diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/hello_world/hello_world_spec.dart b/modules/examples/e2e_test/hello_world/hello_world_spec.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c250a59a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/hello_world/hello_world_spec.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+library examples.e2e_test.hello_world.hello_world_spec;
+
+main() {
+
+}
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/hello_world/hello_world_spec.es6 b/modules/examples/e2e_test/hello_world/hello_world_spec.ts
similarity index 56%
rename from modules/examples/e2e_test/hello_world/hello_world_spec.es6
rename to modules/examples/e2e_test/hello_world/hello_world_spec.ts
index 93a8c98103..c331fccfe1 100644
--- a/modules/examples/e2e_test/hello_world/hello_world_spec.es6
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/hello_world/hello_world_spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-var testUtil = require('angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util');
-describe('hello world', function () {
+import {verifyNoBrowserErrors} from 'angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util';
 
-  afterEach(testUtil.verifyNoBrowserErrors);
+describe('hello world', function() {
+
+  afterEach(verifyNoBrowserErrors);
 
   describe('static reflection', function() {
     var URL = 'examples/src/hello_world/index.html';
@@ -9,14 +10,14 @@ describe('hello world', function () {
     it('should greet', function() {
       browser.get(URL);
 
-      expect(getComponentText('hello-app', '.greeting')).toBe('hello world!');
+      expect(getComponentText('hello-app', '.greeting')).toEqual('hello world!');
     });
 
     it('should change greeting', function() {
       browser.get(URL);
 
       clickComponentButton('hello-app', '.changeButton');
-      expect(getComponentText('hello-app', '.greeting')).toBe('howdy world!');
+      expect(getComponentText('hello-app', '.greeting')).toEqual('howdy world!');
     });
   });
 
@@ -26,23 +27,25 @@ describe('hello world', function () {
     it('should greet', function() {
       browser.get(URL);
 
-      expect(getComponentText('hello-app', '.greeting')).toBe('hello world!');
+      expect(getComponentText('hello-app', '.greeting')).toEqual('hello world!');
     });
 
     it('should change greeting', function() {
       browser.get(URL);
 
       clickComponentButton('hello-app', '.changeButton');
-      expect(getComponentText('hello-app', '.greeting')).toBe('howdy world!');
+      expect(getComponentText('hello-app', '.greeting')).toEqual('howdy world!');
     });
   });
 
 });
 
 function getComponentText(selector, innerSelector) {
-  return browser.executeScript('return document.querySelector("'+selector+'").querySelector("'+innerSelector+'").textContent');
+  return browser.executeScript('return document.querySelector("' + selector + '").querySelector("' +
+                               innerSelector + '").textContent');
 }
 
 function clickComponentButton(selector, innerSelector) {
-  return browser.executeScript('return document.querySelector("'+selector+'").querySelector("'+innerSelector+'").click()');
+  return browser.executeScript('return document.querySelector("' + selector + '").querySelector("' +
+                               innerSelector + '").click()');
 }
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/key_events/key_events_spec.dart b/modules/examples/e2e_test/key_events/key_events_spec.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df4696b92a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/key_events/key_events_spec.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+library examples.e2e_test.key_events.key_events_spec;
+
+main() {
+
+}
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/key_events/key_events_spec.es6 b/modules/examples/e2e_test/key_events/key_events_spec.ts
similarity index 72%
rename from modules/examples/e2e_test/key_events/key_events_spec.es6
rename to modules/examples/e2e_test/key_events/key_events_spec.ts
index 6810d6b19c..d6925ae3b4 100644
--- a/modules/examples/e2e_test/key_events/key_events_spec.es6
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/key_events/key_events_spec.ts
@@ -1,53 +1,52 @@
-var testUtil = require('angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util');
-describe('key_events', function () {
+import {verifyNoBrowserErrors} from 'angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util';
+
+describe('key_events', function() {
 
   var URL = 'examples/src/key_events/index.html';
 
-  afterEach(testUtil.verifyNoBrowserErrors);
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    browser.get(URL);
-  });
+  afterEach(verifyNoBrowserErrors);
+  beforeEach(() => { browser.get(URL); });
 
   it('should display correct key names', function() {
     var firstArea = element.all(by.css('.sample-area')).get(0);
-    expect(firstArea.getText()).toBe('(none)');
+    expect(firstArea.getText()).toEqual('(none)');
 
