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Anything involving how a product was built to serve a certain need. This could include ways manufacturers make their products more feature-rich, more/less repairable, or how they make stupid decisions that cause the product to break more often.

Product Design

Keurig Tries to Kill Reusable K-Cups

Keurig is releasing a new coffee-brewing system later this year that the company says will give users “game-changing performance.” And the system is, indeed, game-changing—but for all the wrong reasons.…

March 4, 2014

by Julia Bluff

Product Design

You’ve Probably Never Seen Old Video Games Like This

You've played old arcade games. Maybe you've even played old arcade games on your tablet. But have you ever played old arcade games with all the components of your tablet?…

July 16, 2013

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

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

Product Design

How Repairable Is Your Tablet?

With every purchase, you're making a choice. Every gadget you buy is a vote cast. We want people to make informed decisions, as their vote influences how hardware manufacturers choose…

February 28, 2013

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Product Design

The Dangers of Disposable Furniture

Every year, Americans spend $78 billion on furniture. The average household replaces that furniture every 5 to 7 years; some of it inevitably finds its way into the dump. We…

January 31, 2013

Product Design

Tech Manufacturers Got It Wrong: How to Design Electronics For Repair

Repair is good for the planet—fixing something old instead of buying new means less toxic mining and manufacturing and less e-waste piling up in landfills. It’s also usually cheaper to…

December 14, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Product Design

The Retina MacBook Pro Was ‘Verified’ EPEAT Gold, But It’s Not Green

The Retina MacBook Pro—the least repairable, least recyclable computer I have encountered in more than a decade of disassembling electronics—was just verified EPEAT “Gold”, along with four other ultrabooks. This…

October 16, 2012

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Product Design

Chemical Analysis Reveals that New Phones Have Fewer Toxics

High technology feels so clean—no coal or steam or mess, just cool aluminum, sleek plastics, and polished glass. But that clean surface hides a far messier inside. In partnership with…

October 2, 2012

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Product Design

iPhone 5: An Evolution in Repair

When we started our teardown of the iPhone 5 last Wednesday, we expected it to follow the trend of devices being less durable and less repairable. But Apple surprised us.…

September 25, 2012

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Product Design

Will the iPhone 5 Be Repairable?

Apple just announced the brand new iPhone 5, which will be released September 21st. As we expected, the thinner-and-lighter trend has continued: It’s 18% thinner and 20% lighter than the…

September 12, 2012

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit