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Awesome article. Just wondering, how can a hardware company voluntarily submit their device for reverse engineering and dismantling as a show of good faith? Giv
by zkirill 2y ago
Awesome article. Just wondering, how can a hardware company voluntarily submit their device for reverse engineering and dismantling as a show of good faith? Given the right circumstances this is basically a free security audit and marketing for the company.
- wpietri 2y agoIf a company wants somebody to do a hardware audit for marketing purposes, they should pay money for that. Please fairly value people's labor, especially when you seek to profit from it.
- cheschire 2y agoWell, influencers are able to work out alternative means of compensation because the content is more valuable than the work performed. For example a blogger that is renowned for teardowns might do the work in exchange for access to early release models so that their content is highly relevant. That is worth more than the hourly cost to perform the teardown work. Compensation negotiation is part of the art of that deal.
- wpietri 2y agoIf an influencer is indeed able to monetize the content sufficient to match market price for the labor, then sure, that is also fairly valuing people's labor. But that's definitely not what's happening here.
- Jerrrrrrry 2y agoright circumstances
- bigallen 2y agoIf someone wants to do the hardware audit for free, or in exchange for some kind of promotional exchange, is that a bad thing? I’d breakdown a lot of devices if I could get a duplicate one intact, for free
- wpietri 2y agoThis was a low-priced consumer good, so I don't think anything is stopping you from doing teardowns like this on your own.
- dylan604 2y agoThey could just provided schematics, blueprints, parts explosion graphics, etc. I have been a fan of the Sony MDR-7502 headphones since Moses was in a basket. They provide an explosion of each of the parts and their numbers so that you can order replacements. Granted, these are "old skool" dumb wired headphones, so no software is needed, nor are chips necessary to look up and what not.
- spookie 2y agoSame for the MDR-7506! Speaking of wireless, their battery problems over time have already bit me, will continue buying "dumb" ones in the future.
- justinclift 2y agoWouldn't it have been amazing if they'd taken that attitude with the PlayStation series? :)
- spookie 2y agoYes it would. I also think they are playing with their target audience. The headphones mentioned were meant for professional use, PlayStation ones are meant for consumers. This doesn't mean they shouldn't have done it. They should. But they get away with it more easily.
- snvzz 2y agoThey're decent for closed cans. If you can go open at all, I'd recommend Sennheiser HD600. It doesn't get more solid than this.
- echelon_musk 2y agoThe HD 560S are fantastic and cost much less than the HD 600.
- snvzz 2y ago
- Retr0id 2y agoAny company with sufficiently interesting hardware is welcome to send me a copy. Most hardware isn't very interesting though, so they'd likely have to pay me too.
- throwup238 2y agoiFixit offers their services to manufacturers: https://www.ifixit.com/solutions https://www.ifixit.com/solutions There are plenty of other consultants that do that too, but they don't have the same reach and brand recognition.