     // testing different key categories:
     firstArea.sendKeys(protractor.Key.ENTER);
-    expect(firstArea.getText()).toBe('enter');
+    expect(firstArea.getText()).toEqual('enter');
 
     firstArea.sendKeys(protractor.Key.SHIFT, protractor.Key.ENTER);
-    expect(firstArea.getText()).toBe('shift.enter');
+    expect(firstArea.getText()).toEqual('shift.enter');
 
     firstArea.sendKeys(protractor.Key.CONTROL, protractor.Key.SHIFT, protractor.Key.ENTER);
-    expect(firstArea.getText()).toBe('control.shift.enter');
+    expect(firstArea.getText()).toEqual('control.shift.enter');
 
     firstArea.sendKeys(' ');
-    expect(firstArea.getText()).toBe('space');
+    expect(firstArea.getText()).toEqual('space');
 
     // It would not work with a letter which position depends on the keyboard layout (ie AZERTY vs
     // QWERTY), see https://code.google.com/p/chromedriver/issues/detail?id=553
     firstArea.sendKeys('u');
-    expect(firstArea.getText()).toBe('u');
+    expect(firstArea.getText()).toEqual('u');
 
     firstArea.sendKeys(protractor.Key.CONTROL, 'b');
-    expect(firstArea.getText()).toBe('control.b');
+    expect(firstArea.getText()).toEqual('control.b');
 
     firstArea.sendKeys(protractor.Key.F1);
-    expect(firstArea.getText()).toBe('f1');
+    expect(firstArea.getText()).toEqual('f1');
 
     firstArea.sendKeys(protractor.Key.ALT, protractor.Key.F1);
-    expect(firstArea.getText()).toBe('alt.f1');
+    expect(firstArea.getText()).toEqual('alt.f1');
 
     firstArea.sendKeys(protractor.Key.CONTROL, protractor.Key.F1);
-    expect(firstArea.getText()).toBe('control.f1');
+    expect(firstArea.getText()).toEqual('control.f1');
 
     // There is an issue with protractor.Key.NUMPAD0 (and other NUMPADx):
     // chromedriver does not correctly set the location property on the event to
     // specify that the key is on the numeric keypad (event.location = 3)
     // so the following test fails:
     // firstArea.sendKeys(protractor.Key.NUMPAD0);
-    // expect(firstArea.getText()).toBe('0');
+    // expect(firstArea.getText()).toEqual('0');
   });
 
   it('should correctly react to the specified key', function() {
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/button_spec.dart b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/button_spec.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41b3a3fa79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/button_spec.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+library examples.e2e_test.material.button_spec;
+
+main() {}
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/button_spec.es6 b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/button_spec.ts
similarity index 57%
rename from modules/examples/e2e_test/material/button_spec.es6
rename to modules/examples/e2e_test/material/button_spec.ts
index 2b034a7355..3a0470a398 100644
--- a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/button_spec.es6
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/button_spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-var testUtil = require('angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util');
+import {verifyNoBrowserErrors} from 'angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util';
 
-describe('md-button', function () {
+describe('md-button', function() {
   var url = 'examples/src/material/button/index.html';
 
   beforeEach(() => { browser.get(url); });
-  afterEach(testUtil.verifyNoBrowserErrors);
+  afterEach(verifyNoBrowserErrors);
 
   // Buttons are broken right now, see https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/1602
 });
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/checkbox_spec.dart b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/checkbox_spec.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea31922d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/checkbox_spec.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+library examples.e2e_test.material.checkbox_spec;
+
+main() {}
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/checkbox_spec.es6 b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/checkbox_spec.es6
deleted file mode 100644
index e27546911c..0000000000
--- a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/checkbox_spec.es6
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-var testUtil = require('angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util');
-
-describe('md-checkbox', function () {
-  var url = 'examples/src/material/checkbox/index.html';
-
-  beforeEach(() => { browser.get(url); });
-  afterEach(testUtil.verifyNoBrowserErrors);
-
-  it('should toggle a checkbox', function() {
-    var checkbox = element.all(by.css('md-checkbox')).first();
-
-    checkbox.click();
-    expect(checkbox.getAttribute('aria-checked')).toBe('true');
-
-    checkbox.click();
-    expect(checkbox.getAttribute('aria-checked')).toBe('false');
-  });
-});
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/checkbox_spec.ts b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/checkbox_spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f85d901e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/checkbox_spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import {verifyNoBrowserErrors} from 'angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util';
+
+describe('md-checkbox', function() {
+  var url = 'examples/src/material/checkbox/index.html';
+
+  beforeEach(() => { browser.get(url); });
+  afterEach(verifyNoBrowserErrors);
+
+  it('should toggle a checkbox', function() {
+    var checkbox = element.all(by.css('md-checkbox')).first();
+
+    checkbox.click();
+    expect(checkbox.getAttribute('aria-checked')).toEqual('true');
+
+    checkbox.click();
+    expect(checkbox.getAttribute('aria-checked')).toEqual('false');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/dialog_spec.dart b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/dialog_spec.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36954c6fd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/dialog_spec.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+library examples.e2e_test.material.dialog_spec;
+
+main() {}
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/dialog_spec.es6 b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/dialog_spec.ts
similarity index 53%
rename from modules/examples/e2e_test/material/dialog_spec.es6
rename to modules/examples/e2e_test/material/dialog_spec.ts
index 95d3b69c65..8c0b65bd7f 100644
--- a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/dialog_spec.es6
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/dialog_spec.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-var testUtil = require('angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util');
+import {verifyNoBrowserErrors} from 'angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util';
 
