Sep 10

iPod nano 5G gets a teardown

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Dying to know what that tiny VGA video sensor in the new iPod nano looks like? As usual, the folks at iFixit have it covered — hit the read link to follow along with all the gory action as it proceeds. (Seriously, they’re posting the teardown pictures live as they do it.)

Update: It’s all over, and the findings are interesting, if not too shocking: the 8GB of flash is from Toshiba, the processor is an Apple-branded ARM unit manufactured by Samsung, and the camera’s VGA resolution is probably explained by its 3mm thickness — the iPhone 3G’s camera is 6mm, and the nano is only 6.2mm thick at its fattest.

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iPod nano 5G gets a teardown originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 10

13-inch MacBook Pro gets torn apart

Posted in: Apple, macbook, macbook pro, MacbookPro, teardown, Today's Chili

We’ve only just started playing with our new 13-inch MacBook Pro, but the cats at iFixit have different ideas — they’ve already torn one open for your morbid viewing pleasure. Interestingly, battery replacement involves only the removal of a couple tri-wing screws and a sticker, so the situation isn’t totally dire, although we’d obviously prefer if Apple had left well enough alone. Other than that and the addition of FireWire and the SD slot, things seem to be about the same as the original unibody MacBook, but don’t take our word for it — hit the read link and feast your eyes.

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13-inch MacBook Pro gets torn apart originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mar 13

iPod shuffle teardown: guts weigh just 10% more than sheet of paper

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Regular readers, you know the drill: interesting product introduced, product splayed wide for nerdgasm pulp. iFixIt has the honors again, this time aiming its Xacto at the new iPod shuffle. After the usual struggle to open Apple’s un-serviceable (by consumers) gear, iFixIt notes that the functioning parts of the 3rd gen shuffle weigh only 10% more than a single sheet of letter-sized paper. Hit that read link for the visual gore — pretty amazing stuff at this scale.

[Via 9to5 Mac]

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iPod shuffle teardown: guts weigh just 10% more than sheet of paper originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Feb 24

Kindle 2 dissected, found to contain space for a SIM card

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The Kindle 2‘s only been in our hot little hands for a few hours, but the screwdriver-happy scamps at iFixit couldn’t resist — they’ve already ripped theirs into its many component pieces. Interestingly, the teardown revealed an empty space for a SIM card slot, which might indicate Amazon’s got firmer plans for the Kindle’s international debut than they were willing to talk about at the launch. Don’t get too excited for any VAIO P-style SIM-slot hacks, though, since the US edition of the reader only has a CDMA radio for Whispernet in it. Oh well, it’s gotta happen sometime — for now we’re off to find a screen protector, since the teardown also revealed that the E-Ink screen doesn’t have anything over it at all.

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