Teardowns Thin Yet Repairable Devices: HP Proves They Exist In sports, in photography, in Fortnite, it’s that one great shot that keeps you coming back. Most of your time pursuing your passions, you wade through so much mediocrity, so… June 25, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
Gadgets This Robot Bank Incentivized Me to Save Money, and I Tore It Down The year was 1994. The occasion was my family’s Christmas gathering. I tore off the wrapping paper from a rather nondescript box from my grandma to reveal a mysterious product.… June 24, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
Scandal Whirlpool Says Millions of Its Dryers Could Catch Fire, Here’s How The UK government is urging appliance maker Whirlpool to recall as many as half a million clothes dryers due to a fire risk that was discovered in 2015. The issue… June 20, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
Tech News Apple Recalls Some 15-inch MacBook Pros for Overheating Batteries, Check Yours Now Apple announced today that a “limited number” of 15-inch MacBook Pros sold between 2015 and 2017 are affected by a battery overheating issue and may pose a fire risk. Apple… June 20, 2019 by Whitson Gordon
Tech News We Compiled a Non-US phone for Huawei—Let’s Hope They Don’t Build It The recent US ban on sales to Chinese technology giant Huawei could cost the company $30 billion in revenue, according to Huawei’s CEO. That’s a significant hit for a company… June 20, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
Tech News Best Buy Can Now Repair Your Apple Gear (If You Really Want It To) When your new MacBook keyboard inevitably breaks, you can take it to an Apple Store to get it fixed…or, now, you can take it to any Best Buy location, thanks… June 19, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
How To How to Fix a PC That’s Beeping at a Black Screen When you boot up your computer, you’ll usually be greeted with some sort of snazzy sound or animation to show you things are starting up. But if your computer is… June 19, 2019 by Whitson Gordon
How Tech Works What All Those Dashboard Lights on Your Car Actually Mean Ever notice your car’s instrument cluster lighting up like a Christmas tree when you start it up? All those lights and symbols tell you what your car is up to… June 18, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
How To How to Repair a Worn-Down Cat Scratching Post Cat scratching posts will inevitably wear down after a couple of years (or even months) from constant use. Instead of throwing out the whole thing and buying a new one,… June 18, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
How Tech Works Rice Is for Dinner, Not Repair This post was originally published June 2019; it was updated in August 2024. Rice can transform an economy, save a boring meal, and stop winter drafts. One thing it absolutely, positively… June 17, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
