How To 5 Easy Repairs to Keep Your Repair Resolution This year, the iFixit team has launched the repair pledge. Thousands across the globe have already taken the pledge. They've committed to foster repair education, combat throw away culture, and… January 2, 2014 by Cait Emma Smith
Teardowns Mac Pro Teardown Beneath the surface, the Mac Pro's compact, three-sided design is like nothing we've ever seen before—an example of what engineers can do when they think outside of the box. The… December 31, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Site News It’s Time for a Repair Resolution There’s a reason why MacGyver never goes out of style. It’s because he’s awesome. This year, iFixit is asking everyone to be awesome, too. Awesome like MacGyver. Sign up for… December 30, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Gadgets Our First Look at the Xbox One Kinect IR Field We modified a Canon PowerShot SX120 to detect infrared light, hooked up our new Xbox One, and pointed the Kinect at a white backdrop. And got...a bright patch of infrared… December 25, 2013 by Andrew Goldheart
Recycling Pope Praises Informal Recyclers Reuse just got one more advocate: Pope Francis. The newly instated Pope, who has long been an activist for the world's poor, recently commended the efforts of the world's "cartoneros"—informal… December 21, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Right to Repair Using Copyright to Keep Repair Manuals Secret Undermines Circular Economy Every day, there are fewer manufacturer repair manuals left on the web. Only a handful of electronics producers, including Dell, HP, and Lenovo, voluntarily release service manuals to the public… December 20, 2013 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Gadgets Steam Machine Teardown By some stroke of godlike luck, we managed to acquire a Steam Machine—one of only 300 beta kits that Valve released into the wild. The Steam Machine is essentially a… December 19, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Legislation A Win for Consumers on Cellphone Unlocking The Federal Communication Commission just came to an agreement with US wireless carriers that will make it easier for consumers to unlock their mobile devices. The agreement comes almost 12… December 16, 2013 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Gadgets Nest Protect Teardown A few times per year a device comes along that's not a fancy-schmancy tablet or phone, but still intriguing enough to warrant a teardown. Like the Nest Protect, a $130… December 10, 2013 by Miro Djuric
Events A Black Friday Tradition: Out with the New, In with the Old It was Black Friday. A day of crowds. A day of clearances. A day of consumerism. But I was not in a line. And I would not be fighting through… December 9, 2013 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
