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- Cracking Open 3com's Original Palm Pilot
- Before the iPhone and before BlackBerry, there was the Palm Pilot. Known as the Atari 2600 of PDAs, the Palm Pilot was considered revolutionary in its heyday. We’ve rescued this model just so we can crack him open and see what this time capsule of circuitry looks like on the...
- Tags: Palm Inc., 3Com Corp., Palm Pilot, Handhelds, Hardware, John Lee, product photos, geekend, cracking open
- Image galleries 2008-07-03
- Cracking Open the famous Simon
- Many of us have taken one of these apart at some point to replace the bulbs, if nothing else. But, for those who have not, here we go - an inside look at "Simon". by Drew McBee
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Drew McBee, off topic, geekend, simon, games
- Image galleries 2008-06-30
- Dinosaur Sighting: The original Apple Macintosh Classic
- The Apple Mac Classic is one of the most famous and easily recognizable personal computers ever manufactured. First introduced in 1990, the Mac Classic was Apple's low-end under $1,000 computer, which made it very popular with the education market. In the next few weeks, we'll be Cracking Open this classic...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Computer, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware, Mark Kaelin, Dinosaur sighting, apple mac classic, apple, off topic, geekend
- Image galleries 2008-06-06
- Technologia: A travel log of Blade's Edge Mountains in WoW
- A travel log of Blade's Edge Mountains in the World of Warcraft presented by Technologia, the official unofficial guild of TechRepublic. by Wally Bahny
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Blade, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Wally Bahny, Off Topic, World of Warcraft, WoW, technologia, geekend
- Image galleries 2008-06-02
- A bit of technology in a world of magic
- Wally Bahny shows you the wonders of the World of Warcraft Engineering Profession. by Wally Bahny
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Wally Bahny, world of warcraft, technologia, geekend, off topic
- Image galleries 2008-05-23
- Computer demolition
- What is it about electronic equipment that brings out our destructive nature? As these pictures show, some users think annihilating computers is just plain fun. by Bill Detwiler
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Computer, Productivity, Bill Detwiler, computer destruction, off topic, geekend, humor
- Image galleries 2008-05-23
- Costume contestants from Anime Central strut their stuff
- One of the main reasons people attend anime conventions is for the opportunity to dress like their favorite characters. This gallery shows just a few of the costumed attendees at the recent Anime Central convention in Rosemont, Illinois. Kudos go to the FansView Web site for providing the photos. by...
- Tags: Anime, Mark Kaelin, conventions, costumes, geekend, off topic
- Image galleries 2008-05-23
- 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
- Technologia: A travel log of Nagrand in the World of Warcraft
- Nagrand is a wide-open wilderness area in the Outlands in the World of Warcraft. This travel log highlights just a few of the important landmarks and characters you will see while adventuring in Nagrand. by Tony Kaelin
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Tony Kaelin, Off topic, geekend, Technologia, world of warcraft, travel log, nagrand
- Image galleries 2008-05-09
- Geek Gifts 2008: The 3rd Space FPS Gaming Vest
- Since the introduction of the genre with Wolfenstein 3D, the first person shooter has been a popularity chart-buster, recording sales in the billions across just about every platform. TN Games believes it has found a way to make the first-person experience even more immersive with its FPS Gaming Vest. by...
- Tags: Geek Gifts 2008, computer games, peripherals, off topic, geekend, TechRepublic Inc., Sales Strategy, Games, Sales Force Management, Sales, Personal Technology, Mark Kaelin
- Image galleries 2008-05-01
- Computer bloopers and blunders from the technically clueless
- Work retail PC repair and you'll see some pretty wacky end-user "fixes". See what happens when the technically clueless clash with their computers. by Bill Detwiler
- Tags: off topic, geekend, end-user support, hardware, computer, bloopers, technically clueless
- Image galleries 2008-04-24
- Unlucky insect fries PC power supply and explodes self
- The inside of a PC power supply can be a dangerous place for even an experienced repair tech. When an unsuspecting insect ventures into these hazardous surroundings the results are "explosive". by Bill Detwiler
- Tags: geekend, off topic, hardware, computer blooper, end-user support, exploding bug
- Image galleries 2008-04-24
- Cracking open the Nintendo Wii Remote
- Much has been written, speculated and conjectured about the Nintendo Wii Remote. As a follow-up to our disassembly of the Wii we decided to crock open the Wii Remote to see for ourselves. To our surprise, although in hindsight it shouldn't have been, the device maintains Nintendo's design theme of...
- Tags: Nintendo Wii, Gallery, wii, wii remote, off topic, geekend, mark kaelin, TechRepublic Inc., Semiconductors, Network technology, Corpo, Corporate governance, HARDWARE, NETWORKING
- Image galleries 2008-04-22
- Cracking Open the Sony PlayStation Portable
- Follow along as we disassemble Sony's popular hand-held gaming system--the PlayStation Portable. by Anthony Sullivan
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation Portable, Game Players, Games, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, cracking open, geekend, off topic, Screw, Screen, Battery, Ribbon Cable, Engineering
- Image galleries 2008-04-22
- 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
- Dinosaur Sighting: The Atari 2600 Video Computer System
- Video games are a multi-million dollar business these days. But this booming industry owes much of its current success to a simple little console first sold in October 1977 called the Atari 2600 Video Computer System. By today's standards, Atari games are not much to look at, but their simple...
- Tags: Dinosaur sighting, off topic, geekend, Atari 2600, game consoles
- Image galleries 2008-04-08
- Water-cooled toolbox PC mod
- This creative computer mod incorporates a water cooling system and a bright red toolbox. by Bill Detwiler
- Tags: off topic, geekend, mods, case mod, toolbox, pc
- Image galleries 2008-03-31
- Cracking Open the Apple G3 Pismo Firewire
- With all of the excitement about the MacBook Air lately Due largely to their excellent commercials, we thought it might be interesting to compare the cutting edge Apple MacBook Air with its predecessor from back in 2000. Has notebook technology made a...
- Tags: off topic, geekend, apple g3, cracking open, notebook
- Image galleries 2008-03-28
- 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
- Wizard World wows Los Angeles
- Wizard magazine is to comics as Rolling Stone is to music, and their multi-city comic cons are some of the most well-known.Wizard World Los Angeles took place in the middle of March and there were comic books galore, comic writers and artists, TV and movie stars, and costumes, costumes, costumes!...
- Tags: off topic, Geekend, wizard world, costumes
- Image galleries 2008-03-25
