The phone or computer you’re reading this on may not be long for this world. Maybe you’ll drop it in water, or your dog will make a chew toy of it, or it’ll reach obsolescence. If you can’t repair it and have to discard it, the device will become e-waste, joining an alarmingly large mountain … Read more
Los Angeles-based Gitai said Tuesday that its autonomous robotic arm has nailed a tech demonstration outside the International Space Station. Gitai CEO Sho Nakanose told TechCrunch in an interview last year that the company aims to reduce in-space labor costs by 100 times, in the same way that SpaceX and other providers have dramatically reduced … Read more
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The Apple Vision Pro headset’s sticker price of $3,499 is nothing to sneeze at. But if you choose not to pay the additional $24.99 per month or $499 for two years of AppleCare Plus coverage, be sure to handle your new headset with kid gloves. For users without a coverage plan, repairing a cracked cover … Read more
June Wan/ZDNET The Google Pixel 8 Pro was only released a few months ago, but you already have an option to repair your device if something breaks. Unfortunately, like the phone itself, it doesn’t come cheap. Back in October, Google said that authentic repair parts would soon be available from the iFixit store, and that … Read more
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Not only has Apple halted online sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra Series 2 (with in-store sales to follow), but the company’s ongoing patent rift with medical device maker Masimo has another ripple effect: out-of-warranty hardware repairs for several Apple Watch models are now unavailable to customers. That’s according to … Read more
Now older models, like the pictured Apple Watch Series 8, could be affected. Jason Hiner/ZDNET The Apple Watch 9 and Ultra 2 were launched this fall but have now been removed from Apple’s virtual store shelves in compliance with the International Trade Commission’s (ITC) import ban. The ban also impacts service replacements for older, out-of-warranty … Read more
As a PC gamer, you’ve likely already felt the pain that is the ever-increasing file size of today’s games—Baldur’s Gate 3 and Red Dead Redemption 2 are each around 150 gigabytes, for example. These giant games become even more of a hassle on portable consoles like Valve’s Steam Deck. Huge file sizes don’t have to … Read more
“If you’re replacing a damaged battery with a new one, suddenly, once you’ve added in the other costs in terms of labor and hire cars,” says Mark Fry, an engineering manager at Thatcham Research, “it’s just not always economical to repair the car.” A spokesman for the Association for British Insurers adds that there are … Read more
Since 2000, the International Space Station has sped through space at 17,500 mph, 260 miles above our heads, affording its rotation of seven astronauts to gaze on the vast majority of Earth every 90 minutes. Don Pettit, wearing his Omega Speedmaster, using a still camera to photograph the topography of a point on Earth from … Read more
When I bought the Steam Deck a few years ago, I was skeptical. I was willing to risk buying only the cheapest version possible—a $400 handheld with a measly 64 GB of storage. Now, I know I love it. I’ve used it for hundreds of hours already, stuck with limited, slower storage. If I were … Read more