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iPhone 3GS dissected

iFixIt's Kyle Wiens flew to London to get the iPhone 3GS several hours before the US release. He was one of the first people at the Regent Street Apple Store to get the device. After which he proceeded to take it apart. Wiens enlisted the help of...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Battery, Apple iPhone 3G, iFixIt, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-21

iFixIt dissects the unibody MacBook Pro 17-inch (Updated)

After a month delay, the good dudes over at iFixIt.com got their hands on the new MacBook Pro 17-inch and promptly disassembled it. Some things they learned: Even after paying Apple $2799, this computer STILL doesn't come with a Mini DisplayPort adapter. There are...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Battery, Computer, Apple MacBook Pro, iFixIt, Bluetooth Board, Engineering, Notebooks, Productivity, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-02-17

iFixIt tears down both new MacBooks

iFixIt tears down both new MacBooksAnd what about all the aluminum scraps......from the machining of the case? Are they recycled?RE: iFixIt tears down both new MacBooksWhat happened to the MacBook Pro 17" model? I could not locate it on the Apple website.Yes. Recycled, then reused in the manufacturing....

Tags: Notebooks, iFixit, Apple MacBook, new MacBook

Discussion threads 2008-10-16

iPod touch and nano disassembled (updated)

iFixIt has disassembled the new iPod touch 2G pictured at right. Highlights: The Touch has a Broadcom BCM4325 Bluetooth chip! The Nike+ runs on the same frequency (2.4 GHz) as Bluetooth. It remains to be seen if the Bluetooth chip is emulating the proprietary Nike+ protocol. ...

Tags: Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, iFixIt, Nano, Bluetooth, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-09-10

iFixIt is traveling to New Zealand to be the first to tear down iPhone 3G

And I thought that I was obsessive. I'll be heading to the Apple store in Atlantic City at 7 a.m. on Friday to cover iDay 3G with fellow PowerPage podcaster Rob Parker but just being in the eastern time zone isn't soon enough for some people. The...

Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, iFixIt, jason D. O'Grady, New Zealand, Personal Technology, Wireless

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Gallery: Create your own black iPhone

It's going to be at least a few more weeks before we can buy a 3G iPhone, which reportedly will have some sort of black treatment to the rear panel. In the mean time I took it upon myself to create my own. 1. Source the part...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple iPhone, Aluminum, 3G, Advertising & Promotion, Desktops, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, iFixIt, Marketing, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-05-23

MacBook Air tear-down: Look inside but don't touch?

The Mac parts and servicing site iFixit late Thursday posted its teardown of the MacBook Air. The look inside Apple's super thin notebook is revealing but shows that only upgrade Rambos will want to crack this puppy. As usual, iFixit's MacBook Air "first look" tear-down shows both...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Battery, iFixit, Engineering, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-02-01

New iPods unboxed and dissected

You knew this was coming. It has become a ritual with new Apple products. Upon arrival, copious photographs are taken of the new product's packaging and invariably someone throws their warranty to the wind and cracks the case to take even more photographs of the innards. ...

Tags: Apple iPod, Photograph, iLounge, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2007-09-07

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More Apple teardowns: Fall 2009 iMac & Magic Mouse

The crack engineers at iFixIt are at it again. Yesterday I posted their teardown of the new "unibody" (a.k.a. poly) MacBook which revealed a relocated Bluetooth antenna and a larger 60 watt-hour battery. Today's installment includes teardowns of the new Fall 2009 iMac and the mysterious Magic...

Tags: Mouse, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-22

iFixit: Disassembling the new MacBook unibody

Taking a lookI've one of last year's black MacBooks and have been extremely happy with it. The realignment of the laptop line, bringing back the 13" MacBook Pro and consigning the consumer MacBook to the under $1K polycarbonate model has seemed to be a good arrangement. If you're buying a...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, laptop computer, Apple MacBook, Firewire port, new MacBook, MACBOOKS, FireWire, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

News to know: Bing-Twitter; Net Neutrality; eBay; VMWare; Nook; Win7

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Microsoft lands Facebook, Twitter deals for Bing Sam Diaz: Tweets on Bing: Watch out for more noise,...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Twitter Inc., Net Neutrality, VMware Inc., eBay Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Software As A Service (SaaS), Podcasts, Microsoft Windows, Managed Hosting, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-22

iFixit: Disassembling the new MacBook unibody

Almost immediately after being announced, iFixIt.com did a teardown YouTube video the new "unibody" polycarbonate MacBook. As has been previously noted Apple has added a LED display, upgraded processor, added curves, increased battery life. Apple has also quietly removed the FireWire port, IR...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Bluetooth Antenna, Notebooks, Engineering, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-21

PSP Go teardown

The folks at iFixit have done it again, and posted a teardown of Sony's new PSP Go handheld game device. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Sony PlayStation Portable, Games, Handhelds, Personal Technology, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Zune HD teardown

I love teardowns, which is why one of my favorite websites is iFixit (I like the site because they tear stuff down so I don't have to!). Today they take a brand new Zune HD and strip it down for us. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Microsoft Zune, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-09-15

3rd gen iPod touch contains an 802.11n-capable WiFi chip

The fantastic folks from iFixit have got their hands on a brand new, hot out of the factory 3rd gen iPod touch. So what do they do with it? Tear it apart! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Apple iPod, IEEE 802.11n, Apple iPod Touch, Chip, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Wireless And Mobility, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-09-12

iPhone 3GS users complain of poor battery life

The LA Times dubbed it iDrain, iPhone 3GS users are calling it a royal pain. Despite Apple's claims that the iPhone 3GS comes with "longer battery life" users are complaining that its new vunder-handset actually has less battery life than with the previous model. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Battery, iPhone 3GS, Engineering, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-07

Apple 13-in. MacBook Pro disassembled: what's inside?

What's inside Apple's new 13-in. unibody MacBook Pro? Glad you asked. The fine people over at iFixit gave into their urge to destroy and deconstruct gadgets and have posted their latest victim, the newly-promoted 13-in. Macbook Pro. See their step-by-step...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-11

TechRepublic: Cracking open the Dell Adamo

Dell hopes to take a little air out of Apple's sails with the ultrathin, ultrapricey Adamo. Watch as iFixit and TechRepublic crack open the Dell Adamo and compare it to the MacBook Air. by Jason Hiner

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-04-13

Dell Adamo teardown

I love teardowns, and no one does them better than the folks at iFixit. If you like teardowns you'll love this one of the Dell Adamo luxury notebook. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-04-11

iPod shuffle 3G dissected

iFixIt.com has disassembled the iPod Shuffle 3rd generation and notes that while it's not the most exciting device that Apple's introduced recently, the photos unveil its inner beauty. Interesting points: Normal headphones can be used without any adapters, except that the...

Tags: Gram, Apple iPod, Shuffle, Battery, Apple iPod Shuffle, iFixIt.com, Engineering, 3G, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-03-13