So this morning I was booked to go and train a bunch of young people (14-15yrs) who without any prompting have set up a company, called Tec Tarw, #recycling computers. They wanted to learn @inkscape to vinyl cut to apply their logo onto their machines/products. I walk in and they are all using @iFixit tools and talking about #repair .. an absolute honour to meet them. #thekidsarealright I'll post their website when they go live etc.

These tariffs are an opportunity to save money.

Gadgets are going to get 30% more expensive. Use that as an excuse to keep the stuff you already have working as long as you can.

Right to Repair got here just in the nick of time. The most affordable laptop is the one you already own. You just need to keep it running! Well, there's a whole world of fixers here ready to help you out. Everything you need to fix it is available now!

New tool! Meet the iFixit ESD-Safe Hammer.

We hear you: sometimes you need a little more oomph to finish your fix. So, we engineered the world’s first hammer designed for electronics repair. It's built with a non-conductive handle, ESD-safe head, and just enough heft to "persuade" stubborn components.

Perfect for:
🔋 Glued-in batteries
🪛 Stripped screws
🔌Soldered memory
💥 Stress relief

Now unavailable at iFixit.com.

#iFixit #FixWithForce #AprilFools

Everybody sing. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/eff-urges-third-circuit-join-legal-chorus-no-one-owns-law @eff urges 3rd Circuit to join the chorus. We are joined by Watch Duty and @iFixit as backup singers.

Hello everyone! We got a huge influx of followers thanks to @FediFollows, and were wondering: what content would you like to see?

Some examples are guides, gadget guts, CT scans, short-form videos, community content, and behind-the-scenes at iFixit, but we're open to (almost) everything.

Let us know!

Samsung's new S Pen looks identical to last year's, but it’s missing some internals…

Nearly all of them! #Shrinkflation

Check out our Galaxy S25 Ultra teardown, where we award a #repairability score to Samsung's latest flagship:
https://www.ifixit.com/News/108201/galaxy-s25-ultra-teardown-quick-battery-fix-slow-progress-on-repairability

@Jimdirect @iFixit For phones, yes. Not for wireless earbuds AFAIK

@rsgnl Oh very interesting!

Big news for MacBook Pro repairability! @kwiens

Also, I have an update to this: According to a reliable source, Apple is giving technicians access to individual speaker parts for ALL 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with Apple silicon, going back to models with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips!

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/23/macbook-pro-speaker-repairs-more-affordable/

Two years ago, a group of filmmakers approached me with an idea. They wanted to explore why we were stuck on this treadmill of buying more and more things.

We went on a journey together that took us from the halls of Congress to an unlikely gathering of fixers in California eager to fight back against a tide of waste.

That movie, #BuyNow, is out on Netflix today. It will change how you think about everything that you buy.

https://www.ifixit.com/buynow

#iFixit's new #FixHub Power Series #soldering station empowers #makers to #solder on-the-go... 🤘🫠🤘

https://makezine.com/article/maker-news/ifixit-empowers-makers-with-fixhub-portable-soldering-station/

We're opening preorders now, and will be shipping on October 15.

https://www.ifixit.com/News/99434/introducing-fixhub-the-portable-soldering-system

Our goal is to make soldering accessible to more people than ever before. With USB-C now able to support our powerful 100 Watt iron, we were able to create a battery Power Station with configurable controls. Or plug your iron directly into an AC adapter.

@icco I thought that was pretty clever!

I am thrilled to announce our first electronic product, the Smart Soldering Iron. We've put a huge amount of thought and effort into crafting a soldering experience that's easy and safe for anyone to learn. It has a 100-Watt heater that's ready to solder in 5 seconds.

@sindarina You're right, I should!

@sindarina I'm here, just mostly lurking!

So my local library's makerspace offered a free event where they brought in a bunch of old tower computers, printers, game consoles, etc., - laid out a bunch of iFixit toolkits - and let everyone (kids and adults alike) take everything apart!!!

One kid was hesitant because they didn't want to break anything and the library staff were like, none of it works. We're recycling and throwing everything out afterwards! Go hog wild, you won't get in trouble! You're meant to break it and take it apart!

The kid was absolutely enthusiastic and went to town!

I got to be a kid again and go into detail about all the computer parts and what each of the hardware did. It was awesome watching my children and other kids and adults interact, share tools, show off what they found.

I spoke with the organizer afterwards and asked if this was a regular thing and he said that he didn't have enough old equipment to make it regular. I laughed and said all of my friends have CLOSETS FULL OF THIS STUFF and the idea of giving it to a bunch of kids and adults to play with would bring joy and meaning to their life, lol!

I gave him the time to meet up with @fxbghackers and told him to make a community announcement about needing old electronics for donation to take apart and he'd get truck loads.

Just another way community helps each other out. This is post scarcity education.

#solarPunk #mutualAid #community #library #makerSpace

Scoop: I obtained the contract Samsung requires independent shops to sign to buy phone repair parts from them.

It requires:

- "Daily" dumps of customer data
- The "immediate destruction" of any phones a shop comes across that has third-party parts

https://www.404media.co/samsung-requires-independent-repair-shops-to-share-customer-data-snitch-on-people-who-use-aftermarket-parts-leaked-contract-shows/

@craignewmark Thanks Craig! We've got a real shot at getting this thing done.