Teardown

Gadgets

iPod Nano Teardown Reveals New Processor, Solid State Drive

3:00AM October 8, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

Just a few days after we first saw the new fitness-centric iPod Nano, iFixit has already exposed its guts. Turns out the new Nano didn’t just get a UI upgrade–it got some new hardware too. More »

Computing

2011 MacBook Teardown Shows Same Battery But Faster RAM

3:17PM February 25, 2011 | Jason Chen

The main points of iFixit’s teardown of the new MacBook Pros show that there are minor changes besides just the fact that the whole thing is faster. More »

Entertainment

The Boba Fett Teardown (And Other Excellent Star Wars Photos)

1:00PM October 13, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

The first Star Wars sequel turns 30 this year, and to celebrate the occasion, fans are being treated with J.W. Rinzler’s The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. These incredible photos alone are worth the $US50 price tag. More »

Gaming

Nintendo’s Virtual Boy Gets Torn Apart

11:00PM September 4, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Nintendo’s Virtual Boy was among the first game consoles to display “true 3D graphics” and a cherished part of many childhoods. It’s also the “coolest device” the iFixIt crew has ever taken apart and it’s easy to see why. More »

Mobile

Building Your Own White iPhone 4

2:30AM June 28, 2010 | Casey Chan

If you were geeked on the white iPhone 4, but disappointed to see that they wouldn’t be shipping until late July, you could always just build your own. Engadget put together a white iPhone 4 with third-party parts and it looks, well, great. Though it’s missing an earpiece grill, lens cover, LED diffusor, and a white Home button, it’s a pretty neat mod for users who just can’t wait for the white version. There’s a Michael Jackson joke here but yeah, we’re not going there. [Engadget] More »

Computing

Apple’s New Unibody Mac Mini Gets Torn Apart

9:27AM June 17, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

Looks like the folks at iFixit have already torn apart Apple’s new Mac Mini right down to its pretty little ports. Oh, what lovely gadget gore porn! More »

Gaming

Nintendo DSi XL Torn Asunder

8:30AM March 29, 2010 | Jack Loftus

If you want to know what the insides of that beastly Nintendo DSi XL “portable” look like, iFixit did their thing today and removed them all for your viewing pleasure. More »

Computing

MacBook Polycarbonate Unibody Ripped Apart

10:51AM October 21, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Over at iFixit, there’s a teardown of the new MacBook Polycarbonate unibody going on and we’re keeping an eye out for any fun innards, but so far it appears quite similar to previous models. [iFixit via Engadget] More »

New iPod Touch Teardown Reveals 802.11n, FM Transmission

7:02AM September 12, 2009 | Sean Fallon

iFixit’s teardown of the new new iPod touch has revealed a few interesting bits of dormant hardware that could eventually get switched on by the powers that be at Apple. This includes support for 802.11n and FM transmission. More »

This Is Either A Teardown Or A Sadist Blinding An iPod Nano 5G

3:40AM September 11, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Azzparently, if you want to open an iPod nano fifth generation, you will need an old school razor. That has to hurt, in a un chien andalou kind of way. More »