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i.gizmodo.com - 2/13/2009

Stop-Motion ModBook Upgrade Is Shop Class For Nerds [Video]

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The ModBook —a tablet MacBook that you can use a stylus on—is cool, but have you ever wondered how it was made? Wonder no more. [ ModBook ]

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Core77:  Video: Changing the MacBook into a Modbook

GadgetGrid:  Turn Your MacBook Into A MacTablet

Gizmodo:  This DSi Can Take Itself Apart, Thank You Very Much [Teardowns]

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youtube.com - 2/10/2009

ModBook Upgrade (video)

— youtube.com — Here is the world's first Modbook upgrade video - TechRestore stop-motion style, of course! Special thanks to Dan Kennedy for doing the tech work and Lance ... (more) ModBook Upgrade (video)

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blog.wired.com - 2/10/2009

Stop Motion ModBook Video Shows Expensive Hack in Action

— blog.wired.com — Here's the way to get your ad shown free -- make it awesome. Here we see Tech Restore hawking its Modbook upgrade program, a $1150 service which adds a touch screen to your MacBook while simultaneously rendering it useless by removing the ... (more) Stop Motion ModBook Video Shows Expensive Hack in Action

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Video: Changing the MacBook into a Modbook
Core77 — I've been dying for a Modbook, but in this economy I simply don't have the scratch, not to mention an extra MacBook lying around to submit for the conversion. Still, it's interesting to see how they make the things, and the following stop-motion demo is well-produced (and interestingly scored): God, they make it look so easy! via gizmodo (more...)

Turn Your MacBook Into A MacTablet
GadgetGrid — ... Via Gizmodo --- Related Articles at GadgetGrid: MacBook and MacBook Pro Docking Station Wireless Turn Indicator Mirror iLevel Laptop Rasier For Apple MacBook Pro and PowerBook Xpad Non-slip Laptop Cooler & Heatshield ...

This DSi Can Take Itself Apart, Thank You Very Much [Teardowns]
Gizmodo — New rule: All teardowns must be recorded in seamless stop motion, synchronized with music and give the impression that the gadget is actually dancing itself into pieces. See above for further guidance. TechRestore has used this technique before, and we've already glanced the DSi's innards, but the combination of a gratuitous teardown with Tim Burton-style animation is kind of perfect. [TechRestore] ...