Europe's Right to Repair rules have passed, and will take effect in 2021
Last year in the USA, a corporate coalition led by Apple killed 20 state Right to Repair bills (Massachusetts subsequently passed a ballot initiative that accomplished the same rules without having to...
View ArticleWhen the company that made your prosthetic feet won't repair them
Erin Ehm's insurance company will buy her a new set of prosthetic feet every three years, but her $6,000/foot Echelon VT hydraulic prosthetics break down every 10 months. Erin's feet are now out of...
View ArticleWithout right to repair, the military can't fix its own battlefield equipment
Captain Elle Ekman is a US Marine Corps logistics officer; in a New York Times op-ed, she describes how the onerous conditions imposed by manufacturers on the US armed forces mean that overseas troops...
View ArticleDebullshitifying the Right to Repair excuses Apple sent to Congress
Apple's response to the Congressional committee investigating monopolistic behavior by tech giants contains a chapter on Right to Repair, whose greatest enemy is Apple -- the company led successful...
View ArticleApple's extension of "Activation Locks" to laptops will turn refurbishable...
"Activation Lock" is a tool that uses Apple's trusted computing hardware to render systems inoperable if you don't have a login/password; nominally, this is used for theft-deterrence, but when Apple...
View ArticleThe right to repair is the right to screw up
If you own a piece of hardware, you should be able to do whatever the hell you want with it, period. Don't like the color? Paint it. Not enough storage? Upgrade it. Not thrilled with it's operating...
View ArticleHow to drill a keyring hole in an AirTag
Our friends at iFixIt did a tear down of Apple's new $29 AirTag tracking device. They also identified three safe place to drill a keyring hole if you don't want to buy a bulky and expensive holster....
View ArticlePresident Biden orders FTC to draft right-to-repair rules
Fantastic news for everyone who likes to open the things they own and keep them working without involving the manufacturer. President Biden has directed the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to create new...
View ArticleWoz backs right-to-repair movement
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, threw his weight behind the right-to-repair movement Thursday. Apple, of course, would very much prefer you just bought a new one. "We wouldn't have had an Apple...
View ArticleWatch Steve Wozniak talk about the importance of the right to repair things
As Mister Jalopy said in his Maker's Manifesto, "If you can't open it, you don't own it." What's more, if you can't get the tools or parts or code to fix something you bought, you don't own it either....
View ArticleEvery project should be designed for disassembly
Designing things that can easily be taken apart for repair or recycling is an old idea that's overdue for a revival, writes Sarah Templin in her essay for Core77: Design for Disassembly (DfD) is the...
View ArticleFramework: a thin and light laptop you can fix and upgrade yourself
Framework makes laptops that are designed to be easily disassembled and upgraded but are as thin and light as mainstream models. Prices start at $999 for an off-the-shelf model and $749 for a bag o'...
View ArticleWatch along as a YouTuber builds V8 powered Tesla
YouTuber RichRebuilds is dropping a V8 into one of Elon Musk's electric cars. Hot Cars: Rich of Rich Rebuilds on Youtube would probably be just another face in the crowd had he not caught Tesla on film...
View ArticleApple says it will start selling replacement parts and provide repair guides...
For those of us who've been repairing our devices using iFixIt's excellent guides and parts, Apple's announcement today that it will begin offering self-service repair parts, tools, and manuals comes...
View ArticleApple launches self-repair service
You broke it, you fix it. After years of wrangling over the right to repair, Apple today launches its self-repair service, offering various tools, manuals and teeny little parts to the public. The new...
View ArticleDRM wheelchairs take us nowhere
Cory Doctorow writes about the appalling reality of DRM wheelchairs. When these devices fail they trap people in their homes and beds, and manufacturers use copyright law to prevent them being repaired...
View ArticleRight to repair law, America's first, approved by New York legislature
After sailing through New York's legislature, America's first right-to-repair bill may soon head to governor Kathy Hochul for approval. The law obliges technology manufacturers to make tools and parts...
View ArticleNew York passed the nation's first right-to-repair law. Pleasing tech...
New York's right-to-repair law, approved by the state's House and Senate, landed on Governor Kathy Hochul's desk weeks ago. She's not signing it, reports Ars Technica, to please tech lobbyists hired by...
View ArticleJohn Deere promises to let farmers repair their own equipment. Believe it...
John Deere, makers of farm machinery and vehicles, applies copyright law to make it illegal to repair your own equipment. After years of debate, anger and hacking, the company now promises to allow...
View ArticleLogitech to sell spare parts through iFixit
I have a broken mouse. The scroll-wheel doesn't scroll, though it does at least middle-click. It's not broken enough to be inoperable, but it's too broken to use without being annoying, and I expected...
View ArticleApple supports California right-to-repair law
Apple is reportedly throwing its lot in with California's right-to-repair law after previously opposing it, a "surprise" move elsewhere described as "hell freezing over." Though the company had...
View ArticleCalifornia's right-to-repair law on governor's desk
California is set to pass only the second substantive right-to-repair bill in the U.S. after its state House and Senate each unanimously approved it. A procedural vote and the governor's pen are all...
View ArticleLenovo: 80% of our devices customer-repairable by 2025
PC giant Lenovo claims that most of its devices will be repairable by 2025, including making parts available to customers. Luca Rossi, senior vice resident at Lenovo and president of its Intelligent...
View ArticleCalifornia governor Gavin Newsom signs right-to-repair law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed into law California's Right-to-Repair bill, which guarantees access to parts and manuals and aims to extend the longevity of our gadgets. All such devices...
View ArticleConsumer rights organizations petition FTC for right-to-repair legislation
On November 14th, iFixit and the Public Interest Research Group submitted a petition demanding that American consumer's rights to repair be cemented as law. As iFixit puts, it, everyone should have the...
View ArticleJohn Deere must face right-to-repair lawsuit, rules court
John Deere must heere a right-to-repair lawsuit filed against it by customers sick of its efforts to prevent them repairing their own equipment, reports Reuters. The agricultural giant John Deere...
View ArticlePolish hackers successfully bypass manufacturer's "bricking" of trains
Polish commuter train company Lower Silesian Railway (LSR), which operates out of Wrocław, sent their trains to Serwis Pojazdów Szynowych (SPS) for fixing and general repair. SPS had a problem, though....
View ArticleGoogle endorses Right to Repair in Oregon
Tech giant Google has come out in favor of the right to repair as Oregon legislators consider a bill similar to the one passed recently in California. What's more, they're actively lobbying for it....
View ArticleApple, opposing right-to-repair in Oregon, is playing both teams
Last year, hell froze over as Apple supported a (weak) right-to-repair law in California. This year, it thawed out. Apple is opposing a decent right-to-repair law in Oregon. What is this? Cold feet?...
View ArticleOregon passes right-to-repair law
Oregon is the fourth state to pass a bill giving consumers the right to fix their own appliances and gadgets, reports The Oregonian. The right to repair is building steam. The bill passed the Oregon...
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