Teardowns
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TomTom GO 920 Portable Navigation Device Teardown
High-end portable navigation system with features such as 4.3 touch-screen (16:9 format, 16M color 480x272 display, an internal rechargeable li-polymer battery (1320 mAh) and 4GB of internal embedded flash memory, as well as an SD card slot.
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BorgWarner Advanced Turbo Actuator (Electronics Only) Teardown
The scope of this teardown is 'electronics only' and does not include the cost of the metal enclosures and 'actuator' portion of the assembly.
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Dell Optiplex 740 Desktop Motherboard Teardown
This does not represent a teardown of an entire finished product (desktop system in this case), but rather a 'motherboard-only' analysis of the USFF (ultra-small form-factor) motherboard from a Dell OptiPlex 740 system.
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Sony Ericsson W580i Mobile Phone Teardown
The SonyEricsson W580i is a mid-range Walkman phone, within the Walkman Phone Series, from SonyEricsson.
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Blaupunkt 7 612 032 081 Car Radio Teardown
The unit appears to be an 'in-dash' entertainment system for VW vehicles and supports GPS functionality.
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Blaupunkt 7 647 211 360 Car Radio Teardown
The unit appears to be an 'in-dash' entertainment system for VW vehicles and does not seem to support GPS functionality.
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NEC FOMA N905i Mobile Phone Teardown
High-End GSM/WCDMA/HSPDA/GPS dual-camera 5.0MP swivel flip phone, 1.5Gb of internal SDRAM memory, and 1Gb of NOR Flash (a bizarre design choice when compared with most new models).
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Samsung SGH-Z170 Mobile Phone Teardown
The Samsung SGH-Z170 feels like a retrospective design, a tribute to 2005 - only we are in 2008.
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SonyEricsson K530i Mobile Phone Teardown
The SonyEricsson K530i is a mid-range phone from SonyEricsson (as are other 500 series phones).
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Vodafone 227 Mobile Phone Teardown
The Vodafone 227 is a clamshell, entry-level dual-band GSM/GPRS phone manufactured for Vodafone by ZTE, China.
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Vodafone 228 Mobile Phone Teardown
The Vodafone 228 is a slider, entry-level dual-band GSM/GPRS phone manufactured for Vodafone by ZTE, China.
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Ford SYNC (1st Generation) Teardown
The Sync is essentially the electronic control system for a vehicle's entertainment system into which it is installed (Ford vehicles as this is a Ford's invention and product).
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Samsung BlackJack II Mobile Phone Teardown
The SGH-i617 (Blackjack II) is a Mid to High-End PDA phone from Samsung, supporting 3.5G (HSDPA) tri-band UMTS & quad-band GSM EDGE.
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Garmin Nuvi 200 Portable Navigation Device Teardown
Entry-level portable personal navigation system with a sleek 20mm thick design and features including a 3.5 touch-screen 262K Color 240 x 320 Pixel TFT display, and an internal 1250mAh rechargeable Li-ion battery.
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Motorola QIP2500 Hybrid QAM-IPTV Standard Definition Set-Top Box Teardown
Standard definition QAM / IPTV Hybrid Set-Top Box with embedded IP networking over coaxial using MoCA technology (two-way IP data comm.) and features a single 64/256 QAM tuner (supporting MPEG-2 standard formats).
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Motorola QIP6200 Hybrid QAM-IPTV HD Set-Top Box Teardown
The QIP6200 is a hybrid HD QAM/IPTV set-top box from Motorola that is a step above the Motorola QIP2500 (standard-definition non-DVR QAM/IPTV) and a step below the Motorola QIP6416 (high-definition with DVR QAM/IPTV).
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Motorola QIP6416 Hybrid QAM-IPTV HD-DVR Set-Top Box Teardown
The QIP6416 is a hybrid HD QAM/IPTV set-top box from Motorola that is at the high-end of the QIP range as it is a an HD capable, DVR box with dual 64/256 QAM tuners, and represents a step above both the Motorola QIP2500 (standard-definition non-DVR QAM/IPT
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Huawei U120 Mobile Phone Teardown
The Huawei U120 is a basic 3G UMTS phone with Quad-Band GSM capabilities, based on a Qualcomm MSM6245 chipset.
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Garmin Nuvi 200W Portable Navigation Device Teardown
Though it features the wide screen, the Garmin Nuvi 200W is only just a little above the Nuvi 200.
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Magellan Maestro 4250 Portable Navigation Device Teardown
Mid-to-High-end portable automotive navigation system in a very thin (~18mm thick) envelope.
