Over the years, we’ve watched in disbelief as Sony took the highly repairable XM3s and nerfed them to the point where you’d need a rework station for what used to be a simple battery replacement. With highly repairable options like the Fairbuds on the market, has Sony finally upped their game with the XM6?

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The Amazing Utility of MagSafe Magnets

Apple’s MagSafe tech might not be particularly efficient at charging your iPhone, but those batteries are A+ hacking project gold. You can mix and match purpose-built MagSafe batteries, brackets, and stands with your own DIY options. Here's some inspo for your next project. 

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Iowa Farmers Are Leading the Fight for Repair

If you eat food, you’re already in this story. John Deere is still trying to kill the Right to Repair, but Iowa farmers are pushing hard to retake their rights. On February 18, the Iowa House Agriculture Committee advanced a fix by an 18-5 margin, putting the bill on a very real path forward in one of the country’s largest agricultural producers.

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How To Survive the (Most Recent) Hardware Crunch

Remember the early days of the COVID pandemic when things shut down and it suddenly got really complicated to get even the most essential of tech? Well, we’re here again. Only this time around, international supply chains aren’t impacted by a virus; instead all the compute (and storage) is gobbled up by massive data centers. So what is one to do in this predicament? For us at iFixit, the way forward is obvious: embrace scrappiness!

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Our Digital Multimeter Got a Revamp

The multimeter is a diagnostic essential for every toolkit. We've updated ours with RMS automatic ranging, non-contact voltage detection, and more for optimal troubleshooting.