-describe('md-dialog', function () {
+describe('md-dialog', function() {
   var url = 'examples/src/material/dialog/index.html';
 
   beforeEach(() => { browser.get(url); });
-  afterEach(testUtil.verifyNoBrowserErrors);
+  afterEach(verifyNoBrowserErrors);
 
   it('should open a dialog', function() {
     var openButton = element(by.id('open'));
     openButton.click();
-    expect(element(by.css('.md-dialog')).isPresent()).toBe(true);
+    expect(element(by.css('.md-dialog')).isPresent()).toEqual(true);
 
     var dialog = element(by.css('.md-dialog'));
     dialog.sendKeys(protractor.Key.ESCAPE);
 
-    expect(element(by.css('.md-dialog')).isPresent()).toBe(false);
+    expect(element(by.css('.md-dialog')).isPresent()).toEqual(false);
   });
 });
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/grid_list_spec.dart b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/grid_list_spec.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..578b017c3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/grid_list_spec.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+library examples.e2e_test.material.grid_list_spec;
+
+main() {}
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/grid_list_spec.es6 b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/grid_list_spec.ts
similarity index 78%
rename from modules/examples/e2e_test/material/grid_list_spec.es6
rename to modules/examples/e2e_test/material/grid_list_spec.ts
index d3e2e4e3b3..76d13c0373 100644
--- a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/grid_list_spec.es6
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/grid_list_spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-var testUtil = require('angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util');
+import {verifyNoBrowserErrors} from 'angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util';
 
-describe('md-grid-list', function () {
+describe('md-grid-list', function() {
   var url = 'examples/src/material/grid_list/index.html';
 
   beforeEach(() => { browser.get(url); });
-  afterEach(testUtil.verifyNoBrowserErrors);
+  afterEach(verifyNoBrowserErrors);
 
   it('should set tiles into different positions', () => {
     var tiles = element.all(by.css('md-grid-list#complex md-grid-tile'));
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/input_spec.dart b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/input_spec.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7133081fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/input_spec.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+library examples.e2e_test.material.input_spec;
+
+main() {}
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/input_spec.es6 b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/input_spec.ts
similarity index 57%
rename from modules/examples/e2e_test/material/input_spec.es6
rename to modules/examples/e2e_test/material/input_spec.ts
index e18a617b50..2c67c0ab2b 100644
--- a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/input_spec.es6
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/input_spec.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-var testUtil = require('angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util');
+import {verifyNoBrowserErrors} from 'angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util';
 
-describe('md-input', function () {
+describe('md-input', function() {
   var url = 'examples/src/material/input/index.html';
 
   beforeEach(() => { browser.get(url); });
-  afterEach(testUtil.verifyNoBrowserErrors);
+  afterEach(verifyNoBrowserErrors);
 
   it('should enter a value to the input', () => {
     var input = element.all(by.css('md-input-container input')).first();
 
     input.sendKeys('Hello');
 
-    expect(input.getAttribute('value')).toBe('Hello');
+    expect(input.getAttribute('value')).toEqual('Hello');
   });
 });
-
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/progress_linear_spec.dart b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/progress_linear_spec.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d5d3352d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/progress_linear_spec.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+library examples.e2e_test.material.progress_linear_spec;
+
+main() {}
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/progress_linear_spec.es6 b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/progress_linear_spec.ts
similarity index 82%
rename from modules/examples/e2e_test/material/progress_linear_spec.es6
rename to modules/examples/e2e_test/material/progress_linear_spec.ts
index 3e332cc0a5..ad78e048db 100644
--- a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/progress_linear_spec.es6
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/progress_linear_spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-var testUtil = require('angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util');
+import {verifyNoBrowserErrors} from 'angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util';
 
