Sorter model. See the Color Sorter in action.

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Bill Detwiler cracks open the Nokia Lumia 800, discusses the hardware he finds inside, and explains why buyers (particularly in the U.S.) should skip the 800 and wait for the Lumia 900.

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.

Parrot showed off an updated version of the AR.Drone at CES 2012. The AR.Drone 2.0 offers new flight controls, better hover stabilization, and a 720p HD camera. We’ll definitely be reviewing this one for our 2012 Geek Gift Guide.

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.

Naturally, the biggest question about the HP TouchPad is how it stacks up against the iPad. TechRepublic’s Jason Hiner explains the three areas where the TouchPad is better than the iPad.

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

Watch Bill Detwiler, host of TR Dojo, flub his lines, deal with noisy co-workers, and make a few failed attempts at humor in the 2011 TR Dojo blooper reel.

At a Churchill Club event, AllThingsD technology columnist Kara Swisher shows ZDNet some “must have” gift ideas for the holidays, including “lighted finger rats,” a tactile iPad screen, and a classic retro-phone handset designed for your smart phone.