Gizmodo: dissection

The 17-Inch MacBook Pro (Unibody) Gets Lovingly Gutted

Mark Wilson — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:30:13 EST

The Mac junkies at ifixit are performing another one of their brilliant autopsies on the 17-inch MacBook Pro. It seems the only surprise thus far is that the laptop's mega battery screws in. [ifixit]

MacBook Pro Dissected in Stop Motion

Mark Wilson — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:20:00 EDT

We've already seen the new MacBook and MacBook Pro dissected, but that's no longer enough. We're internet readers. We need larger and larger doses of information injections lest our bodies drop to the floor in Hello Kittyless convulsion. So here's an entertaining, if not a little superficial, disassembly and reassembly of the new MacBook Pro. Watch it to fulfill your own morbid curiosity of seeing your favorite gadgets autopsied. [TechRestore]

Pleo Undergoes Intense Surgical Procedure

Sean Fallon — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:00:08 EST

First our little dinosaur friend Pleo had to endure a brutal beatdown at the hands of his cruel masters, and now he is forced to undergo a grueling (and shockingly graphic) 23 minute dissection. Poor Pleo —just remember that this abuse hurts us more than it does you. [PleoDreams]

Sony Reader Dissected, Poked, Prodded

Travis Hudson — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:45:48 EST

What's the deal with everyone wanting to take apart awesome products lately? Ever wonder what a state-of-the-art innovative e-ink displaying Sony Reader looks like on the inside? Sure you do! It really just looks like the insides of any other electronic device—tons of little circuits and doo-dads waiting to be tweaked with.

I guess I shouldn't be giving them any flack. They like to take apart gadgets, we like to put them down our pants, multiple times. Potato, potato. (I guess that saying doesn't really work in print. Whatever, I'm over it.) – Travis Hudson

Reader Internals 2.0 (pics!) [Via MAKE]

iPod Shuffle v2.0 Dissected

Travis Hudson — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 14:50:10 EST

It may have only been a few days since the second generation iPod shuffle was officially released, and somebody has already managed to take the little bugger apart. What did they find in it? A small circuit board, obviously. All that is needed is some tiny tools and delicate hands. Follow the linkage for the step-by-step tutorial. – Travis Hudson

iPod Shuffle 2nd Generation Disassembly [ifixit]

iPod Nano Gutted

gizmogo — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 10:20:21 EDT

You knew it was going to happen sooner or later. Before you could decide on whether you wanted the black or white iPod Nano, some enterprising folks in Japan decided to lay down some cash for one just to crack it open and take a look at its insides. They discovered, as we have already surmised, that the iPod Nano's flash mem of choice is manufactured by Samsung. Looks like the 4GB version has two 2GB of 'em, and the 2GB has only one. Since our Japanese isn't too good, we can't tell if people can pull them out to use in other products, or if it's otherwise hackable. Regardless, if you're itching for more pics of the iPod Nano undressed, head to the site and take a look at the Nano's innards in all their glory.

iPod Nano (in Japanese) [PC Watch]

The Mighty Mouse Dissected

johnb — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 11:47:56 EDT

No sooner than it came to save the day did ArsTechnica decide to rip the poor bugger apart. As you may have suspected, the Mighty Mouse does not contain any biological components. Instead, there is a circuit board, some switches, and the little "squirrel ball" which we should all call the "nipple" from now on.

Once we separated the top and bottom halves of the mouse, things started to get exciting. On the bottom half of the mouse, we observed the presence of a speaker (yes, it's true!), switches that trigger the side squeeze buttons, the mechanism that generates the main click of the mouse itself, and even an empty spot with a symbol showing where a capacitor would be (hmm, what sort of Mac rumors could we start with that one?).

A speaker? Vibrational haptics? Sing-along with mice?

Dissecting Mighty Mouse [ArsTechnica]