articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . january 2010 resq systems llc founded 1994 headquarters 15346 s keeler olathe ks 66062 888.447.3728 913.390.1035 fax area served united states number of employees 22 2009 website iresq.com iresq is a dba of resq systems llc an internet based company founded in 1994 and located in olathe kansas . iresq diagnoses and repairs apple products and the sony psp . 1 iresq also sells accessories and parts in addition to its repair and upgrade services . 2 contents 1 services 2 previous names 3 the dead ipod song 4 notes 5 other references 6 external links services edit the company provides diagnostic and repair services for ipods iphones ipads macbooks macbook pros mac minis and psps . battery recycling services are also available and the company is an official rechargeable battery collection site in the rechargeable battery recycling corporation s call2recycle program . 3 iresq also buys used or broken ipods iphones mac portables and mac desktops for parts and refurbishing . in 2008 the company was named an apple authorized service provider 4 which allows iresq to diagnose problems and perform repairs for customers under apple s warranty program . today iresq is no longer an apple authorized service provider and does not accept apple warranties . 5 in february 2009 iresq announced that it was partnering with a local recycling facility that redistributes surplus electronics to nonprofit organizations . it will also have its cardboard and paper waste processed . 6 previous names edit the company was originally named macworks in 1994 and changed to resq systems llc in 2001 . by 2007 the names ipodresq powerbookresq inkresq powermacresq and macbookresq were used for different divisions . in february 2007 the company announced the new name iresq encompassing the various repair services under one brand . 7 the dead ipod song edit iresq attracted some attention after sponsoring a video created by the internet based comedians and filmmakers rhett and link . 8 the idea originated out of a contest when a fan responded to the website s submit a song program by asking the duo to produce a video about what to do with a dead ipod . 9 the song was released in february 2008 . 10 featuring a cameo by viral video comedian ijustine it received over half a million views on youtube as of april 2010 . 11 notes edit iresq offers full service repairs on sony psp . prweb.com . retrieved 2010 05 30 . 1 archived may 17 2008 at the wayback machine . psp repair sony psp repair center . iresq.com . retrieved 2010 05 30 . store locator . apple . retrieved 2010 05 30 . store locator . apple . retrieved 2013 06 28 . kansas ipod repair company ups its green ante . prweb.com . retrieved 2010 05 30 . ipodresq changes name to iresq . new name same premier ipod repair services . prweb.com . retrieved 2010 05 30 . whitney daisy . daisy s digital diary march 3 2008 in depth tvweek television industry news tv ratings analysis celebrity event photos . tvweek . retrieved 2010 05 30 . trial and error . tvweek . retrieved january 15 2011 . brand new music video the dead ipod song rhett & link internetainment . rhettandlink.com . 2008 02 18 . retrieved 2010 05 30 . rhett and link s dead ipod song . youtube . retrieved 2010 05 30 . other references edit levine greg 2007 04 16 . ipod heal thyself salt lake tribune via the columbus dispatch . retrieved on 19 january 2009 . wayner peter 2007 11 08 . don t throw out your broken ipod ; fix it via the web new york times . retrieved on 19 january 2009 . gwinn eric 2008 01 15 . what to do with your old gadgets chicago tribune . retrieved on 19 january 2009 . russell j. 2009 07 30 . iresq to the rescue iphone overload . retrieved on 20 august 2009 . iresq better business bureau reliability report retrieved on 3 september 2009 . passy charles 2009 12 03 . can big box merchants fix your computer the wall street journal . retrieved on 14 december 2009 . wortham jenna 2010 04 14 . how to fix your iphone the unofficial edition the new york times . retrieved on 15 april 2010 hickey matt 2010 12 21 . forget diy repair . sometimes you need the pros cnet . retrieved on 21 december 2010 external links edit official website iresq s youtube channel company profile of iresq on linkedin retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title iresq & oldid 736688120 categories companies based in kansascompanies based in kansas city kansascompanies based in the kansas city metropolitan areacompanies established in 1994hidden categories articles with wayback machine linksorphaned articles from january 2010all orphaned articlespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 29 august 2016 at 05 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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