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Apple’s Activation Lock Will Make It Very Difficult to Refurbish Macs

Every month, thousands of perfectly good iPhones are shredded instead of being put into the hands of people who could really use them. Why? Two words: Activation Lock. And Macs are its next victim.

December 2, 2019

Fixers

Jalopnik’s David Tracy: What’s In Your Toolbox?

December 5, 2019

Fixers

Small Toolkits Come Packed with Big Possibilities

December 4, 2019

iFixit

The Gifts Our Fixers Want for the Holidays

November 29, 2019

E-Waste

Lithium-Ion Batteries Are a Literal Trash Fire, and Getting Worse

November 27, 2019

Video

This X-Ray Teardown Really Smarts: iPhone 11 Smart Battery Cases

November 26, 2019

Originally developed as part of a joint venture between Sony and Nintendo to make a CD-equipped SNES console, PlayStation is now one of the world’s most recognized brands. In honor of its 25th anniversary, we dug through our archive to find our very first PlayStation teardown video!

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Care for your tools—cleaning, lubricating, and calibrating your saws and other power tools ensures they’re ready when you need them.

— Brittany McCrigler

Apple’s Activation Lock Will Make It Very Difficult to Refurbish Macs

Jalopnik’s David Tracy: What’s In Your Toolbox?

Small Toolkits Come Packed with Big Possibilities

The Gifts Our Fixers Want for the Holidays

Lithium-Ion Batteries Are a Literal Trash Fire, and Getting Worse

Sony PlayStation Teardown

This X-Ray Teardown Really Smarts: iPhone 11 Smart Battery Cases

Sony PlayStation Teardown

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Stay in the loop

Manta Driver Kit

Jimmy

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