Explore how repairable electronics, modular tech, and growing right to repair laws are reshaping consumer devices, reducing e ...

If you’re considering purchasing a new gadget—whether that’s a laptop, a video game console, or a digital camera—you might expect to have access to whatever repair manuals or spare parts the ...

The website iFixit has long been known for its electronics repair kits and for its very public stance that repair manuals should be accessible to everyone. That’s one of the foundational arguments of ...

Editor-in-chief Joe Desposito relates a repair story about portable devices and is surprised to find that a web site called iFixit.com will show its visitors how to repair a complex device like the ...

Sara Behdad receives funding from National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily ...