We use our trusty iOpener to loosen the adhesive securing the front panel to the rear case. We're getting used to this opening method, as it melts adhesive as fast as water melts the wicked witch, without risking screen warp.

A suction cup helps us safely pull the front panel off.

We wonder how proud Orwell Needham would be to see that his atmospheric knob is being used to this day to open iPods.

We might have to explain to him what an iPod is first.