Top 10 Tech galleries of 2008




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.
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Cracking Open the Apple iPhone 3G
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 along as we disassemble the Apple iPhone 3G.
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Cracking open the HP Blackbird 002 DE LCi gaming PC
Sporting dual ATI Radeon X2900 XT video cards, an Intel Core2 Extreme Quad-Core 3.0GHz QX6850 CPU, 2GB 1066MHz Corsair PC2-8500 SDRAM, and liquid cooling, this PC is a gamers dream machine.
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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.
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Cracking Open the $8000 Alienware Area 51 ALX
Our review unit came with three nVidia GeForce 280 GTX video cards, each carrying 1GB of dedicated GPU RAM. We had to crack it open to see what a case full of video cards actually looks like.
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Dinosaur Sighting: Microsoft Bob
Microsoft Bob was Microsoft's ill-fated attempt to make computers easier to use. Debuting in 1995, Bob quickly became the most hated-program in Microsoft history.
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10 most annoying programs on the Internet
The Internet allows what may have seemed like bright ideas at the time to turn into a stinking pit of misery.
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Mod your computer keyboard, steampunk style
Mild-mannered IT manager by day, mad modding genius by night, Jake von Slatt demonstrates how to build a computer keyboard -- steampunk style.
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Cracking Open the Apple Macintosh Classic
In this Cracking Open Photo Gallery, TechRepublic examines just what went into a Mac Classic -- and what technology was like in 1991.
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Cracking Open a Seagate 50 MB RLL drive
TechRepublic member Drew McBee cracks open a vintage Seagate 50 MB RLL drive.
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Costumes and celebrities abound at WonderCon 2008
Now in its 22nd year, WonderCon was held a few weeks ago in San Francisco, California. Comic Book and Sci-Fi creators and fans alike came to rub elbows with Hollywood stars as well as with one another.
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Cracking Open the $5000 Alienware Area 51 m15x notebook
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 it tick.

Cracking open the Apple iPhone
After waiting in line, spending $600, and signing a two-year AT&T contract, we decided that the next sensible action was to take the thing apart.
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Cracking open the Sony PlayStation 3
Come along as we go inside the PS3 and see the hardware that makes Sony's 3rd generation game console tick.
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Fractal Flames spark the imagination
Retired school teacher, professional stained glass artist, and Webshots member sclark14 created these beautiful Fractal Flames with Apophysis 2.0.
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Star Wars Celebration IV: Highs and Lows
The LA Convention Center was the perfect venue for Star Wars Celebration IV. Witness some visual highs (and a few lows) from the show.
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Geeky Halloween costumes range from fantastic to funny to faux tech
Halloween is right around the corner. Take a look at these wacky costumes and maybe get some ideas for a geeky costume of your own.