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iPod Shuffle Deconstructed

tomofdarknesss writes "Apple Matters posts a disassembly of an iPod shuffle." They're not getting any warranty service, I suspect.

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  1. warranty by mmkkbb · · Score: 5, Funny

    i think that as long as they don't try to eat it, they're in the clear

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    -mkb
  2. Pulling tiny electronic devices apart isn't as fun by sendai2ci · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The battery looks to be a lump of Lithium polymer, other than that, can't really tell anything else about the device. Since they have practically ruined the device, why didn't they go the whole hog and pull off the black plastic covering a few of the components on there...

  3. Inspired Technology. by eRondeau · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Ten years ago this would have been proof of alien visitation. Now, when 95% of the world's computers are functionally similar, only cutting-edge industrial design, packaging, and marketing will differentiate them. Like it or not, Apple is still way out front of everybody else on all counts. They will sell 20,000,000 of these this year.

  4. Techno porn! by Boccaccio · · Score: 5, Funny

    Talk about striptease! It's not fair only having a link to the next pic in the series. Cut to the money shot already will you. I wanna see it naked!!!

  5. Re:Yeppers! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Nope, nothing useful here. Just a bunch of boys smashing a toy.

    You're unclear on the concept of pioneering effort. Very importantly, these "boys" made a sacrifice to show the rest of us how -not- to open an iPod shuffle. Their first two actions were unnecessary and potentially permanently damaging. You don't need to pop off the switch or the control "dial". You carefully pull off the USB plug (without tearing the short ribbon cable) and then slide the innards out.

    I'd say theses "boys" are iPod hacking pioneers, while critics like yourself are doing sweet shit all for the community.

  6. The REAL question by Skibbering · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ok.. Ok.. so they got the wrapper off. Big deal..

    What we wanna know: HOW DOES IT TASTE?!?