<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link href="http://feed.cnet.com/feed/podcast/cracking-open/hd.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><itunes:new-feed-url>http://feed.cnet.com/feed/podcast/cracking-open/hd.xml</itunes:new-feed-url><title>Cracking Open (HD)</title><itunes:author>CNET.com</itunes:author><link>    https://www.cnet.com/videos/</link><copyright>© 2018 CBS Interactive. All rights reserved.</copyright><description>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.</description><managingEditor>newcnettvfeedback@cnet.com (CNETTV)</managingEditor><webMaster>newcnettvfeedback@cnet.com (CNETTV)</webMaster><language>    en-us</language><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>Giving consumers a look inside their favorite gadgets.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="https://cnet4.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/2016/05/10/d2e75d9a-5cbd-47c1-b6bf-f86d4d92c696/crackingopen1400.jpg"/><image><link>    https://www.cnet.com/videos/</link><url>    https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/643d28387b6ca0b9db51353f1b10efe6213db245/hub/2019/05/31/fc2aa364-b84c-4d43-9561-941337c06297/crackingopen-itunes-3000.jpg?auto=webp&amp;fit=crop&amp;height=3000&amp;width=3000</url><title><![CDATA[Cracking Open (video)]]></title><width>3000</width><height>3000</height></image><category>    Technology</category><lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:25:37 PST</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:25:37 PST</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><itunes:keywords>Cracking,Open,Technology,Bill,Detwiler,Tech,Republic,Gadgets,Hardware</itunes:keywords><itunes:category text="Technology"><itunes:category text="Gadgets"/></itunes:category><itunes:owner><itunes:email>stephen.beacham@cbsi.com</itunes:email><itunes:name>CNET.com</itunes:name></itunes:owner><item><title><![CDATA[Xbox Series S teardown live at CES 2021]]></title><link>https://mt-rv-v1.cnet.com/vr/2021/01/15/1844782659940/Xbox_Series_S_Full_teardown__LIVE__from_CES_2021__637243_5130.mp4</link><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:author>CNET</itunes:author><guid isPermaLink="false">a9ea8720-6ead-44ab-a3d7-8b9316dfbf7b</guid><itunes:duration/><itunes:keywords>
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