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Cracking open the Nabaztag Wi-Fi rabbit
Last year, as part of our roundup of desktop toys that could potentially make good gifts for the holidays, I had the opportunity to test and review the Nabaztag Wi-Fi rabbit. The basic idea of this cute little device was that it would flash lights, wiggle its ears, and talk...
Tags: Desktop toys, cracking open, nabaztag, wireless devices, product photos, Rabbit, Mark Kaelin
Image galleries 2007-09-13
Cracking Open the Tandy Model 100
The Tandy Model 100 was the MacBook Air of its day when it was introduced back in 1983. Unlike the luggables that passed for portable computers at the time, the Model 100 was the first laptop computer with any real power. When we cracked open the...
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Apple MacBook, Computer, Productivity, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Sheesley, classics rock, tandy, cracking open, product photos
Image galleries 2008-08-18
Cracking Open the Apple iPod Touch 2nd generation
Over the past year or so we have cracked open several versions of the Apple iPod and the iPhone. These are always delicate operations that often result in broken devices. Unfortunately, the Cracking Open of the iPod Touch second generation is falls in the broken category. To find out what...
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Cracking open, ipod touch, off topic, Mark Kaelin
Image galleries 2009-01-12
Cracking open a Motorola DVR
Cracking Open tryout from ashumate@visi.net -- Motorola DVR.
Tags: DVR, Digital video, Motorola DVR, digital video recorder, Motorola Inc.
Image galleries 2007-05-18
Cracking Open: The Logitech QuickCam Orbit MP
In an endless quest to discover how everything works, or at least say we tried, we are cracking open the Logitech QuickCam Orbit MP.The QuickCam is the weirdest looking webcam I've ever seen but its also got some pretty cool features like motorize pan and tilt.Let's go see how it...
Tags: Logitech QuickCam, Logitech Quickcam Orbit MP, Logitech, webcam
Image galleries 2007-05-21
Cracking open Microsoft's Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000
Ever wonder how one of the most common wireless notebook mice is put together? Check out this Cracking Open image gallery to learn just what's inside Microsoft's Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000.
Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000, Cracking Open, wireless, mouse, Microsoft Corp.
Image galleries 2007-06-16
Cracking open a flash drive
This gallery walks you through cracking open a flash drive.
Tags: USB flash drive
Image galleries 2007-07-06
Cracking open the D-Link DNS-323 NAS device
Storage continues to be a hot topic this year. With the availability of simple NAS devices and inexpensive hard drives, it is very likely that you will be buying some form of mass backup storage in the near future. The DNS-323 from D-Link is an excellent example of a small...
Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Home networking, NAS, DNS-323, NAS Device, D-Link Systems, fuss, storage, backup, hard drive, network
Image galleries 2007-08-06
Cracking Open an APC battery backup
APC battery backups, among the most deployed UPS brand, are present in numerous businesses, homes and organizations. Discover how these devices are built and designed in this Cracking Open image gallery. by Erik Eckel
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., American Power Conversion Corp., Battery, Backup, Engineering, Backups, Erik Eckel, apc, ups, battery backup, uninterrupted power supply, cracking open
Image galleries 2007-09-19
Cracking open the Apple iPod Touch
The Apple iPod Touch is the company's latest portable multimedia device. The iPod Touch includes the usual music playing features, but adds video playback and WiFi connectivity to its list of features. In this TechRepublic Cracking Open Photo Gallery, we take a look inside the Touch to see how it...
Tags: Cracking open, ipod touch, apple, off topic, geekend, gallery, TechRepublic Inc., Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Corporate Communications, Digital Music, Digital Media, Marketing, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Mark Kaelin
Image galleries 2007-11-28
Cracking open the Microsoft Zune (2nd generation)
The second generation Microsoft Zune media player is that company's answer to the various iPods Apple has put on the market with at least video and MP3 capability. As a general purpose media player, the Zune is more than serviceable. It is not spectacular, but the Zune does just what...
Tags: Cracking open, zune, media player, off topic, geekend, TechRepublic Inc., Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Media Players, Corporate Communications, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Mark Kaelin
Image galleries 2007-12-06
Cracking open the original Apple iBook G3 clamshell
With an innovative design that was meant to grab your attention, the original clamshell iBook from Apple generated almost as much buzz in the IT world as the more recent iPhone. In 1999, personal computer users were generally stuck with the familiar black rectangle laptop, but the iBook only came...
Tags: Cracking open, ibook, apple, clamshell, off topic, TechRepublic Inc., Apple iBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Mark Kaelin
Image galleries 2008-01-16
Cracking open the Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo)
The Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer was one of the first personal computers to have wide acceptance. In this TechRepublic Cracking Open Gallery we take a look at what is inside this personal computer dinosaur. by Mark Kaelin
Tags: TRS-80, radio shack, cracking open, off topic, geekend, TechRepublic Inc., Computer, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware, Mark Kaelin
Image galleries 2008-01-31
Cracking open the Commodore 64
For many of us, the first computer we can remember having was the Commodore 64. For me the Commodore 64 replaced an Intellivision console and I was intrigued by the ability to not only play games but to also connect to an online community via a 300 baud modem. The...
Tags: Cracking open, commodore 64, off topic, geekend
Image galleries 2008-02-13
Cracking Open Samsung's BlackJack II
That electronic leash around your neck just tightened a notch; Samsung has released the BlackJack II. In addition to being a cell phone and mobile e-mail machine, the BlackJack II features 3G network connectivity, Bluetooth wireless functionality, a 2.0 megapixel camera and integrated GPS –...
Tags: cracking open, product photos, geekend, BlackBerry, BlackJack II, off-topic
Image galleries 2008-02-27
Cracking Open the Apple MacBook Air
The Apple MacBook Air is thin, light, and a testament to what good engineering and design can accomplish in a notebook personal computer. This latest TechRepublic Cracking Open gallery explores the technology of this ultra thin notebook. by Mark Kaelin
Tags: Cracking open, product photos, geekend, apple, mac
Image galleries 2008-02-28
Cracking open the Osborne 1: The original portable computer
The Osborne 1 was the word's first self-contained portable personal computer. Many of the design decisions and innovations first seen in the Osborne 1 are still being used today some 25-plus years later. We could not resist taking a look inside this piece of computing history in this TechRepublic Cracking...
Tags: Cracking open, off topic, geekend, osborne1
Image galleries 2008-03-19
Cracking Open the Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 4P
While the Osborne 1 claims to be the word's first self-contained portable personal computer, the Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 4P can lay claim to being one of the next generation of portable computers. Eerily similar to the Osborne 1, the Model 4P made major strides in construction and usability. This...
Tags: Cracking open, trs-80 model 4p, personal computers, off topic, geekend
Image galleries 2008-03-25
Cracking Open the Atari 2600 video game console
Introduced all the way back in October 1977, The Atari 2600 Video Computer System is one of the more fondly remembered video game consoles. For its time, the Atari 2600 was a breakthrough in entertainment technology and foreshadowed what would eventually become a multi-billion dollar industry. In this TechRepublic Cracking...
Tags: Cracking open, Atari 2600, video games, consoles, off topic, geekend
Image galleries 2008-04-18
Cracking Open the $5000 Alienware Area 51 m15x notebook
The Area 51 m15x notebook is latest in a long line of quality portable computers from boutique manufacturer Alienware. The m15x is also one of the most powerful notebook computers we ever had the pleasure to review. Of course, we couldn't resist cracking open the m15x to see what makes...
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Alienware, M15x, Notebooks, Productivity, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Mark Kaelin, Cracking open, m15x notebook, product photos, geekend
Image galleries 2008-05-16


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