Gadgets We Took Apart a Steam Controller Valve traditionally operates in the realm of PC gaming—the last true bastion of upgradability and modularity—and it looks like this attitude carried over to this smaller package. A screwdriver, prying… December 2, 2015 by Evan Noronha
Teardowns Teardown Is Served—Apple Smart Keyboard The iPad Pro accessories are making Apple history—the first official iPad stylus, and now the first official iPad keyboard. We've seen inside an iPad Smart Cover and several Apple keyboards—but… November 24, 2015 by Kay Kay Clapp
Teardowns Apple Pencil Teardown We all know a trusty No. 2 Pencil is full of graphite (not lead) but just what’s powering the Apple Pencil? Apple’s super snazzy stylus finally landed on our teardown… November 19, 2015 by Kay Kay Clapp
Teardowns This Is What a Repairable Phone Looks Like Fairphone wanted to make their second, in-house designed phone the most ethical, repairable phone on the European market. They even asked us for design feedback to get the Fairphone 2… November 18, 2015 by Kay Kay Clapp
Teardowns Here’s What It’s Like Behind the Teardown Ever wondered what it takes to tear down the latest devices? Well, it ain’t all guts and tech dissection glory. Our more complicated teardowns can take dozens of people, hundreds… November 13, 2015 by Julia Bluff
Teardowns iPad Pro: The First Really Recyclable iPad Glory, hallelujah! Today, we disassembled the first recyclable iPad. Recyclability is an economic term—a device is only really recyclable if the recoverable materials are valuable enough to cover the costs… November 12, 2015 by Kay Kay Clapp
Gadgets Microsoft Builds Surface Book Upside-Down Once upon a time, Microsoft shared with the world their first ever notebook, the Surface Book. Of course, we took it apart. Here's where the plot twist comes in: the… November 3, 2015 by Kay Kay Clapp
Teardowns Huawei Nexus 6P Teardown The Nexus 6P is the first Huawei-produced Google phone: the industrial design contains hallmarks of established brands, and almost approaches Apple-level luxury. While the internal components are not as sleek… October 29, 2015 by Kay Kay Clapp
Gadgets Surface Pro 4: Less Sticky than Before October is almost Octover. To ease your sorrow of fall’s swift passing, we bring you good news from our Surface Pro 4 teardown—slightly less obnoxious adhesive. We'd like to think… October 27, 2015 by Kay Kay Clapp
Teardowns 21.5″ iMac 4K Retina Teardown Reveals Display-Optimized Design All Hallow’s Eve is just around the corner and things have been a lil’ spooky around here. A few days ago, we tore down Apple's refreshed 21.5" iMac. It looks… October 19, 2015 by Kay Kay Clapp