iPod Shuffle Deconstructed 90
tomofdarknesss writes "Apple Matters posts a disassembly of an iPod shuffle." They're not getting any warranty service, I suspect.
Everybody needs a little love sometime; stop hacking and fall in love!
Fast-forward? (Score:3, Interesting)
You can fast forward. (Score:5, Informative)
HTML version of PDF! (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Fast-forward? (Score:2)
Want a FREE pyramid scheme? [ripoffartist.com]
Re:Fast-forward? (Score:2, Informative)
Congratulations. (Score:2)
Re:Congratulations. (Score:1)
Re:Congratulations. (Score:1)
Re:Congratulations. (Score:1)
Re:Congratulations. (Score:1)
Re:Congratulations. (Score:5, Funny)
Ha. (Score:2)
Verbose flag [OT] (Score:1)
Re:Fast-forward? (Score:2)
Sounds workable.
Re:Fast-forward? (Score:3, Funny)
Considering that's how previous iPods worked, plus every CD player I've ever bought...I'd say so.
warranty (Score:5, Funny)
Re:warranty (Score:2)
Yeppers! (Score:4, Insightful)
How about these guys do something semi-useful and try and list the components used on the PCB? How about figuring out what kind of battery and what the interface is.
Nope, nothing useful here. Just a bunch of boys smashing a toy.
Re:Yeppers! (Score:2)
what's to note is that it looks pretty 'full', so to speak.
Re:Yeppers! (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Yeppers! (Score:5, Insightful)
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.
Re:Yeppers! (Score:2)
Re:Yeppers! (Score:2, Informative)
The controls on the surface of the case are not fastened to the contacts they operate.
So, [it looks like] you can slide the circuit board out from underneath the buttons without first removing them.
Re:Yeppers! (Score:2)
Re:Yeppers! (Score:1)
Re:Yeppers! (Score:3, Funny)
A bunch? This kid has friends?
Parts List Request in Comments (Score:1)
Quick Note (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Quick Note (Score:1)
Re:Quick Note (Score:2)
Pulling tiny electronic devices apart isn't as fun (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Pulling tiny electronic devices apart isn't as (Score:2)
Re:Pulling tiny electronic devices apart isn't as (Score:3)
Re:Pulling tiny electronic devices apart isn't as (Score:2)
Re:Pulling tiny electronic devices apart isn't as (Score:3, Insightful)
Gripping the plug with pliers and pulling will snap the plug out of the casing. (Make sure not to pull too hard! The ribbon wiring connecting the USB plug to the greenboard is short and rips easily).
Anyway, it's only $100 worth of sad, and the author(s) is making some money from google ads (perhaps enough to get a new iPod Shuffle?).
Inspired Technology. (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Inspired Technology. (Score:3, Insightful)
Not to the 95% of the world's population for whom price is a bigger factor.
Re:Inspired Technology. (Score:1)
And then tell that again to that segment of the population for whom price is a bigger factor, and make sure to mention to them that the iPod provides more space for $99 than other competing players.
Re:Inspired Technology. (Score:2)
Re:Inspired Technology. (Score:2)
Mod up +1 insightful (Score:4, Insightful)
The fact is that differentiation is measurable by much more than the criteria of design, packaging and marketing; there are objective and subjective issues.
Re:Inspired Technology. (Score:5, Informative)
I was just at Walmart this weekend pricing MP3 players. Most of the 256 MB Rio's and MuVo's were in the $89-99 price range. In this instance, I'd say a $99 512 MB iPod is highly competitive.
Re:Inspired Technology. (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Inspired Technology. (Score:1, Flamebait)
ten years ago it would have been proof of some ic company being wayy ahead of curve.
no offence but it doesn't really offer anything new - similar things have been available for
Re:Inspired Technology. (Score:5, Insightful)
1) it's not a new thing, so it's not as 'cutting edge' as some people scream, and
2) its real strength indeed is in the integration with iTunes and iTMS.
But I think you're wrong on some counts:
1) people won't be disappointed because these things work as advertised (they just don't make your pimples go away)
2) apple is in its own way doing truly new things, like for the first time making products in the consumer's spending sweet spots.
3) and they don't need more daring, they're plenty daring as it is right now, a new Newton would help them as much as a new Cube - which the mini isn't, I should know, I still use my cube as my primary computer. It's great but not for everyone. The mini has a much larger audience waiting.
Re:Inspired Technology. (Score:1)
Re:Inspired Technology. (Score:2)
It gives me great anguish. Wait for HD players to be reasonable priced (meaning within my budget) or compromise and buy memory stick with head phones...
Re:Inspired Technology. (Score:2, Troll)
Buy the "stick with headphones" now, then when you can afford the HD iPod, give the stick to the woman in your life. Seeing as how we're on slashdot, that probably means yo momma. =)
Re:Inspired Technology. (Score:1)
Re:Inspired Technology. (Score:3, Informative)
The Shuffle feature and iTunes integration will be the selling points, undoubtedly, and very likely enough to make it
Re:Inspired Technology. (Score:1)
I have an iPod and wouldn't want anything less than 40Gb, but I'm not the target market. Late teens will lap this up.
Re:Inspired Technology. (Score:2, Funny)
Background pattern (Score:2, Informative)
Techno porn! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Techno porn! (Score:2, Funny)
Dyslexia Strikes Again (Score:2)
Instantly i think "Damn it, this is what i miss when i go to work!!"
CPU and Memory (Score:5, Interesting)
PS. Macro mode on a digital camera could substantially improve the image quality.
profit? (Score:5, Funny)
2) destroy it completely to show that not much is new inside
3) take pictures and post them on the web
4) get minor apple slashdotted
5) withold geeky information from the descriptions and piss people off
6) ???
7) profit?
Re:profit? (Score:2, Insightful)
or
7) "profit" by having fun, getting your curiosity satisfied, and/or getting respect from your readers.
What? No circuits? (Score:4, Interesting)
Slashdot demands more.
Re:What? No circuits? (Score:2)
Re:What? No circuits? (Score:2, Informative)
This thread [head-fi.org] at head-fi.org has some additional comments regarding the chip.
It looks to be a basic MP3 decoder + DAC + integrated headphone amplifier with support for custom DRM algorithms, no fancy custom chips here. It is interesting that the chip has audio record features as well as FM tuner input and control capability. The data sheet also mentions that it can be upgraded for codecs other than MP3 (and obviously AAC
Well done on styling from an apple site. (Score:3, Funny)
Brought to your by the select the text before you read it department.
RAM (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:RAM (Score:2)
The REAL question (Score:5, Funny)
What we wanna know: HOW DOES IT TASTE?!?
White Balance! (Score:4, Funny)
Worst dissection ever (Score:2)
The frog I had to dissect in 7th grade made me sad. But not this sad.