Activism iFixit at Work in the European Parliament We stopped by the European Parliament in Brussels to show some folks there how to fix their phones. The repair-focused showcase was part of massive effort to put Europe on… November 30, 2015 by Julia Bluff
Product Design Don’t Buy a Bad Tablet on Black Friday Cheap tablets are the consumer electronics equivalent of candy bars stacked at a check-out stand—ready and waiting to be your next impulse buy. This makes these tablets prime Black Friday… November 26, 2015 by Ron Davis
Fixers We’ve Got a Repair Crush on Patagonia Every tinkerer is an accidental environmentalist. Every fixer is waging an unwitting war against waste. Even if you repair just because you’d like to save money, even if you fix… November 25, 2015 by Julia Bluff
Teardowns Teardown Is Served—Apple Smart Keyboard The iPad Pro accessories are making Apple history—the first official iPad stylus, and now the first official iPad keyboard. We've seen inside an iPad Smart Cover and several Apple keyboards—but… November 24, 2015 by Kay Kay Clapp - iFixit
Teardowns Apple Pencil Teardown We all know a trusty No. 2 Pencil is full of graphite (not lead) but just what’s powering the Apple Pencil? Apple’s super snazzy stylus finally landed on our teardown… November 19, 2015 by Kay Kay Clapp - iFixit
Teardowns This Is What a Repairable Phone Looks Like Fairphone wanted to make their second, in-house designed phone the most ethical, repairable phone on the European market. They even asked us for design feedback to get the Fairphone 2… November 18, 2015 by Kay Kay Clapp - iFixit
Legislation FCC Says It Won’t Lock Down Your Routers Good news, everyone! The Federal Communications Commission just clarified that it has no intention of locking down your devices. The announcement comes after the FCC proposed new rules for routers… November 17, 2015 by Julia Bluff
Teardowns Here’s What It’s Like Behind the Teardown Ever wondered what it takes to tear down the latest devices? Well, it ain’t all guts and tech dissection glory. Our more complicated teardowns can take dozens of people, hundreds… November 13, 2015 by Julia Bluff
Teardowns iPad Pro: The First Really Recyclable iPad Glory, hallelujah! Today, we disassembled the first recyclable iPad. Recyclability is an economic term—a device is only really recyclable if the recoverable materials are valuable enough to cover the costs… November 12, 2015 by Kay Kay Clapp - iFixit
Legislation iFixit to Discuss the Failures of Copyright Law with Congress On Monday, iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens will participate in a round table discussion with Representative Bob Goodlatte, Members of the House Judiciary, and other stakeholders to discuss the future of… November 6, 2015 by Julia Bluff
