The Pixel Watch is here, and it’s… round. We dig into the hardware to see what else differentiates Google’s offering from Apple’s juggernaut.
Lees meerWith e-waste piling up across the world, leading to negative social, economic, and health effects in its wake, we are reminded that repair offers a useful practice for making electronics…
Lees meerBased on Apple’s keynote, we expected the Apple Watch Ultra to be the most interesting teardown of the year. It was the only brand new product class announced amid the raft of iterative upgrades to the iPhone family, and it’s an adventure watch with…
Lees meerCheck out the secrets behind these gorgeous wallpapers in our (now complete) iPhone 14 teardown. Trust us, someone’s gonna ask you what all the components are on your sweet new phone background, so you should probably do your homework. Looking for t…
Lees meerAccess to repair services is critical for rural communities—and much more difficult to obtain, experts told a House subcommittee this week, with representatives from both parties voicing support for the right to repair. Also: federal court allows la…
Lees meerOur teardown is well underway, and we’re already learning a lot. Let’s just say Apple’s iPhone engineering team has been busy, and there are some serious surprises in store—from the phone that we least expected it from. We’ll post the full teardown …
Lees meerWith five US federal Right to Repair bills under consideration, legislators are starting to pay attention. Yesterday morning, the House held a hearing on Right to Repair. The Small Business Committee invited several advocates to speak in support of …
Lees meerAfter a six year delay, NHTSA published final guidance on cybersecurity in vehicles, and gave a boost to auto right to repair advocates. Also: a 10 year smart phone? It’s possible.
Lees meerEvery time product announcements roll around, reviewers are whipped into a frenzy to try to find something interesting to talk about. Meanwhile, iFixit’s engineers start forensically pre-constructing our teardown. As the online repair database for e…
Lees meerWhy shouldn’t a farmer be able to take their new Deere S780 Combine home from the dealership and flash a new operating system and applications onto it? Isn’t that what we’ve been doing with PCs and laptops for decades?
Lees meerAs part of its transition to a ‘circular economy,’ the EU unveiled its right to repair strategy in hopes of reducing carbon emissions and e-waste. Researchers from the European Commission are recommending a legal right to repair, getting customers p…
Lees meerThe text below comes from a shooting script for the video above; it may not perfectly reflect the dialogue of that video. Intro This summer’s M2 MacBook Air is looking like a Donna Summer—as in hot hot hot. We didn’t expect to find active cooling i…
Lees meerThe Federal Trade Commission issued its third order targeting illegal repair restrictions in as many weeks, this one against backyard grill maker Weber-Stephen Products, which was caught threatening to terminate customers’ warranties if they used no…
Lees meerWhile federal repair legislation continues to stall, the GAO is making plans to research and recommend action on automotive right to repair. Meanwhile: a federal judge again delayed his ruling on Massachusetts expanded auto right to repair law.
Lees meerThe Federal Trade Commission made good on promises to police illegal restrictions on repair, ordering motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson and Westinghouse to fix warranties that barred customers from using third party parts and repair providers. Also: …
Lees meerThe days of digging through drawers for a charging cord that matches your device are coming to a close now that the EU Parliament has declared that USB Type-C chargers will be the common charging port for a vast array of electronic devices including…
Lees meerThis was a huge week for right to repair advocates, with Colorado’s governor signing into law the first new right to repair bill in a decade (covering power wheelchairs) while New York legislators sent the Digital Fair Repair Act to that state’s gov…
Lees meerToday, New York State passed an electronics Right to Repair bill: As of mid 2023, manufacturers who sell “digital electronic products” in New York will have to make parts, tools, information, and software available to consumers and independent repai…
Lees meerGovernor Polis of Colorado just signed the first Right to Repair bill to pass in the US since 2012: Now, powered wheelchair users in Colorado have the right to access parts, information, and software for their chairs. This signing is a huge victory …
Lees meerOne month after Apple pulled the covers off its Self Service Repair program people wonder if it is engineered to fail.
Lees meerValve is as good as their word—we can now offer you parts and repair guides for the Steam Deck, and also parts for the Index VR headset. We’re thrilled to team up with Valve to provide parts and repair documentation to gamers everywhere. But when it…
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