Repair Stories The Audacity of Self-Repair: How A Boiler Engineer Fixed His Own Heart British boiler engineer Tal Golesworthy fixed his own heart. Why? He has Marfan syndrome, a connective tissue disorder that often leads to a weakened aorta. The typical treatment for a dilated aorta… April 21, 2012 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
E-Waste Why Is Every E-Waste Infographic Misleading? MBAonline.com recently published an infographic called "The True Cost of an iPhone," about the iPhone's supply chain and end-of-life. Though it's considerably more comprehensive than many others about e-waste, it… April 20, 2012 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
Site News iFixit Blog Has Moved In March, we merged this blog with iFixit.org. From now on, we'll be announcing new teardown and products on iFixit.org. This blog is discontinued. April 19, 2012 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
Product Design Why the iPad Has to be Made in China The iPad's light, sleek, simple construction belies its complex origins. There's a lot of stuff in the iPad: aluminum and glass, of course, but also other heavy metals and toxic… April 19, 2012 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
iFixit Announcing Dozuki: Making Manuals Relevant for the 21st Century We are excited to announce Dozuki, a new way to publish manuals! As you know, iFixit.com is the largest free repair manual in the world. We’ve made it our mission… April 18, 2012 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
Recycling Consumer Electronics Recycling Up 53% in 2011 The Consumer Electronics Association reported yesterday that consumer electronics recycling increased 53% in 2011, up to 460 million pounds of responsibly recycled electronics, from 300 million pounds in 2010. CEA… April 17, 2012 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
Tools What’s in Your Tool Kit? When we visited the Oakland technology project space Tech Liminal after MacWorld | iWorld in January, some Fixit Clinic folks there let us dig around in their tool kits. Steve… April 15, 2012 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
E-Waste Figure Out How to Track E-Waste, Win $10,000 Can you figure out how to track electronic waste as it moves downstream, from electronics recyclers to its final location in waste sites, scrap markets, or remanufacturing plants? Popular Science… April 14, 2012 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
Product Design Rare Look Inside Foxconn Reveals More Automation, Less Repairability Not very many reporters get inside the gates of Foxconn in Shenzhen, China, where workers assemble 40% of the world's electronics, including iPads and iPhones. But last week, American Public… April 13, 2012 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
How To Game On: How to Fix 3 Common Game Console Problems If you play video games, you probably know the feeling: You're all geared up to race against Bowser or show off your lightsaber skills or start thinking with portals, when… April 12, 2012 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
