Product Design Repair Expert Responds to Error 53 The Internet exploded over the weekend with news about the iPhone-killing error. As we previously detailed, Error 53 mostly affects iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users who have replaced their… February 9, 2016 by Julia Bluff
Scandal What’s Up With Error 53? There’s been a lot of chatter lately—both on iFixit’s forums and on the wider web—about Error 53, a problem that’s been bricking a whole lot of iPhones recently. In fact,… February 5, 2016 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Right to Repair Recyclers Assert Their Right to Repair and Reuse We’re not the only ones who get riled up about repair. Recyclers are also banding together for their right to reuse and repair equipment. Late last month, the Institute of… February 3, 2016 by Julia Bluff
Right to Repair Announcing The Repair Association Following a successful campaign to legalize cellphone unlocking, winning key exemptions from the Copyright Office for repair, and strong support for repair-friendly state legislation, we are excited to launch The… February 2, 2016 by Julia Bluff
Gadgets Swagway Teardown: What Makes a Safe Hoverboard? You may have seen those super cool kids, effortlessly gliding around the supermarket while you're stuck walking the produce section—like a chump. You may have thought to yourself, "Should I… January 27, 2016 by Andrew Goldheart
Repair Stories Tinkering Teen Repairs SWAT Robot for Police Meet Dallas-area teen Adrian Mayberry. Until recently, he was just a regular kid who liked to tinker with robots. Now, he's the Duncanville Police Department's personal repair whiz kid—after he… January 25, 2016 by Julia Bluff
Activism Meet The Restart Project Recently, one of our personal repair heroes stopped by iFixit’s California office. And we couldn’t resist the urge to talk shop. Janet Gunter is the co-founder of The Restart Project—an… January 21, 2016 by Julia Bluff
Fixers 5 Groups of Awesome Women Who Fix Stuff Repair can be a rather male domain: women make up just 7% of computer repair techs, and only 2% of car repair techs. But we know a lot of fixy… January 19, 2016 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
Right to Repair HackerOne: GM Makes Friends with Car Hackers General Motors just backpedaled its position on car hacking. The carmaker recently opened a pathway for non-malicious hackers to report security vulnerabilities in GM cars, reports Wired—despite previously opposing efforts… January 15, 2016 by Julia Bluff
Fixers This Cleverly Modified Bike Is a Sharp Idea In India, cycling isn’t a pastime; it’s a necessity. On the streets of Mumbai, you’ll see hawkers and farmers alike, peddling modified transport bikes (think pallets, rope, and training wheels)—going… January 13, 2016 by Evan Noronha
