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- Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 3G
- Apple's iPhone 3G arrived on Friday with a bevy of new enterprise-ready features, including Exchange support, business-grade security, and third-party applications powered by an SDK. As with the first iPhone, we waited in line, bought our phone, signed an AT&T contract, and promptly began to crack open the case. Come...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Bill Detwiler, cracking open, apple iphone 3g, off topic, iphone, apple, at&t, mobile, wireless, 3g, smartphone
- Image galleries 2008-07-11
- Dinosaur Sighting: The IBM PC Jr. does 123 and more
- The IBM PC Jr. is an important artifact in the history of the modern personal computer. The PC Jr. was IBM's attempt to enter the SOHO market. In 1983, the largest computer company in the world was looking to tap a fast growing segment that it had not foreseen as...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., IBM PC, IBM Corp., IBM PC Jr., Desktops, Productivity, Hardware, Mark Kaelin, Dinosaur sighting, personal computers, off topic, classics rock
- Image galleries 2008-07-09
- CommunicAsia2008: Offbeat happenings
- Billed as the largest Infocomm event in Asia, CommunicAsia was held last week at the Singapore Expo from the 17th Tuesday to 20th Friday of June. CommunicAsia is actually a number of events in one, involving BroadcastAsia, EnterpriseIT and InteractiveDME as well as the CGOverdrive and imbX Ministerial Forum....
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Event, CommunicAsia, Paul Mah, CommunicAsia2008, off topic, trade shows, networking
- Image galleries 2008-06-30
- 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
- Cracking Open the legendary Merlin
- Merlin was released in 1978 by Parker Brothers and was one of many hand held electronic games released in that time period. See what the Merlin was made of in this TechRepublic Cracking Open Photo Gallery. by Drew McBee
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Handhelds, Personal Technology, Hardware, Drew McBee, tech, cracking open, off topic, games
- Image galleries 2008-06-23
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 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 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
- Jack Wallen gets his Tux Tattoo
- I decided it was time. The Linux mascot will be tattooed onto my forearm. I was recommended by the leader of Derby City Roller Girls whom I work with at Hair Strobel. When someone is covered in tattoos, you tend to trust their recommendation. The artist, Caroline Moody. by Jack...
- Tags: photo gallery, linux, tux, tattoo, off topic
- Image galleries 2008-04-15
- 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
- PC Mods: Making a Steampunk Mini ITX Laptop
- PC Mods are the stuff of dreams for many computer fanboys. We've seen all types - from characters to spaceships - to fishtanks. But Mr. Torquil Harkness had a trick up his sleeve. Take a PC with a mini ITX board and turn it in to a steam-punk-esque laptop PC....
- Tags: photo galleries, pc mod, case mod, off topic
- Image galleries 2008-04-01
