Tuesday, December 20

You’ll never be able to fix Apple’s AirPods, but there’s neat stuff inside

iFixit

If you're looking for a way to kill some time while you wait for your Apple AirPods to arrive on your doorstep this month (or next month, or the month after that), iFixit has just posted a teardown of the $159 wireless earbuds and their battery-charging cradle. The news is not good for people who like to do their own repairs.

Once you open the AirPods, there's really no going back; iFixit had to first apply heat to loosen up the glue and then use a knife and guitar pick to pry the things open. Unlike Apple's wired EarPods, which are mostly empty space on the inside, the AirPods are densely packed with circuit boards, chips, and batteries.

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