hi I'm Gwendolyn with iFixit and today
we're tearing down the Xbox one Kinect
yes I know it's technically part of the
Xbox one package but this complex and
compact design deserves its very own
teardown this little guy is packed with
a 1080p HD wide-angle camera and an
active infrared sensor that allows it to
see in the dark as well as a multi
microphone array with noise cancellation
and voice command and we can't wait to
get our hands first things first we
disconnect its cord it was easier said
than done and we peel away the sticky
sticker concealing our entry point after
a few screws are removed we get our
first look inside then we make quick
work of the connects cooling system
which consists of an adorable little 5
volt DC fan and a small grill next up we
removed the motherboard on the board we
found one gigabit of samsung made ddr3
sdram and the chip that is the
replacement for the prime sense chip
used in the last connect and finally we
get to the cameras the previous model
had not one not two but three cameras
and this year the connect sheds the baby
weight and slims down to only two
cameras and a set of IR emitters the
first camera is your basic selfie camera
that will capture your Skype feed and
the second camera reads the IR signals
that are coming from the emitters and
reflecting back to the camera
thus reading your movement we've come to
the end of our teardown which means it's
time to talk repairability
and iFixit it's our mission to teach
people how to repair everything so we
give every gadget we tear down a repair
ability score between 1 and 10 10 being
the easiest to repair and 1 being the
most difficult the Xbox one Kinect got a
6 out of 10 and here's why
on the upside it's super easy to replace
the fan once you get inside and while
there isn't much to fix inside most
components are modular and held in place
with screws but on the downside the
three little cameras in the center of
the bar are held in place with soldered
and straps screws held under
tamper-evident tape and tricky Clips
make it hard to get inside and finally
the same screw types from the original
Kinect are back including one repair
inhibiting security bit for the complete
teardown including tons of beautiful
high quality images
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