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We’re inspired by people who put things back together. Meet the crafty folks pushing the boundaries of repair.

If You Make It, They Will Come: Maker Faire 2014

Drones lined with rainbow LED lights zoom pass. Children on steel, mechanical crustaceans charge through packed crowds. A giant metal octopus, named El Pulpo Mecanico, shoots bursts of fire into…

May 21, 2014

by Cait Emma Smith

Fixers

Can You Beat ‘Broken’? The Fixers Collective can

When something breaks, most people run through the usual gamut of emotions—disappointment, frustration, a feeling of helplessness. But over at the Fixers Collective in Brooklyn, they’re teaching people to approach…

May 6, 2014

by Julia Bluff

Repair Stories

Taking a Shot at Magic Bullet Repair

Back in October, we told you about maker and friend-of-iFixit, David Lang. At the time, David had just written a book for novice makers called Zero to Maker. In the…

April 30, 2014

by Julia Bluff

Events

Repair First, Recycle Later

There are a lot of reasons why I’m involved in repair culture. Repair makes me feel empowered, it helps me learn engineering, and it connects me to my things. But…

March 27, 2014

by Cait Emma Smith

Fixers

The iFixit Xbox One Giveaway Winner Ended Up Being the Coolest Ever

Confidence comes from the comfort. But that comes with years and years of experience. I think that a lot of people who are new to the idea of repair have…

March 24, 2014

by Cait Emma Smith

Fixers

Detox from Consumerism by Fixing the Things You Already Own

About 20 years ago, the mom-and-pop repair shops that used to be a staple of every community started to disappear—shunted out of business by an onslaught of goods designed to…

March 20, 2014

by Julia Bluff

Events

Get Your Recommended Dose of iFixit at Macworld 2014

Are you going to Macworld? Because we are, and we’d like to meet you there. Macworld—held from March 27-29 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco—is the ultimate conference for…

March 20, 2014

by Julia Bluff

Repair Stories

The Things She Carried—Included Sugru

I’m in the heart of Big Sur—a massive region of mountain and forest in Central California—and it’s my first time backpacking. And I’m prepared. I have a hodgepodge of belongings…

March 5, 2014

by Cait Emma Smith

Events

First Live Q&A with iFixit

Hey, what are you doing on Thursday? Because you should cancel whatever lame dinner plans you have and come hang out with us instead. Join resident repair guru Gwendolyn Gay…

February 18, 2014

by Julia Bluff

Repair Stories

One Laptop to Teach Them All

When there’s a laptop on every desk and a smartphone in every pocket, it’s easy to forget that about one-third of the world’s population doesn’t have access to the internet.…

February 7, 2014

by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit