Teardowns MacBook Air 13″ Mid 2013 Teardown If they build it, we will come and disassemble it. And that’s exactly what we did with the 13" MacBook Air. The most striking thing about the new 13" Air… June 11, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Repair Stories The Great Jugaad Debate One of the best examples of adaptation and creative repair is jugaad. The term refers to the process of engineering or repairing through frugal means. For fans of the jugaad… June 11, 2013 by
iFixit iFixit Selected as Part of Sustainia100 iFixit is extremely proud to be named to the Sustainia100—a guide that identifies sustainable solutions around the world. Over 500 projects, companies, and technologies around the world were nominated, and… June 10, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Fixers The Art of the Resole Mark Sensenbach perches on a stool, back slightly hunched, eyes down, brows narrowed in concentration. His hands, toughened by mountains and work, maneuver the rubber sole of a climbing shoe… June 7, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Teardowns iPod Touch 5th Generation 16 GB Teardown Sneaky, sneaky Apple. Thought you could pull a fast one on us by releasing a new, stripped-down version of the current iPod Touch without your customary fanfare? Not on our… May 31, 2013 by Andrew Goldheart
Repair Stories Hoarder; Or, the Modern MacGyver I guess you could my Dad something of a modern MacGyver: He has never made a rocket-powered harpoon gun out of toilet paper and gum wrappers, but he does know… May 31, 2013 by Sam Goldheart - iFixit
iFixit Send Us Your Father’s Day Memories We're planning to do an iFixit-style tribute to fathers. Many of us around here have fond memories of learning to use table saws, fixing bikes, and working on cars with… May 30, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Repair Stories The Amazing Break: Military Files As part of iFixit's Community Survey, we collected some amazing stories about how you use, break, and fix your stuff. The stories were too good not to share. So, we… May 24, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Consumer Rights Why You Should Care about Cell Phone Unlocking Yesterday, TechNews Daily ran an article insisting "you don't need Congress to unlock your phone." Their reasoning: "You can unlock your phone today, illegally, and feel confident you won't end… May 22, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Activism From the Cradle to the Upcycle Around here, we're big fans of William McDonough and Michael Braungart's 2002 book "Cradle to Cradle." McDonough (an architect) and Braungart (a chemist) completely re-imagine the manufacturing process. Naturally, when… May 21, 2013 by Julia Bluff
