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Yesterday the general public learned what a pentalobe is. You might be asking yourself why you’d need such a thing, but if you’re like Uwants member mkmarken, then you’d want it to disassemble your iPhone 4 in order to strip the black coating from the inside of the Gorilla Glass enclosure with a little paint thinner. Just because you’re continually discouraged from opening your device doesn’t mean you can’t make it easier to see what’s inside.
Our pal Kyle Wiens of iFixit writes: Apple is switching to a new type of tamper-resistant screw across their product line. It is not a standard Torx, and there are no readily available screwdrivers that can remove it. They chose this ‘Pentalobe’ fastener specifically because it was new, guaranteeing repair tools would be both rare […]
Spotted by our own Becky Stern over at CRAFT. Looks like it might be a ‘shop job, to me, but who cares? I’m already planning how to make a real one…
Dan Reetz found that the 3.5mm jack in his DSO Nano oscilloscope had a broken solder connection, so he shows us how to fix it and prevent it from happening again by using glue to reinforce the jack. DSO Nano V2.0 pocket oscilloscope
Although the authors seem to be a bit vague about the important detail how long did it take, the robot they built to autodial the combination lock is interesting and fun to watch. [via Hack a Day]
Check out this nifty DIY smartphone tripod adaptor from instructables user spiderham. It looks like the glif’s big brother, but instead of fancy rubberized plastic, it’s made from scraps laying around the house.
You never know when you’ll find yourself in a MacGyver moment. It can happen anywhere, at any time. Wouldn’t it be easier to hack those electronics with some real components instead of a rubber band and a paper clip? The Mintronics: Survival Pack from the Maker Shed contains over 60 useful components for making, hacking, […]
