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Amazon Astro: Are Secret Repair Agents Fixing Tech Design?

On the first day of Fixmas, we bring you what is possibly the weirdest teardown of the year: a repairable Amazon device. Meet Astro. The Amazon Astro was born as…

December 23, 2022

by Sam Goldheart - iFixit

Roundups

A US Federal Court Just Dealt the Internet a Huge Blow

Every week there are too many developments in the world of repair for any mere mortal to keep track of. Fortunately, Paul Roberts, the author of the Fight to Repair…

December 15, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Tech News

Three-year-old Valve Tech Blows Meta’s VR out of the Water

With a glut of AR and VR headed our way—last fall saw Meta’s Quest Pro, and entrants from Apple and Sony are slated for 2023—we thought it was high time…

December 13, 2022

by Sam Goldheart - iFixit

Roundups

Repair Is the Least of Auto Makers’ Security Worries

A long-running tale of cybersecurity flaws in connected vehicles got a new chapter this week, after a security researcher revealed a serious security flaw in telematics software made by SiriusXM…

December 8, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Teardowns

Does the Surface Pro 9 Mark a Turning Point for Repairability at Microsoft?

Update, as of November 2024: Microsoft has released a service manual and sells spare parts for the Surface Pro 9, both of which work together to bump its repairability score…

November 10, 2022

by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit

Tech News

All Eyes Are on Gov. Hochul as New York’s Right to Repair Bill Awaits Signature

Every week there are too many developments in the world of repair for any mere mortal to keep track of; fortunately, Paul Roberts, the author of the Fight to Repair…

November 7, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Roundups

Corporate Lobbying Continues to Stifle Repair

Repair shows itself as a microcosm of the problem with money in politics—popular policies held at bay by powerful corporations. Each week, we will bring you the top repair news…

November 7, 2022

by Jack Monahan - iFixit

Roundups

FTC Realizes ‘There Is No Spoon’ and Moves on Appliance Right to Repair

The FTC’s move this week to require appliance makers seeking federal EnergyStar certification to publish service manuals is the latest evidence that the Commission is willing to flex its considerable…

October 27, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Tech News

Steam Deck Now Lists an Inventory of Its Internal Components

Valve just pushed a Beta update that lets Steam Deck owners see the part numbers of every component that the device shipped with.

October 21, 2022

by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit

Tech News

Our Teardown Engineer’s Favorite Pixel Watch Feature: Mystery Adhesive

For seven years, Apple has been the undisputed king of wearable tech—its Watch is the best-selling smartwatch in the world. So can Google’s long-awaited Pixel Watch, which launched October 13th,…

October 19, 2022

by Sam Goldheart - iFixit