iFixit has released product tear-downs of new mobile and laptop devices which provide advertising for the company's parts and equipment sales.[8] These tear-downs have been reviewed by PC World,[9]The Mac Observer,[10]NetworkWorld,[11] and other publications.[12][13]
Co-founder Kyle Wiens[14] has said that he aims to reduce electronic waste by teaching people to repair their own gear,[15] and by offering tools, parts, and a forum to discuss repairs.[16] In 2011, he travelled through Africa with a documentary team to meet a community of electronics technicians who repair and rebuild the world's discarded electronics.[17]
iFixit provides a software as a service platform known as Dozuki to allow others to use iFixit's documentation framework to produce their own documentation. O'Reilly Media'sMake and Craft magazines use Dozuki to feature community guides alongside instructions originally written by the staff for the print magazine.[18]
On April 3, 2014 iFixit announced a partnership with Fairphone.[19]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, iFixit and CALPIRG, the California arm of the Public Interest Research Group, worked with hospitals and medical research facilities to gather the largest known database of medical equipment manuals and repair guides to support the healthcare industry during the pandemic.[20]
Reception
In September 2015, Apple removed the iFixit app from the App Store in reaction to the company's publication of a tear-down of a developer pre-release version of the Apple TV (4th generation) obtained under Apple's Developer Program violating a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement, and accordingly, their developer account was suspended.[11] In response, iFixit says it has worked on improving its mobile site for users to access its services through a mobile browser.[21]
In April 2019, it was revealed that some Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S devices contain a physical Easter egg reading "Hi iFixit! We See You!",[22] demonstrating that device manufacturers are aware of iFixit.
In March 2022 Samsung announced that they would be collaborating with iFixit to provide a self-repair program and parts store for a range of their electronic devices.[23]
In April 2022 Google announced that they would be partnering with iFixit to provide replacement parts for their Pixel series of smartphones.[24]
^"Meet the $21 Million Company That Thinks a New iPhone Is a Total Waste of Money". inc.com. 5 April 2017. from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^Wiens, Kyle (14 June 2013). "Fix Things, Never Force It: Lessons From Grandpa". theatlantic.com. from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
^"17-inch MacBook Pro Gets Torn to Pieces". PCWorld. from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^"iFixit Shares MacBook Air Take Apart || The Mac Observer". www.macobserver.com. from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ abBrown, Bob (30 September 2015). "Apple gives iFixit app the boot". Network World. from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
^"iFixit in the Press". from the original on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^"iFixit in the Press and Media". www.ifixit.com. from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^Wiens, Kyle (20 July 2012). "I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here's Why". Harvard Business Review. from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^Taub, Eric A (20 July 2010). "Cooling Your Laptop, or Your Lap?". The New York Times. from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^Biersdorfer, J. D. (22 September 2010). "Ways to Remove a Broken Plug". The New York Times. from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^Wiens, Kyle (7 October 2011). "Why Fixers Will Save Our Planet". The Atlantic. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^Foresman, Chris (2011-08-18). "Dozuki will drag service manuals kicking, screaming into 21st century". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
^iFixit and Fairphone – Fixing The Cell Phone Problem, IFixit e-mail of April 3, 2014 (web version)
^Goode, Lauren (May 19, 2020). "Right-to-Repair Groups Fire Shots at Medical Device Manufacturers". Wired. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^Robertson, Adi (2019-04-12). "Oculus says 'tens of thousands' of its new controllers include secret messages". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
^Amadeo, Ron (2022-08-03). "Samsung and iFixit launch repair program for flagship phones and tablets". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
^Amadeo, Ron (2022-06-30). "iFixit and Google launch official Pixel parts store". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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ifixit, american, commerce, website, that, sells, repair, parts, publishes, free, wiki, like, online, repair, guides, consumer, electronics, gadgets, company, also, performs, product, tear, downs, consumer, devices, private, company, luis, obispo, california, . iFixit aɪ ˈ f ɪ k s ɪ t eye FIX it 4 is an American e commerce and how to website that sells repair parts and publishes free wiki like online repair guides for consumer electronics and gadgets The company also performs product tear downs of consumer devices It is a private company in San Luis Obispo California founded in 2003 spurred by Kyle Wiens 5 not being able to locate an Apple iBook G3 repair manual 6 while the company s founders 7 were attending Cal Poly San Luis iFixitTypePrivately held companyFounded2003 20 years ago 2003 HeadquartersSan Luis Obispo California U S Key peopleKyle Wiens 1 CEOLuke