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| [* black] Opening the Watch3 is a familiar—and relatively painless—procedure, featuring tri-point screws and a [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/4JDSRfPvCiwTqPeV.full|rubber gasket|new_window=true]. | |
| [* icon_note] These tri-points are tiny and use a somewhat esoteric head, but at least they're captive (hard to lose and easy to re-seal). | |
| [* black] While the back cover does feature a booby-trap sensor cable, its ample length makes it fairly benign. No traps were tripped in the making of this teardown. | |
| [* black] The ECG sensor, heart rate sensors, and wireless charging coil are all packed tightly into the monolithic back case—but not this freewheeling little speaker, with its nifty gasket. | |
| - | [* red] Texas Instruments |
| + | [* red] [https://www.ti.com/product/AFE49I30/datasheet|Texas Instruments AFE49I30|new_window=true] for wearable optical biosensing. |
| [* black] Modularity is neat! We approve. (Of the speaker, that is. We'll withhold approval of the other stuff until we find a way to extract it safely, which might take time.) |