Hacks Tool Hacks: Sometimes, You Gotta Improvise We firmly believe that it's always best to use the right tool for the job. But, sometimes, time is really of the essence. When you've just dropped your iPhone in… May 17, 2013 by Andrew Goldheart
Repair Guides The Unauthorized Guide to iPhone, iPad, and iPod Repair We're all about getting the knowledge and tools for repair into the hands of as many people as possible. So when Timothy Warner asked us to collaborate on his upcoming… May 13, 2013 by Walter Galan
Legislation Beyond Unlocking: Don’t Let Them Kill the First Reasonable Copyright Reform Bill A funny thing happened on the way to Congress yesterday. For once, lawmakers introduced a common-sense bill — the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013. If passed, the bill would give… May 10, 2013 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Repair Stories The Amazing Break: Flaming Johns and Wayward Wheels Recently, we asked the iFixit community to take a survey. We already knew our community was resourceful, opinionated, fiercely independent, and probably good looking. But we wanted more: We wanted… May 9, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Gadgets Ouya Teardown This Android-powered Ouya console is the first of its kind. It's specifically designed to be open to professional and amateur game designers alike, with free software development tools included with… May 8, 2013 by Miro Djuric
E-Waste Snapshot of Worldwide Electronics Recycling 2013 According to the International Environmental Technology Center of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) the volume of e-waste is increasing by 40 percent per year worldwide. They estimate that 80… May 7, 2013 by
Fixers Permission to Play: Let’s Make Fixing Things Cool Again Kids are born tinkerers. They have the natural inquisitiveness of engineers. All they need is someone to put an iPod in one hand, a screwdriver in the other, and ask,… May 2, 2013 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Repair Stories iFixit Community Survey: The Results Are In Repair happens every day, in every corner of the world. It creates jobs, it keeps stuff out of the landfills, and it extends the usable life of the things we… May 1, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Product Design Designs Exposed: The Fascinating Gutted Gadgets of Things Come Apart Take an inside look at what Todd McLellan calls “fifty design classics,” ranging from the everyday (mechanical pencil) to the forgotten (push lawnmower). McLellan painstakingly photographs an orderly mess of… April 29, 2013 by
Teardowns Samsung Galaxy S4 Teardown We do our best to get new hardware the moment it hits the market, and trying to figure out where to get the S4 this week has been a headache… April 26, 2013 by Miro Djuric