You've seen teardowns. You've watched stress-test YouTube videos. You may have even broken into them yourself.

But I'll bet you've never seen gorgeous CT scans of Apple's AirPods.

Now you can. They're by far the best images of AirPods internals I've ever seen. Slightly trippy, they reveal the AirPods' electronic guts in amazing detail, and look quite beautiful. It's well worth checking out the website to see them yourself.

These CT scans would make for great blacklight posters -- they have that same neon velvet aesthetic.

Maybe we should offer them through the Cult of Mac Store ...

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

AirPods on acid: See the evolution of Apple’s wireless buds like never before — www.cultofmac.com

Ever wondered what your favorite wireless headphones might look like during a weird acid trip? Find out right here (while sober) with these mesmerizing CT scans of AirPods, which showcase the evolution of Apple’s buds on the inside.

Tim Cook allegedly pledged $275 billion to China in ‘secret’ investment deal — www.cultofmac.com

Apple’s money was meant to boost the country’s economy and “technological prowess,” according to a new report.

macOS 12.1 release candidate brings SharePlay a big step closer to Mac — www.cultofmac.com

Beta testing of the new Monterey version is almost over, and Mac users will soon be able to start playing with SharePlay. But there’s still no sign of the much-anticipated Universal Control feature.

Save 20% on this range of brilliant bands for Apple Watch — www.cultofmac.com

SwitchEasy just slashed 20% off its brand-new band collection for Apple Watch. Get its bright Candy band, stainless steel mesh and more.

Bowers & Wilkins’ iconic Zeppelin wireless speaker flies again — www.cultofmac.com

Following a couple of iterations over the years, the airship-shaped powerhouse is back — and refitted for the streaming age.

Razer’s colorful fan keeps iPhone cool when the gaming gets hot — www.cultofmac.com

The Razer Phone Cooler Chroma is a fan designed to cool smartphones that heat up when playing demanding games. And it has colorful LEDs to make it look even cooler.

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"I thought deeply about this. I ended up concluding that the worst thing that could possibly happen as we get big and as we get a little more influence in the world is if we change our core values and start letting it slide, I can’t do that. I’d rather quit." -- Steve Jobs