ifixit: a million little pieces - lithium ion polymer battery

San Francisco response-
In September 9, the fifth-generation iPod Nano was launched across the United States, with public enthusiasm as expected: the product sold out in the city in less than 24 hours.
A senior executive at a local company was fired and he immediately sent an intern to the East Coast to pick up an intern.
But once there he did not tell the students to return with his new planeBuy prizes.
Instead, he asked him to tear it to pieces.
But the head of the company, 25-year-
Old Kyle Wayne is not an ordinary businessman.
He is the founder of iFixit, headquartered in Atascadero, a small town in California, not far from Los Angeles and San Francisco. And claimed that his company is one of the most successful companies selling Apple components in the United States.
By having his intern take apart the iPod, then take a picture, and upload the picture to iFixit (
And information on how to fix said gadget when there is a problem)
Wiens hopes to share valuable data through the Internet, thus increasing the company's sales.
"My motivation is to show people how these gadgets work and how to make money, which is mainly a hobby," Wiens said . ".
"These are not black boxes.
I am trying to raise awareness of understanding and problem solving.
I believe you don't have it if you can't open it.
"The UK launched the iPhone 3GS in London in June, which is a similar story.
In this case, Wiens flew out and took the gadget apart (
The product was released in the UK before the US).
He went to a hotel conference room near Apple base on Regent Street in London and completed the demolition work in less than three hours.
Photos appear online later.
California's obsession with "cutting" or "tearing" objects is not just a keen part --thought-
Business plan-in fact, it represents a growth trend --it-
You fix it yourself, and the dismantling of hi-'s a little fetishtech objects.
With the release of the iPhone 3GS, Wiens is trying to be the first to cut products and get information on the obvious business value.
In this case, his competition appears in the form of a quick fix, Michigan-
Maintenance company selling Apple components (
Also upload the picture to your website). A Japan-
Enthusiasts named "Kodawarisan" are also considered fans of Apple components, although in his case he "chose" not to play games with Apple 3g.
He was paid.
From Wiens last year.
Wiens hopes that by telling people how to fix things on their own, he will break the endless cycle of gadgets that inspire consumers to buy updates and updates, even if the old broken gadgets are easy to fix.
"Batteries in traditional iPod typically last between 200 and 300 cycles," he explained . ".
"It's probably less than a year away, so Apple certainly just wants you to buy a new iPod instead of replacing the battery yourself.
We sell batteries for $15 each.
Of course, Apple has its own manuals on how to replace components, but they are not public.
We think this is wrong.
We want everyone to have this information.
Interestingly, they all know who we are when we walk into their store.
The owner of IFixit said that iFixit has 25 employees and is "profitable", although it is not clear to what extent.
Their site has hundreds of price cuts that appear in the form of a dozen pictures and explains what each component will do as various products are disassembled.
By clicking on the website, users have access to many repair manuals that provide them with the instructions they need to repair things.
Users can upload pictures they have taken (
Promote the ambition of wien to share or share information).
In-
Complete the house and reduce the price by two to five employees of iFixit;
Their position on the product is often critical to the company that sells the product, raising the question: "For example, manufacturers claim that their phones are 50 cents faster, plus what they put?
"The popular price reduction products on this website are Sky TV remote control, BlackBerry Storm and toy dinosaur Pleo, which has 14 micro motors and 4 8-
Coordinate their bit microprocessor.
When he studied at the California Institute of Technology State, the idea of the business came up (Cal Poly)
He tripped over iBook's power cord.
When he was a computer science major, he was able to weld the broken wire back;
But when he had to take his gear apart, he reached a stumbling block.
"It's not beautiful," he said . "
A few months later, the company was founded with his business partner, Luke Soulef, another former California Institute of Technology student.
His first public price cut could be "Apple laptop or iPod ".
Interestingly, when iFixit shows that they are included in a particularly sexy new Apple product, the share price of these parts companies may soar.
Wiens denied that his company was involved in many areas of the stock market.
"We won't play too much," he said . "
"Although we did get calls from investors.
We have never really succeeded.
Usually we are the news to confirm the rumor;
By that time, people had already made money.
"Like the iPhone 3GS, does he think it's strange that he takes apart a Christmas gift that might be precious?
When the Kindle came out [
November 2007 of the United States
"I want it myself," he said with a smile . "
"So we were very careful when we took that apart.
It's my Kindle now.
But at the end of the day, we sacrificed a device for the greater good of the world.
"Constructive deconstruction: tearing from the Sony PSP Go of iFixit" the design of the PSP Go is different from the previous PSP model.
It's not going to replace it a lot-
Elder brother, PSP 3000 [
Sony will continue production].
Behind it is so elegant. . .
But where is UMD?
Universal Media Disc, a micro disc drive developed by Sony for the original PSP]drive?
Let's have a moment of silence.
We hardly know you.
PSP Go is measured at 128x16.
5x69mm, weight 5.
6 ounces including internal batteries.
Unlike previous PSP models, PSP Go uses 16 gb of internal flash memory.
Oh, it slides up to show the game board.
The "PSP" must remove several screws to separate the display assembly from the lower box.
With the disappearance of the lower box and motherboard, you can see the details of the metal slider mechanism.
This display ribbon cable must be designed for wear and tear of millions of turn on/off cycles.
The "first iPhone" here is that we separate the front and back boxes.
Before removing the back panel completely, there is a headphone jack cable to disconnect.
The headphone jack is inserted into the box, so there is no adapter, and most headphone jacks are not suitable (
Even if they are the right plug).
When you pull the headphones, Apple does this to reduce the pressure on the metal Jack. . .
The hard plastic cable sheath absorbs most of the impact.
Finally "iPhone 3GS!
The moment you have been waiting
The battery is huge and welded to the motherboard.
You can see the SIM card holder and headphone jack on the rear board. It is a 3. 7 volt Li-
Ion polymer battery
At least two antenna cables are connected to the motherboard.
Complete disassembly of Amazon Kindle 2 Kindle 2.
This seems to be the type of device that people don't bother to modify. . . Or will they?
Only time will tell us.
The Kindle 2 weighs only 10 lbs. 2oz.
This makes the Kindle 2 more expensive than the $2,799 MacBook Pro 17 Unibody we opened last week.
"Starbucks barista coffee machine" Starbucks barista coffee machine is sold for home use and is usually considered a coffee machine for beginners.
It allows you to: brew espresso, steam milk, and possibly lose your manhood.
We started the removal by removing the accessory drawer, drip tray and water tank.
All three parts just slide out of the frame.