Soules CXOWebsiteifixit comIFixitUsers1 200 000 2 Content licenseCreative Commons BY NC SA 3 The Apple iBook G3 which founder Kyle Wiens was searching a repair manual for Contents 1 Business model 2 Reception 3 See also 4 ReferencesBusiness model Edit An iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit iFixit has released product tear downs of new mobile and laptop devices which provide advertising for the company s parts and equipment sales 8 These tear downs have been reviewed by PC World 9 The Mac Observer 10 NetworkWorld 11 and other publications 12 13 Co founder Kyle Wiens 14 has said that he aims to reduce electronic waste by teaching people to repair their own gear 15 and by offering tools parts and a forum to discuss repairs 16 In 2011 he travelled through Africa with a documentary team to meet a community of electronics technicians who repair and rebuild the world s discarded electronics 17 iFixit provides a software as a service platform known as Dozuki to allow others to use iFixit s documentation framework to produce their own documentation O Reilly Media s Make and Craft magazines use Dozuki to feature community guides alongside instructions originally written by the staff for the print magazine 18 On April 3 2014 iFixit announced a partnership with Fairphone 19 During the COVID 19 pandemic iFixit and CALPIRG the California arm of the Public Interest Research Group worked with hospitals and medical research facilities to gather the largest known database of medical equipment manuals and repair guides to support the healthcare industry during the pandemic 20 Reception EditIn September 2015 Apple removed the iFixit app from the App Store in reaction to the company s publication of a tear down of a developer pre release version of the Apple TV 4th generation obtained under Apple s Developer Program violating a signed Non Disclosure Agreement and accordingly their developer account was suspended 11 In response iFixit says it has worked on improving its mobile site for users to access its services through a mobile browser 21 In April 2019 it was revealed that some Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S devices contain a physical Easter egg reading Hi iFixit We See You 22 demonstrating that device manufacturers are aware of iFixit In March 2022 Samsung announced that they would be collaborating with iFixit to provide a self repair program and parts store for a range of their electronic devices 23 In April 2022 Google announced that they would be partnering with iFixit to provide replacement parts for their Pixel series of smartphones 24 See also EditConsumer Rights Act 2015 Do it yourself Electronics right to repair Magnuson Moss Warranty Act Repair Cafe Right to repairReferences Edit Wiens Kyle Kyle Wiens kylewiens com Leaderboard Archived from the original on 2017 01 03 Retrieved 2015 05 18 Content Licensing Archived from the original on 14 October 2013 Retrieved 17 October 2013 IFixit Channel Trailer YouTube March 29 2018 Retrieved 7 July 2022 Triangulation 373 Kyle Wiens iFixit TWiT TV TWiT tv Retrieved 2018 11 19 Meet the 21 Million Company That Thinks a New iPhone Is a Total Waste of Money inc com 5 April 2017 Archived from the original on 5 April 2017 Retrieved 20 May 2018 Wiens Kyle 14 June 2013 Fix Things Never Force It Lessons From Grandpa theatlantic com Archived from the original on 17 June 2013 Retrieved 20 May 2018 How iFixit Uses Teardowns As Marketing 3 0 by Leander Kahney Cult of Mac Sep 18 2009 retrieved July 2 2010 Archived from the original on September 24 2009 Retrieved April 15 2020 17 inch MacBook Pro Gets Torn to Pieces PCWorld Archived from the original on 21 February 2009 Retrieved 20 May 2018 iFixit Shares MacBook Air Take Apart The Mac Observer www macobserver com Archived from the original on 10 August 2018 Retrieved 20 May 2018 a b Brown Bob 30 September 2015 Apple gives iFixit app the boot Network World Archived from the original on 2 October 2015 Retrieved 3 October 2015 iFixit in the Press Archived from the original on 12 April 2012 Retrieved 15 April 2012 iFixit in the Press and Media www ifixit com Archived from the original on 10 August 2018 Retrieved 20 May 2018 Wiens Kyle 20 July 2012 I Won t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar Here s Why Harvard Business Review Archived from the original on 22 December 2014 Retrieved 20 May 2018 Taub Eric A 20 July 2010 Cooling Your Laptop or Your Lap The New York Times Archived from the original on 23 July 2010 Retrieved 20 May 2018 Biersdorfer J D 22 September 2010 Ways to Remove a Broken Plug The New York Times Archived from the original on 23 July 2012 Retrieved 20 May 2018 Wiens Kyle 7 October 2011 Why Fixers Will Save Our Planet The Atlantic Retrieved 15 April 2012 Foresman Chris 2011 08 18 Dozuki will drag service manuals kicking screaming into 21st century Ars Technica Retrieved 2023 01 06 iFixit and Fairphone Fixing The Cell Phone Problem IFixit e mail of April 3 2014 web version Goode Lauren May 19 2020 Right to Repair Groups Fire Shots at Medical Device Manufacturers Wired Retrieved May 21 2020 Wiens Kyle 2015 09 29 iFixit App Pulled from Apple s App Store iFixit Retrieved 2023 01 06 Robertson Adi 2019 04 12 Oculus says tens of thousands of its new controllers include secret messages The Verge Retrieved 2021 05 02 Amadeo Ron 2022 08 03 Samsung and iFixit launch repair program for flagship phones and tablets Ars Technica Retrieved 2023 01 06 Amadeo Ron 2022 06 30 iFixit and Google launch official Pixel parts store Ars Technica Retrieved 2023 01 06 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title IFixit amp oldid 1132026128, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