-describe('md-progress-linear', function () {
+describe('md-progress-linear', function() {
   var url = 'examples/src/material/progress-linear/index.html';
 
   beforeEach(() => { browser.get(url); });
-  afterEach(testUtil.verifyNoBrowserErrors);
+  afterEach(verifyNoBrowserErrors);
 
   it('should increment and decrement progress', function() {
     var progressBar = element.all(by.css('md-progress-linear')).first();
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/radio_spec.dart b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/radio_spec.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..276bd9c6ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/radio_spec.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+library examples.e2e_test.material.radio_spec;
+
+main() {}
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/radio_spec.es6 b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/radio_spec.ts
similarity index 52%
rename from modules/examples/e2e_test/material/radio_spec.es6
rename to modules/examples/e2e_test/material/radio_spec.ts
index 6058a21c9b..03b2f286ee 100644
--- a/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/radio_spec.es6
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/material/radio_spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-var testUtil = require('angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util');
+import {verifyNoBrowserErrors} from 'angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util';
 
-describe('md-radio-button', function () {
+describe('md-radio-button', function() {
   var url = 'examples/src/material/radio/index.html';
 
   beforeEach(() => { browser.get(url); });
-  afterEach(testUtil.verifyNoBrowserErrors);
+  afterEach(verifyNoBrowserErrors);
 
   it('should check one radio button and then check another', () => {
     var standaloneRadios = element.all(by.css('[name="element"]'));
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ describe('md-radio-button', function () {
     var lastRadio = standaloneRadios.last();
 
     firstRadio.click();
-    expect(firstRadio.getAttribute('aria-checked')).toBe('true');
+    expect(firstRadio.getAttribute('aria-checked')).toEqual('true');
 
     lastRadio.click();
-    expect(firstRadio.getAttribute('aria-checked')).toBe('false');
-    expect(lastRadio.getAttribute('aria-checked')).toBe('true');
+    expect(firstRadio.getAttribute('aria-checked')).toEqual('false');
+    expect(lastRadio.getAttribute('aria-checked')).toEqual('true');
   });
 });
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/sourcemap/sourcemap_spec.dart b/modules/examples/e2e_test/sourcemap/sourcemap_spec.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..214405f8ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/sourcemap/sourcemap_spec.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+library examples.e2e_test.sourcemap.sourcemap_spec;
+
+main() {
+
+}
diff --git a/modules/examples/e2e_test/sourcemap/sourcemap_spec.es6 b/modules/examples/e2e_test/sourcemap/sourcemap_spec.ts
similarity index 69%
rename from modules/examples/e2e_test/sourcemap/sourcemap_spec.es6
rename to modules/examples/e2e_test/sourcemap/sourcemap_spec.ts
index 291973cd5c..c29b2b2c50 100644
--- a/modules/examples/e2e_test/sourcemap/sourcemap_spec.es6
+++ b/modules/examples/e2e_test/sourcemap/sourcemap_spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import * as testUtil from 'angular2/src/test_lib/e2e_util';
+
 var fs = require('fs');
 var sourceMap = require('source-map');
 
-describe('sourcemaps', function () {
+describe('sourcemaps', function() {
   var URL = 'examples/src/sourcemap/index.html';
 
   it('should map sources', function() {
@@ -27,23 +29,19 @@ describe('sourcemaps', function () {
       expect(errorColumn).not.toBeNull();
 
 
-      var sourceMapData = fs.readFileSync(
-          'dist/js/prod/es5/examples/src/sourcemap/index.js.map');
+      var sourceMapData = fs.readFileSync('dist/js/prod/es5/examples/src/sourcemap/index.js.map');
       var decoder = new sourceMap.SourceMapConsumer(JSON.parse(sourceMapData));
 
-      var originalPosition = decoder.originalPositionFor({
-        line: errorLine,
-        column: errorColumn
-      });
+      var originalPosition = decoder.originalPositionFor({line: errorLine, column: errorColumn});
 
-      var finalMapData = fs.readFileSync(
-          'dist/js/prod/es6/examples/src/sourcemap/index.es6.map');
+      var finalMapData = fs.readFileSync('dist/js/prod/es6/examples/src/sourcemap/index.es6.map');
       var finalDecoder = new sourceMap.SourceMapConsumer(JSON.parse(finalMapData));
 
       var finalPosition = finalDecoder.originalPositionFor(originalPosition);
 
-      var sourceCodeLines = fs.readFileSync('modules/examples/src/sourcemap/index.ts',
-          {encoding: 'UTF-8'}).split('\n');
+      var sourceCodeLines =
+          fs.readFileSync('modules/examples/src/sourcemap/index.ts', {encoding: 'UTF-8'})
+              .split('\n');
       expect(sourceCodeLines[finalPosition.line - 1])
           .toMatch(/throw new BaseException\(\'Sourcemap test\'\)/);
     });