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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.

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. [newsletter id=e019 copy=Automatically_sign_up_our_Tech_Sanity_Check_newsletter!]

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.

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.

Apple’s new iPod Nano packs a ton of features into a very limited space. A little wider than the original Nano, the second version has been dubbed “fatty” by many fans. Come along as Mark Kaelin, TechRepublic Senior Editor, outlines his process for opening the iPod Nano’s case and walks you around the tiny device’s internal components. For a more in-depth exploration of the iPod Nano’s features and inner workings, check out Mark’s galleries, “A first look at the new iPod Nano from Apple”, and, “Cracking open the 4GB iPod Nano (3rd generation)“, respectively.

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Apple iPad for a look at the hardware inside the Apple tablet. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to our iPad cracking open photo gallery in the TR Dojo Blog.

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Apple iPad 3G for a look at the hardware inside the Apple tablet. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to our iPad cracking open photo gallery in the TR Dojo Blog.

Bill Detwiler shows off the reassembled iPhone 4 that works perfectly after he cracked it open.