Screws and screw covers—old news for the teardown fans in the audience. Not to worry, we'll make it quick.

Screws are old news, but good news. We want to save our epic battles for gaming, not for repairing.

We are eager to crack into this device for a few reasons:

Though the Shield is marketed primarily as a gaming device, it fills a unique cross-device niche.

The build and functionality of the Shield allow it to very nearly fill the role of a small tablet.

This opens up the market possibility of intense gaming tablets, a technological convergence that could reduce the number of devices you own and throw away.

It might be from outer space.