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iPod Shuffle 4th Generation Gets Torn Down by iFixit

, Sep 7th 2010 Discuss [0]

You'd think that iFixit would try and catch a break every once in awhile, but considering how many new pieces of interesting technology get released on a nearly daily basis, we imagine that they can't afford to take a break. There are just so many different things to tear apart and find out how they tick, right? The newest member of the iPod Shuffle lineage, the fourth generation, has fallen into the grips of the fine folks over at iFixit, and as you might expect, a teardown is in order. Read The Full Story

FCC guts new iPod touch

, Sep 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Typically when a new gadget comes out that is of note, particularly if the gadget has the Apple logo, we see tear downs of the thing coming in short order. iFixit is the company we generally see these teardowns from and while we may cringe at seeing new gadgets killed for science, the teardowns are interesting. Read The Full Story

Droid 2 gets killed for science

, Aug 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

The Droid 2 is officially official and many of you already have your hands on the smartphone. We have already fondled our own Droid 2 during our hands-on and had a disgustingly good time doing it. Read The Full Story

iFixit tears down Apple Magic Track pad

, Jul 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

We posted up our review of the Apple Magic Trackpad this week and though the device was pretty darn cool. If you are one of the types that can’t wait until someone tears shiny new gadgets apart for you to see, iFixit has done its thing with the new Magic Trackpad. Read The Full Story

ASUS Eee PC 1015P/PE gets FCC teardown

, Jul 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

ASUS' new Eee PC 1015P/1015PE has shown up at the FCC for a quick dismantling, and it brought its user manual along with it.  The 10.1-inch netbook made its debut at CeBIT 2010 a few months back, promising up to 14hrs of runtime from the standard 6-cell battery and - on certain models - USB 3.0 connectivity. Read The Full Story

DROID X teardown caught on video

, Jun 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

We don't know about anyone else, but we can't help but hear the endearing robot from Short Circuit squealing "No disassemble Johnny 5!" when we watch this video of the Motorola DROID X stripped from working handset to constituent parts.  Still, the handiwork of DroidX does at least show us what's happening inside Motorola's latest Android smartphone, and if you ever find yourself needing to replace the display or some other component then the walkthrough could be pretty useful. Video disassembly after the cut Read The Full Story

iPhone 4 teardown reveals 512MB RAM, Gorilla Glass & costly screen replacement

, Jun 23rd 2010 Discuss [1]

Last we heard, iFixit were in the process of tearing down an iPhone 4 and exposing its delicate innards to the world.  That's now finished, and we've got a whole list of parts that help make the Apple smartphone's hardware special.  Top of the list for most will be the doubled RAM over the iPad - 512MB versus 256MB, as expected - but there's also an FM radio receiver and a Gorilla Glass fascia. Read The Full Story

Xbox 360 Slim gets torn down hardware geek style

, Jun 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

I already mentioned this morning that the new slim Xbox 360 game console had been torn down and modded. The real hard core geeks out there may have been left wanting after that basic teardown. If you are one of those craving more of a look inside the new Xbox 360, AnandTech has a much more hard core tear down. Read The Full Story

New Mac mini gets teardown treatment

, Jun 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

Apple's newest Mac mini has suffered the same undignified fate of all fresh Apple products, and gone under the screwdriver in an iFixit teardown.  Notably including an HDMI port for the first time, the new Mac mini is another masterpiece of packaging from Cupertino's designers, from its twist-off easy access to the two RAM slots, to the way all the custom components are carefully sandwiched in. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S torn down and snapped

, Jun 14th 2010 Discuss [0]

That slick Samsung Galaxy S smartphone has been completely torn down and then put back together. The teardown shows what the device looks like on the inside and the video accompanying the teardown even shows you how to put it together again. Read The Full Story

HTC EVO 4G gets teardown; WiFi b/g/n hardware confirmed

, Jun 1st 2010 Discuss [3]

Our HTC EVO 4G review stripped the WiMAX-toting smartphone down to its shockingly red rear panel, but as we've seen before iFixit have no compunction about whipping out the screwdrivers and taking things down to bare circuit boards. They've acquired an EVO 4G ahead of its June 4th retail debut and wasted no time in opening it up. Read The Full Story

Second-gen Sony VAIO P gets teardown

, May 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

Sony's second generation VAIO P might arguably only be a gradual evolution of the company's resolutely-widescreen ultraportable platform, but that doesn't mean we don't want to see it in a teardown.  Japanese site PC User have done the honors, taking a lime green VAIO P and stripping it down to its constituent parts. Read The Full Story
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