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Tearing down an Ouya: iFixit finds it to be easily repairable

The Ouya team sent the gentlehands at iFixit a retail unit of the tiny Android console to rip apart and gauge its openness and repairability. IFixit found only one moving component, the fan, in the entire little box and remarked on the hardware's "very clean and simple layout.

OUYA console gets torn down, found to be highly repairable

Now that OUYA consoles are shipping out to the masses, the folks at iFixit were able to grab a box and immediately undo all of the precious packaging work accomplished at the factory.

Ouya game device gets the teardown treatment

The open-source game console, which rocked Kickstarter last year, earns a high repairability score from iFixit of 9 out of 10.

Here's What $100 Worth of Gaming Console Looks Like Inside

Oh hai, Kickstarter success story. So this is what it looks like when you disassemble an open-platform Android console. Today, we get to look deep within this animal's soul thanks to our friends at iFixit.

Galaxy S4 Teardown Reveals What's Inside Samsung's Flagship

The Samsung Galaxy S4 isn't even for sale yet, but various people have already completely disassembled the smartphone, and the consensus is clear: It's relatively easy for owners to take apart and fix, if they're so inclined.

Galaxy S4 teardown reveals the silicon beauty within the plastic beast

What's in a Galaxy S4? A whole lot of easily repairable parts, it turns out. The fine folks at iFixit recently got their hands on Samsung's smartphone flagship and wasted no time in tearing it asunder.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Teardown: Easy to Fix By Design

Samsung barely tweaked the exterior design of the Galaxy S4. That plastic casing might not be much to look at, but as iFixit's teardown reveals, that's precisely why you can replace much of its guts without any hassle.

Galaxy S4 wins high marks for repairability from iFixit

The DIY tech repair site notes that Samsung "didn't reinvent the wheel" with the Galaxy S4, but in this case, it's a good thing.

Second-gen Nest teardown reveals high degree of repairability, fun with curved glass

Chances are if you've bought a $250 thermostat you aren't going to immediately rip it apart to see what makes it tick. Thankfully, there are folks like iFixit that do these sorts of things for us, and they've now finally done the honors with Nest's second-generation unit.