iPad Jailbroken!
This appears to be a video of a jailbroken iPad by “MuscleNerd”…
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DIYPad: iFixIt’s iPad teardown debrief
Kyle Wiens writes: After flying to Richmond, Virginia and waiting in line all night to buy an iPad, we rushed our precious cargo to an impromptu studio. And took it apart. To our surprise, we found a number of differences between our unit and the FCC review unit that we examined yesterday. The iPad’s design […]
Why I am not getting an iPad…. because Apple gave my pre-order to someone else
Why I am not getting an iPad…. because Apple gave my pre-order to someone else. These were/are for the iPad laser etching contest, looks like Apple is having supply issues and gave the iPads to retail stores instead of the pre-ordered folks, makes sense – I am not an angry mob outside a giant glass […]
DIYPad: More discoveries from the iPad teardown
– It’s quite the environmentally-friendly device: * Arsenic-free display glass * BFR-free * Mercury-free LCD display * PVC-free * Recyclable aluminum and glass enclosure – The display assembly comes off fairly easily, no need for a heat gun! – The main board is secured to the back panel by T3 Torx screws. “We have never […]
DIYPad: The iPad: A maker’s roundup
Oh, my — we’re certainly in the midst of a scrum, aren’t we? A shark’s frenzy of pundits who received the new gadget are trumpeted its virtues across the Web. Xeni’s review called the iPad a touch of genius. Levy declared the device giant leap for personal computers. Letterman licked it, and Woz is buying […]
DIYPad: iFixIt iPad real-time teardown
IFixIt has gotten their hands on an iPad and are tearing it down as we speak. In-process pics on the their site. Some highlights discovered so far: * This machine is absolutely gorgeous inside. There’s clear symmetry that is there for aesthetics alone. * The rear case is CNC machined from a solid block of […]
DIYPad: FCC iPad teardown
The tinkerpaws over at iFixIt managed to scare up the prematurely posted FCC internal photos of the iPad and were able to remove the PDF layer obscuring the manufacturer parts information. Check out their analysis of the FCC photos. Apple requested this information stay concealed until August 17th. Clearly, the FCC ignored them. iPad FCC […]
