E-Waste Screens, Battery Packs, and Webservers: The Total Hackability of Vape Pens If you’re looking for the perfect example of the utterly wasteful state of disposable electronics, you won’t find a much better one than a vape. Not all vapes are disposable (some… February 28, 2026 by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit
Video Buyer Beware: Sony’s XM6 Might Be Your Next $330 Paperweight February 27, 2026 by Manuel Haeussermann - iFixit
Tech News How to Survive the (Most Recent) Hardware Crunch Remember the early days of the COVID pandemic when things shut down and it suddenly got really complicated to get even the most essential of tech? Well, we’re here again.… February 27, 2026 by Manuel Haeussermann - iFixit
Tech News The Amazing Utility of MagSafe Magnets Apple’s MagSafe tech might not be particularly efficient at charging your iPhone, but those batteries are A+ hacking project gold. Thanks to Apple, there’s a standard for circular magnets and… February 24, 2026 by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit
Right to Repair Iowa Farmers Are Leading the Fight for Repair If you eat food, you’re already in this story. John Deere is still trying to kill the Right to Repair, but Iowa farmers are pushing hard to retake their rights.… February 23, 2026 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
Community If You Can’t Find the Fix, You Can’t Fix the Thing At the Repair Café where I volunteer, I welcome people and their devices while they wait for a technician. Sometimes, I’ll quickly look something up on iFixit and show them… February 21, 2026 by Sandra Hiller - iFixit
Video Prusa vs. Competitors: Repairability and Upgrade Paths February 13, 2026 by Manuel Haeussermann - iFixit
Right to Repair Apple AirPods and Malicious Compliance Apple’s AirPods are the perfect distillation of how Apple uses lock-in to simultaneously enable great products, and to prevent anybody else from doing the same. They also exemplify Apple’s antipathy… February 9, 2026 by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit
Tech News BMW’s Newest “Innovation” is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair BMW filed a patent for a proprietary screw that looks like the BMW logo. They say it looks cool, we're worried it's going to stifle repairs. February 4, 2026 by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit
Right to Repair Your Car Is a Smartphone With Wheels, and the App Store Is Rigged Imagine a notice pops up on your car’s main screen: Maintenance required. Contact your dealer to schedule an appointment. What maintenance? Doesn’t say. Maybe you have a gas-powered car or… February 3, 2026 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
