Gadgets This Xbox One S Doesn’t Have a Disc Drive But At Least It’s Repairable Microsoft has released a disc-less version of the Xbox One S, officially known as the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition. The absence of a disc drive means there are fewer… May 14, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
Right to Repair Why Right to Repair Matters: Our Testimony to the FTC You shouldn’t be denied the ability to fix your own stuff. It seems the Federal Trade Commission agrees, and it’s hosting a workshop on July 16th called Nixing the Fix:… May 13, 2019 by Whitson Gordon
Wallpapers Pixel 3a & Pixel 3a XL Teardown Wallpapers After the recent inundation of expensive, premium phones, Google’s new Pixel 3a has us breathing a sigh of relief. So we’re celebrating with teardown wallpapers! The Pixel 3a and its… May 10, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
Teardowns Google Pixel 3a: Budget Phone, Premium Teardown Having taken a fresh, purple-ish Pixel 3a apart, we’re kinda impressed, kinda confused, and feeling like it’s 2016 all over again. The Pixel 3a is easier on the wallet, and it’s easier… May 9, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
Product Design Why Samsung and iPhone X Screens Are Too Expensive to Fix Let’s pretend I’m very rich, very important, and I have a terrible personal assistant, Percival. As I jet around the world, Percival scurries alongside carrying my briefcase. Inside are my… May 8, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
How To Seven Car Maintenance Tasks You Can Totally Handle Yourself Car repair and maintenance can seem like something you have to leave to a professional—an untouchable good that you feel like you aren’t able to open up. It’s how a… May 6, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
E-Waste Be Like Rey: What Star Wars Teaches Us About the Future of Junk Why do Imperial ships dump tons of perfectly good steel and machinery into space? Why does nobody on Jakku take apart the downed Star Destoyer (above) for scrap metal? And how… May 4, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
Hacks The First Step to Becoming a Fixer: Read The Frickin’ User Manual A lot of DIYers have—or develop over time—a holier-than-thou attitude towards owners’ manuals. Tossing them aside becomes an odd bragging right. But your owner’s manual has some choice bits of… May 2, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
Right to Repair How Manufacturers’ Repair Restrictions Are Hurting Small Businesses Part of running a repair shop is explaining how things work to customers. But Sean, owner of a small shop in Oregon, never wants to explain Apple’s parts and repair… April 30, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
Activism Securepairs.org: Security Professionals Who Support Right to Repair This is a guest post from Paul Roberts, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of The Security Ledger and the founder of securepairs.org. It was originally posted on The Security Ledger, which you… April 30, 2019 by Paul Roberts
