Product Design
All CategoriesAnything 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
Apple’s ‘Innovation’ Turns Planned Obsolescence Into Planned Failure
We're accustomed to planned obsolescence. New models come out every year—faster, shinier and just plain better. But before the iPhone, cell phones without user-replaceable batteries were almost unheard of. Apple…
by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Product Design
Problems with MacBook Unibody and MacBook Pro Unibody Headphone Jacks
An issue concerning the headphone jacks of MacBook Unibody and MacBook Pro Unibody recently surfaced. Several Unibody users reported that the connectivity between the headphone jack and plug was fickle,…
by Kyle Wiens - iFixit