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Websites
Loads of information for hacking and programming the Nintendo Gameboy.
http://www.devrs.com/gb/

Lots of info on hacking and reprogramming the Cybico "wireless handheld computer for teens".
http://www.devrs.com/cybiko/

Hacking and reprogramming the NeoGeo pocket game machine.
http://www.devrs.com/ngp/

Scientific analysis of the destruction of a toy Chibi Moon figure.
http://www.adequate.com/ChibiProject/

Close-up interior photos of the See 'N Say toy show how it can make sound without a battery and store 26 different phrases inside.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/see-say.htm

The QX3 is a microscope that connects to a PC via USB. This site contains copious information about the internals of the QX3.
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/intelplay/intelanatomy.html

Mini color LCD panel used in camcorder viewfinders reverse engineered. A nice example of a challenging reverse-engineering project done cooperatively on the net.
http://home.gwi.net/~pstewart/lcdproj.html