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Some Disassembly Required: Exquisite Teardowns of Everyday Machines

There's an art to a good teardown. Todd McClellan, a Toronto photographer who’s disassembled everything from pianos to iPads, has perfected it. Read More >>

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What’s Inside the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset?

The Oculus Rift might be something out of Demolition Man. Or it might be a Virtual Boy. However it turns out, it's deeply ambitious, and iFixit has the first look at what's inside the new VR headset. Read More >>

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HTC One Teardown: Even Harder to Fix Than the iPhone

The HTC One is hands-down the most beautiful Android phone we've ever seen, so it should come as no surprise that it doesn't come apart nicely. The folks over at iFixit gave it a shot and had One hell of a time getting the guts out so you won't have to. And you shouldn't try; it's a nightmare. Read More >>

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Inside the GoPro Hero 3: The Secret to Getting Huge Pictures Out of a Tiny Camera

What the little GoPro Hero 3 lacks in size, it makes up for in big pictures. But what makes that rugged camera work? The teardown scientists over at iFixit took a look under the hood of GoPro's latest. Read More >>

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A Look Deep — F’Real Deep — Inside Sony’s Hottest New Gadgets

This is not how Sony makes its gadgets. But this video of a Sony engineer expertly assembling a Cybershot RX1, the Xperia Z phone, and an HD camcorder is an awesome look inside these devices. Read More >>

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In Depth iMac Teardown Turns Up Glue Galore

Just after the iMac went on sale Friday, a haphazard Japanese teardown turned up scant details about the new iMac's innards. Now iFixit has gotten in there for a much more in depth teardown and have found lots more. As you might have expected, the 21.5-Inch iMac's svelte new frame comes at a cost, and that cost involves a whole bunch of glue. Read More >>

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Nexus 10 Teardown: See the Other Side of That Beautiful Screen

The Nexus 10 is pretty pretty, but what do it's innards look like? Powerbook Medic found out when they vivisected one of the impressive new £319 tabs, and laid out its guts for all of us to see. Read More >>

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Microsoft Surface Teardown: A Great Big Puzzle of Guts

iFixit has dissected Microsoft Surface to get a look at its innards and found it only slightly easier to dissemble than many of the latest Apple gadgets, which haven't exactly been a picnic to take apart. Read More >>

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13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Teardown: At Least the Battery Comes Out!

iFixit just finished a teardown of Apple's new 13-inch retina MacBook Pro, and the findings are a mixed bag of good and bad news for folks who like to fix their own gear. Compared to the 15-inch retina MBP, the smaller model should be marginally easier to tinker with. But it's still pretty much impossible to repair. Read More >>

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iPod Nano Teardown: Try Not to Break It

iFixit has taken apart the seventh-gen iPod nano to get a look at its innards, and found that this guy — like most Apple products of late — is pretty difficult to repair. Read More >>

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iPod Touch 5th Gen Teardown: Tiny, Powerful, and a Gigantic Pain in the Butt to Fix

The new iPod touch is out, so naturally it's already been cracked open for a look at its guts. The verdict? Tightly packed goodness, according to iFixit. Read More >>

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Sony Pretends it’s Hard Taking Apart its Own Hardware

Sony has put together a complete tech teardown of its new Xperia Tablet S, giving us a look at the magic it squeezed in to its newest lump of Android machinery. You also see the battery. And the screws. It's quite exciting. Read More >>

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Retina Display MacBook Teardown: It’s Locked Up Like Fort Knox

Above, you'll find Apple's gorgeous new MacBook Pro in all its retina display, big batteried glory, compliments of iFixIt. But look a little closer, and you'll find that Apple's made it virtually impossible to tinker with your brand new amazing. Read More >>

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MacBook Air 2012 Teardown: Same Skinny Body, New Beefy Guts

Sure the new MacBook Air is a fraternal twin of the last few versions, but it's got some nice new guts that are showing up in Apple products for the first time, like the MagSafe 2. As usual, iFixit's ripping the new machine to shreds. Read More >>

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New Apple TV Teardown Shows Beefier Guts Behind the Familiar Face

The third generation Apple TV is the exact same size with the same exact ports as the second gen, but it's got some big upgrades under the hood. As usual, iFixit's given it the full teardown treatment. Read More >>