Hasta La Gadget!

Back in February when Texas Instruments announced its ARM-based OMAP 4 system-on-chip ‘Blaze’ dev platform, we sort of figured it might be tablet-bound. And, here it is — Blaze is going to be a tablet! Not a shocker, but we’re glad to hear it, of course, since the tablet wars are hotter than ever and we love a good fight. So, what do we know about TI’s entry in the game? Hardware wise it’s going to be a 10.4-inch XVGA touchscreen LCD with two USB ports. Internally, we hear it’ll boast a 1GHz OMAP4430 cpu, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, WLAN, Bluetooth, GPS, and FM, plus external camera and pico projector modules. The tablet is not set for retail release, but for developers, but we’re still pretty excited to see this one come out to play.

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Motorola’s Droid X is not out in retail stores yet but one phone enthusiast had taken a screwdriver to the device already.

Max Lee tore down the Droid X to expose its innards and show what’s inside the smartphone. It took Lee about 10 hours to figure out how to take the back cover off but he says it was well-worth the effort.

“You can easily disassemble and assemble the Droid X once you figure it out,” he says. “This should be good for consumers to replace parts if they happen to drop the phone.”

And you can see in the video, overall it’s a pretty easy process for those who may be inclined to do it. Just one tip from Lee: “It’s good to grow your fingernails before you do this. Makes it easy to take the things out.”

It’s also fascinating to watch the camera module pop off and all the components come apart like they are just pieces in an elaborate electronic jigsaw puzzle.

The $200 Droid X (after a $100 rebate and with a two-year Verizon contract) will be available starting July 15 on Verizon Wireless network. The phone has a 1 GHz processor, a  4.3-inch touchscreen and a 8-megapixel camera.

Lee says once he took the phone apart, he found the bottom of the Droid X “has a lot of room to play.”

“Motorola could have made the phone a bit shorter but there would be something sticking out,” he says. “They probably did that for the overall design of the phone.”

Check out Lee’s teardown of the Droid X through step-by-step photos on his blog.

See Also:

• Hands On With the Motorola Droid X
• Gadget Lab Podcast: Droid X, iPhone 4, Android 2.2
• Motorola Upgrades the Droid With Droid X
• Independent App Stores Take On Google’s Android Market
• Sprint, HTC Unveil First 4G Android Phone
• Android Comes of Age at Google Developer Conference

Photo: Droidx.net

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Pretty sneaky. The latest offering from Swann Security is the RemoteCam, a video camera cleverly designed to look like a car’s keychain remote. Use it to take videos or still shots.

The RemoteCam captures AVI videos and JPEG photos at the press of a button. It comes with a 2GB microSD card, which you can use to record up to 25 minutes of video. If you need more time, expand that with an 8GB card.

The device can last for up to 60 minutes on a charge, and it comes with a USB cable for both charging and transferring footage. You can get one for $99.99.

This week brought lots of cool health-related news, leading some readers to express amazement at the scope of today’s medical innovations. So, which amazes you most?