iPod touch (2010) torn down, found to contain an awful lot of battery

As predictable as the sun rising somewhere over east Japan, the iFixit crew have put their tools and wits to the task of deconstructing the latest generation of iPod touch . Their teardown is still ongoing (exciting, isn’t it?), but here are their observations so far. The new touch is noted as being the easiest to crack open yet, and yes, its retina-busting 640 x 960 LCD is fused to the external glass, just like the iPhone 4

iPod touch review (2010)

At Apple’s last event, Steve Jobs called the iPod touch the company’s “most popular iPod,” and it’s easy to understand why. In just a few short years, the iPhone-with-no-phone has kept in lockstep with Cupertino’s halo device, benefitting from the same kind of constant hardware and software updating that has helped turned the iPhone into an iconic gadget. The touch has been right alongside the iPhone’s meteoric rise in popularity, becoming the go-to second-pocket slab for millions.

Switched on: FaceTime prepares for prime time

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On , a column about consumer technology. Perhaps the most-predicted announcement from Apple’s September 1 press event is the addition of two cameras to the iPod touch.

Libratone Beats wireless speakers begin playing when you enter the room

We’re suckers for wireless speakers, but they have to work. We’re not the least bit interested in streaming technologies that stutter from interference or compress the audio to preserve bandwidth. That’s why Libratone caught our attention here in Berlin with its new Libratone Beat — the “world’s first high-end active speaker with wireless technology,” or so they claim.

iHome teases first AirPlay-compatible portable speaker dock

No surprise that iHome is first out of the gate with a speaker dock that’s compatible with Apple’s newly-open AirPlay music streaming system, but unfortunately the teaser page is maddeningly light on details — all we know is that it’ll have a rechargeable battery and be available for the holidays. We’re actually pretty stoked for AirPlay gear — the idea of setting up a quick mix-and-match whole-home audio system that can stream lossless audio straight from iTunes seems awfully hard to resist — so we’re eager to hear more about this thing, as well as the other third-party AirPlay devices like receivers and stereos that were promised yesterday. We’ll keep digging for more, so stay tuned.

FCC tears apart the new iPod touch, while iFixit wistfully looks on

We’re not quite sure when the Federal Communications Commission got into the habit of tearing devices limb from limb after testing their wireless radiation levels, but we have to say we’re loving the trend — and there’s quite nothing like peering into the juicy innards of a new Apple device. Here, the FCC got its greasy paws on the new Retina Display-packing iPod touch , aka “Apple A1367,” and in the gallery below you can see exactly where Cupertino keeps that A4 processor, 3.44 watt-hour battery, internal antenna, and 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz WiFi. Gallery: Apple iPod touch (2010) - FCC teardown FCC tears apart the new iPod touch, while iFixit wistfully looks on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:25:00 EDT

iPod nano vs touch vs shuffle… fight!

Three new iPods under one roof — how could we not throw them on a table and see how they size up against one another?

iPod nano (2010) first hands-on! (update: video!)

Here it is, the new (and completely redesigned) iPod nano . Super thin, super light, and really, the capacitive multitouch works very well. The screen is crisp and top menu navigation is smooth, but can’t say we have great feel for moving back out of sub menus (via swipe or holding down the screen).

iPod shuffle (2010) first hands-on!

Not much to say here, it’s got a click wheel in as few molecules as possible. Pics below! Gallery: iPod shuffle (2010) first hands-on! iPod shuffle (2010) first hands-on! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:46:00 EDT.

iPod nano redesigned

Apple has just revealed its 6th generation iPod nano.

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