Gadgets

It’s Amazing How Many Parts And Pieces Are Inside A Typewriter

I’m literally shocked at how many parts are inside a typical typewriter. I really thought it would be one of the easiest gadgets to make, I mean, who knew there were so many connectors, screws, wires, cables and a million other metal objects I can’t even describe. Just take a look at the picture and think how hard it would be to re-build the damn thing.


October 22, 2010
Computing

Apple Really Doesn’t Want You To Tear Apart A MacBook Air

The folks at iFixIt rushed to tear down the new MacBook Air, but they discovered that Apple apparently really doesn’t want you to poke around the gadget. It’s full of proprietary parts – right down to the screws.


September 30, 2010

Apple TV’s Guts Contain A Whoppin’ 8GB Of Flash Storage

As usual, the folks at iFixIt have torn down the latest Apple gadget. They were happy to find that the Apple TV was ridiculously easy to disassemble and contains the same 8GB NAND flash chip that we’ve seen in iPads.


September 10, 2010

Intel’s Latest Processor Has Graphics Capabilities Built In

Intel will be showing off a new chip design dubbed “Sandy Bridge” next week. This clever little part will be Intel’s “first chip design that has graphics capabilities built into the processor” and is supposed to frighten AMD and Nvidia.


August 6, 2010

Next-Gen iPod Touch Parts Reveal FaceTime Camera Plans

Images that MacRumors tipsters claim are the front LCD and bezel of the fourth-generation iPod clearly show a front-sided hole just big enough for a FaceTime camera. And it looks pretty legit.


August 3, 2010
Gadgets

What Explodes When Your Gadget Explodes?

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I’m used to reading news about exploding mobile phones, laptops of fire and even flaming USB adaptors. But what explodes when your smartphone explodes? This video shows how the components inside those gadgets overload and go boom-boom.


August 2, 2010

Gorilla Glass To Protect TVs From Wiimotes Next Year

The Motorola Droid and Dell Streak are just a couple of the gadgets using Corning’s high-strength Gorilla Glass for their displays, but from next year we could be seeing TVs donning stab-proof protection.


July 22, 2010

A Great Way To Commemorate An Old Friend

When you can’t keep your computer functioning anymore, this is one way to deal with it: taking it apart and turning it into a piece of furniture. Much more sentimental (and creative) than tossing it in a landfill.


July 1, 2010
Computing

The Best, Cheapest Ways To Upgrade Your PC

Upgrading your PC can be a head-spinning process. Our Lab experts help you sort through the chaos with 18 products that won’t break the bank.


June 29, 2010
Mobile

16GB iPhone 4 Parts Cost $US187.51

The components that make up the 16GB iPhone 4 cost just under $US188, according to iSuppli. For some perspective: that’s more than Droid or the 3GS. Most of that added price seems to be built into that fancy retina display.