See the Inside of iMac, iPad, and iPhone with These X-Ray Wallpapers
Recently we posted a Mac museum collection that featured an iMac using wallpaper that made it appear like you could see right through to the logic board. It turns out these images are from iFixIt, the company that likes to tear down Apple hardware.
In the process of documenting their teardowns, iFixIt also has taken high resolution images that work great for wallpapers, giving the illusion that there is no screen on the device, and instead making it look as if icons and windows are floating directly atop circuitry. It’s a cool effect, and they have a variety of freely available native resolution wallpapers in this style for the iMac, iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and even the Apple external Thunderbolt display.
- Find them all on iFixit.com’s blog or check out some more images below
If you don’t care about showing the exact hardware for your device, they all make great wallpapers in general. My favorites have to be the iPad and iMac, although the Thunderbolt chip is nice too:
The iPhone is a little crowded with icons on top but still looks good.
The external Apple Thunderbolt Display’s internal wallpaper focuses on the chips instead.
Direct links to iFixIt’s wallpaper: Thunderbolt, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad, iMac 21″, iMac 27″.
Thanks to Rejean for pointing these out in the comments!
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Why No Macbook Pros? OMG
Do you have downs? There isn’t much aside from an aluminum(If I’m correct) plate and a ribbon connection to see.
I still want to see it / have it as my wallpaper
There’s the ribbon cable, the aluminum plate, and the back of the apple; so it would still be cool.
These are pretty nifty.
These are AWESOME! I am using the Thunderbolt chipset pic on my MacBook Pro , don’t care if it’s not what it looks like behind the screen or not :)
I can’t open the links! I need an iPad one. Please if someone has it contact me!