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TechRepublic Head Technology Editor Bill Detwiler dissects the latest tech products and analyzes the internal hardware, giving consumers a look inside their favorite gadgets and helping them make smart tech purchases.

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  • Jan 15, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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Xbox Series S teardown live at CES 2021

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021


CNET's Jason Hiner and TechRepublic's Bill Detwiler crack open an Xbox Series S, Microsoft's next-gen game console, live during CES 2021 to show you the hardware inside.

PS5 Teardown reaction - Everything we learned

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020


Sony's PS5 teardown gave us a rare glimpse inside the console ahead of its November release. Host of CNET and TechRepublic's Cracking Open, Bill Detwiler, watches the PS5 disassembly and shares his reactions...check out the massive heat sink and liquid metal TIM!

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus teardown: What's inside?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019


TechRepublic's teardown experts Bill Detwiler and Jason Hiner dissect the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus to find out where Samsung moved all the new tech components.

What's inside Tile Bluetooth trackers

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019


Tile's latest Bluetooth trackers have longer range and better battery life. But how does Tile fit all that tech into such a small device? Bill Detwiler and Jason Hiner tear down four types of Tile trackers to find out.

Dissecting the Google Home Hub and Amazon Echo Show 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019


How are smart displays engineered and what's inside of them? TechRepublic's Cracking Open experts Bill Detwiler and Jason Hiner take apart the Google Home Hub and the Amazon Echo Show 2 at CES 2019 to find out.

What's inside the all-weather Nest Hello video doorbell?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2018


The Nest Hello video doorbell is an all-weather high-quality video camera with tons of tech packed into a small device. Watch TechRepublic's Bill Detwiler and Jason Hiner tear one down to see what's inside.

We cracked open the Galaxy Note 9

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2018


The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is one of the more difficult phones to get into. See how TechRepublic's Bill Detwiler and co-host Jason Hiner accomplished that task -- with an unfortunate casualty along the way.

Cracking open the Amazon Fire TV Cube

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2018


How does the Amazon Fire TV Cube communicate with all your electronics? TechRepublic's Bill Detwiler and Jason Hiner crack one open to find out.

Cracking Open a phone after 2 months in the ocean

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2018


This week, Bill Detwiler explores the insides of a Samsung Galaxy S6 that was submerged in salt water for two months. Erin Carson joins him to tell the story of how the phone was lost and then found again.

10 years of Cracking Open the Apple iPhone

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2017


A decade ago, Bill Detwiler cracked open the original iPhone. As Apple celebrates the phone's 10th anniversary, he celebrates 10 years of taking them apart.

Cracking Open Snapchat Spectacles

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2017


Bill Detwiler cracks open the Snapchat Spectacles and shows you the tiny tech that makes these specs smarter than your average shades.

Sparks fly as we cut open an Apple Pencil at CES 2016

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2016


Sparks, smoke, and a little fire as Bill Detwiler cuts open an Apple Pencil live on the CNET stage at CES 2016.

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