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- TechRepublic: Cracking open the Dell Adamo
- TechRepublic: Cracking open the Dell AdamoIt will be nice......as an Ubuntu machine. :) It would be nice If that friggin pop up would go away so I can see the pics. Clicking on the X does nothing.Way to go tards.For the price ....I just don't get it?For 1/2 the price...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Dell Adamo, Dell Computer Corp., Cracking Open
- Discussion threads 2009-04-13
- (Photos: Cracking open Apple's revamped iPod Nano)
- (Photos: Cracking open Apple's revamped iPod Nano)Battery replacement?Evidently there is no option to replace the battery on the Nano even at the factory level, unless there is some trick to doing it. So when the lithium battery begins deteriorating after a couple of years, or flatout fails, that's it for...
- Tags: Digital music, Engineering, Digital media, Apple iPod, revamped iPod Nano, Cracking Open, Apple iPod Nano, battery, photograph, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Amazon Kindle (Cracking Open the Amazon Kindle)
- Amazon Kindle Cracking Open the Amazon KindleAnd pray tell, what did we learn from all this forensics?Jus' askin'...RE: Amazon Kindle Cracking Open the Amazon KindleI think image 49 and 51 got swapped based on the text comments vs the highlighted chip.What we learned....That the Kindle is mortal like all other...
- Tags: Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Jump the connection revisited (Cracking Open the IBM PC Jr.)
- Jump the connection revisited (Cracking Open the IBM PC Jr.)Here is a modern solutionSimply gut the JR and put an Intel Mac mini inside it.You will then have a modern computer that can run the superior MacOS X or the malware sucking Windows.IBM PC Jr.The IBM PC Jr. was...
- Tags: Desktops, IBM PC, Cracking Open, PC, IBM Corp., computer
- Discussion threads 2008-08-07
- Removing the iPhone 3G main PCB EMI shields (Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 3G)
- Removing the iPhone 3G main PCB EMI shields (Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 3G)Enjoy the cracking open, but not the photographyYou need at least a moderately experienced photographer to illustrate this, one who could light it properly and provide enough depth of field that the parts would be easily visible....
- Tags: Cellular phones, WIRELESS, 3G, Apple iPhone, PCB EMI, PCB EMI shield, iPhone 3G, Cracking Open, Apple iPhone 3G, shield, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-14
- (Photos: Cracking open the Alienware Area 51 m15x)
- (Photos: Cracking open the Alienware Area 51 m15x)OverpricedOverpriced and poor customer service. That is Alienware since Dell bought them out.Buy an ASUS instead. Great guts, competitive prices, better customer service.For the record, I make no money from ASUS or Dell, and never have.RE: (Photos: Cracking open the Alienware Area 51...
- Tags: Product marketing, Customer relationship management (CRM), Alienware Area 51 m15x, Alienware, Alienware Area 51, m15x, Cracking Open, ASUS, customer service, photograph, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-30
- (Photos: Cracking open the Atari 2600)
- (Photos: Cracking open the Atari 2600)The Atari 2600 VCS and Atari 800 Computer - Hooray!I still love to play from time to time. Some of the games still hold up well. They take no time to understand and there is nothing you need to unlock to experience the...
- Tags: Games, Atari Inc., Atari 2600, game, Cracking Open, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-05-16
- (Photos: Cracking open the MacBook Air)
- (Photos: Cracking open the MacBook Air)nice article!It looks that it's not so complicated. Do you have a guide for a regular Macbook Intel based?RE: (Photos: Cracking open the MacBook Air)Where are pictures of the LED screen?
- Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, Cracking Open, MacBook Air, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-03-06
- %28Gallery%3A+Cracking+open+a+Toshiba+HD+DVD+player%29
- %28Gallery%3A+Cracking+open+a+Toshiba+HD+DVD+player%29Might as well crack 'em all open at this point......and salvage whatever you can of the money wasted on it.RE: (Gallery: Cracking open a Toshiba HD DVD player)May not be all that bad. I still have my laserdisk player and still watch movies. Of course, I have a bigger selection..RE:...
- Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD player, HD-DVD, Toshiba HD-DVD player, Toshiba HD-DVD, Toshiba Corp., Cracking Open, Gallery, DVD
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
- Cracking open a Toshiba HD-A30 HD DVD player
- Cracking open a Toshiba HD-A30 HD DVD playerWe didn't settle on anything.The superior and more popular format won out.So wait...We just settled on a standard that was not finished?Rushed to market to compete with Microsoft?Oh the frustrations.That was a poignant funeral oration, George nt.We didn't settle on anything. Sony...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Toshiba HD-A30 HD-DVD player, Toshiba HD-A30, Cracking Open, HD-DVD player, Toshiba Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
- (Photos: Cracking open the BlackBerry)
- (Photos: Cracking open the BlackBerry)Please stop cracking open devices.What do you expect to find inside them other than circuit broads, batteries and other obivous components? An elf?It's a waste of time and it's not interesting. Consider this, I found it annoying enough to write this comment.The CrackBerry ... lolIf you...
- Tags: GPS, Handhelds, Cyberthreats, RIM BlackBerry, Verizon Communications Inc., Cracking Open, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-02-15
- (Photos: Cracking open the TRS-80)
- (Photos: Cracking open the TRS-80)Surprised you can still buy all the chipsnt
- Tags: TRS-80, Cracking Open, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-02-14
- (Photos: Cracking open the Iomega Zip drive)
- (Photos: Cracking open the Iomega Zip drive)NEW Use for a Zip driveSince I am the unfortunate owner of several basically useless ZIP drives both external and internal I was hoping someone has come up with an innovative use to reuse these rather than just the landfill. I am seeing...
- Tags: Iomega Zip Drive, Iomega Zip, Iomega Corp., Cracking Open, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-02-01
- (Photos: Cracking open the iBook G3)
- (Photos: Cracking open the iBook G3)Still looks like a toliet seat NT.Yeah not a fan of this iBook.....I simply could not see myself carrying one of these. The colorful plastic purse. I'm a huge Apple fan but this was one I'd never own.Pagan jimI actually liked the gray...
- Tags: Notebooks, iBook G3, Apple iBook, Cracking Open, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-01-25
- (Photos: Cracking open the XBox 360 Elite)
- (Photos: Cracking open the XBox 360 Elite)Two minor points...In the seventh picture's caption, you say the console is "lined with a metal sheath to enable heat dissipation." That looks like a Faraday shield, designed to keep the console from radiating all kinds of radio-frequency garbage that could mess up...
- Tags: Game players, Overall IT, console, Xbox 360 Elite, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, Cracking Open, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-01-16
- (Photos: Cracking open the Microsoft Zune)
- (Photos: Cracking open the Microsoft Zune)And a complete ecosystemThe OP wrote: "The Microsoft Zune is a few Apple chips from being an iPod."A few chips and a complete ecosystem.Have you gone shopping for a MP3 player recently?RE: (Photos: Cracking open the Microsoft Zune)MP3 players are really like clothes, the ones...
- Tags: Digital music, Marketing research, Digital media, Branding, Microsoft Zune, Cracking Open, marketing, Microsoft Corp., MP3, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-01-02
- Cracking open the cybercrime economy
- Cracking open the cybercrime economyThumbs upVery interesting and informative. Makes me feel totally helpless.penaltiesCatching the bad guys is very difficult. We need to compensate by increasing the penalties. Start with removal of minor body parts and escalate quickly from there.nice workGreat article dude!PatienceThe evolution of criminal activity is...
- Tags: cybercrime economy, Cracking Open
- Discussion threads 2007-12-15
- (Photos: Cracking open the Nabaztag Wi-Fi rabbit)
- (Photos: Cracking open the Nabaztag Wi-Fi rabbit)Why be gentle?I would have imagined it to be far easier, and enjoyable to open it with a hammer.Should take all but a couple of hits :)RE: (Photos: Cracking open the Nabaztag Wi-Fi rabbit)It looks to me like those cones are actually to limit...
- Tags: Nabaztag Wi-Fi, Nabaztag Wi-Fi rabbit, Cracking Open, rabbit, photograph
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- (Photos: Cracking open a digital camera)
- (Photos: Cracking open a digital camera)Your iPod and this cameraI saw your last photo gallery. Did you get the iPod to work? You said all you had was the blue screen of death? Did you get the camera back together and working?? You should put those little notes in with...
- Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, camera, photograph, Cracking Open, photo gallery, digital camera
- Discussion threads 2007-11-02
- (Gallery: Cracking open the iPod Nano)
- (Gallery: Cracking open the iPod Nano)Interesting..because I see capacitors. Maybe it is just me.
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Cracking Open, Gallery, Apple iPod Nano, Apple iPod
- Discussion threads 2007-10-25
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