Gadget Freak

Cool Stuff Exploded. Maybe one for the younger generation, but the latest book from Dorling Kindersley is definitely one for budding Gadget Freaks or people who like to delve inside devices.

Get Inside Modern Technology is the strap line and the book takes a peek at the components inside our modern shiny consumer electronic devices and other pieces of kit.

Think of it as a younger-person's teardown analysis.

"Widescreen TVs, mobile phones, even space rockets have turned what was once outlandish into the everyday. But how do they actually function? What are the secrets behind this science? And what would they look like if you could delve right into the heart of their insides?

Let your child delve into a host of inventions, objects and gadgets to explore the ways they work. Incredible 'exploded' images and huge fold-out pages reveal their components in fantastic detail, showing what each device does and how it does it," states the publicity.

You can read about Cool Stuff Exploded online. With the DK site having Look Inside and Introduction sections.

Impressive, I must say, with very lavish illustrations. I like for example the Look Inside of a Freeplay radio (see below). Solar cells, KEF Muon speakers, Breitling watches and cordless drills also get the DK treatment.

Maybe one for a future competition prize.