Can you fix your gadgets? Yes you can
May 3rd 2010 05:22
Slowly running computers are among the most common user complaints Photo: GETTY IMAGES
The relaunch of website iFixit could herald a new age of users repairing their own technology
The Chief Executive Officer of iFixit has long made a living via repairs, and posts almost instant "teardowns" of brand new Apple products. He’s revealed, for instance, that there's the perfect space for a camera in the company's new iPad tablet computer. Simply put, his approach is that repairing a product is both possible and fun for many owners.
Today Wiens is launching what he's calling Repair 2.0. Taking the crowdsourcing route that's becoming more and more popular across disciplines, he's recruited an army of eager amateurs who dismantle and discover the inner workings of everything they can lay their hands on. That ranges from iPods and computers, of course, through to more traditional mechanics. In a spoof, the company has even put a special "teardown" on its website. Of a banana.
From today, iFixit includes 100,000 photos detailing the construction of 1,500 products. The site has already sold parts to over 100,000 people and, Wiens estimates, helped them to repair over a million devices. Now, however, the site's community includes community-provided instructions on larger projects, such as fixing the brakes on cars. It's the classic stuff of DIY from ages past.
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