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Many of the gadgets we use every day have a limited shelf life, and often end up as e-waste before their time. The Dutch company that launched a repairable, upgradeable, sustainable smartphone has now taken the challenge to true wireless earphones.Cont… Continue reading Upgrade-friendly TWS earbuds designed to let the music play on
Mobile devices have become notorious for their unrepairability, with glued-together parts and impossible-to-reach connectors. So it’s refreshing to see something new in that field from the e-book reader brand Kobo …read more Continue reading How Do You Make A Repairable E-Reader
Older consumer electronic devices follow a desirability curve in which after they fall from favour they can’t be given away. But as they become rarer, they reach a point at …read more Continue reading Who’s Afraid Of A CRT?
There is much to be found online about recovering data from corrupt SD cards, but [StezStix Mix] had an entirely different problem with his card. He’d filmed an important video …read more Continue reading Recovering a Physically Broken SD Card
Whether you’re on a bike or in a car, potholes are a problem. Maintenance is costly and labor intensive, but authorities in the UK have successfully tested an autonomous machine designed to detect and seal surface cracks that can grow into potholes – w… Continue reading Fully autonomous street crawlers could make potholes thing of the past
Sometimes, you have a piece of hardware that just up and stops working on you. In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to toss something broken and move on. [BuyItFixIt], as …read more Continue reading Recovering a Busted Video Capture Device With Firmware Flashing Tricks
Ordinarily, when there’s a leak in an underground natural gas pipeline, the affected section of pipe has to be excavated and replaced. Soon, however, a pipe-inspecting and -repairing modular robot may make doing so unnecessary.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Resin-slinging robot could repair gas pipelines from the inside
If you have ever wondered what goes into repairing and refurbishing an X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) scanner, then don’t miss [Ahron Wayne]’s comprehensive project page on doing exactly that. He …read more Continue reading X-Ray CT Scanners From eBay, Brought Back to Life
Oh, perfect — now our cars can BSOD. At least that’s how it looks from a forum post showing a Blue Screen of Death on a Ford Mustang Mach E, …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: January 7, 2024
Some equipment comes with a backstory so impressive, you can’t help but treat it with reverence. For instance, this Hantek scope’s front panel and knobs have melted when a battery …read more Continue reading Explosion-Scarred Scope Gets Plastic Surgery Hackerspace Style