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1 month ago | 
ifixit.com | Charlie Sorrel
If you were designing an underground bunker to house and protect around 10,000 people for an unknown number of centuries, what would be your number one priority? OK, you have to make sure they have food and water. But after that, the most important thing is to design for repairability. Beware—spoilers ahead. The world of Silo is a completely closed environment.
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1 month ago | 
ifixit.com | Charlie Sorrel
When the iPhone 16e arrived at iFixit HQ today, we immediately sent it in for some intense surgery. For the first time ever, our teardown day started with a little light microsoldering, taking off the new C1 modem to send to our partners for analysis. The iPhone 16e, the new entry-level iPhone, already has its place marked in Apple’s history books. It is the first iPhone to use Apple’s own cellular modem chip, instead of packing one from Qualcomm. This is a big deal for several reasons.
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2 months ago | 
ifixit.com | Charlie Sorrel
Apple’s iPhone 16e is a weird one. It’s Apple’s “budget” model, but it’s 40% more expensive than the iPhone SE it replaces. It’s an iPhone 16 in name, but many of its hardware features are from the previous generation. Still, it remains the cheapest iPhone in Apple’s lineup, which is something. And then there’s that new modem.
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2 months ago | 
ifixit.com | Charlie Sorrel
Every year, Clara Gregori gathers up old, discarded laptops from friends, family, and local businesses, stuffs them into a suitcase, and flies from her home in Catalonia Spain to a students’ residence in Senegal, where those computers are given a second, and even a third, life. This time, Clara headed with a suitcase full of repurposed gear to set up a solar-powered computer lab in the savannah.
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2 months ago | 
ifixit.com | Charlie Sorrel
One of the best parts of online shopping is the returns. No more justifying yourself to a prickly in-store clerk who insists on asking questions despite the store’s no-questions-asked returns policy. Just drop the parcel at the pick-up point and you’re done. But not so fast. Those returned items aren’t just restocked on warehouse shelves, ready to be resold. In fact, in many cases, they can end up useless.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
cultofmac.com | Charlie Sorrel
How-To How do you set up a new Apple Watch? Whether you got the Series 10 with its thin design and advanced sensors or leapt for the rugged Apple Watch Ultra 2, you might be wondering how to get started. After all, the Watch is unlike any other Apple device, both in its dependence on an iPhone and in the way it works.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
cultofmac.com | Charlie Sorrel
If you’re a super lucky duck, then Santa may have left you a pair of AirPods. They are truly one of the best products Apple ever made, because they really do offer a huge upgrade on all previous headphones. Here’s how to set up your new AirPods. They’re easy to use, and they sound amazing. This article will show you everything you need to know. How to set up AirPods: Pair them only onceOne of AirPods best features is something you’ll only see once — the easy pairing.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
cultofmac.com | Charlie Sorrel
How do you set up your new iPhone the fastest way possible? The iPhone setup process gets easier every year. So easy, in fact, that there are only a few things you need to do to move from your old iPhone to a new one. The hot new tip this year is that you can directly transfer data from your old iPhone to your new one using a cable. If you’re an Android switcher, you can copy your data using the Move to iOS app.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
lifewire.com | Charlie Sorrel |Jerri Ledford
Bone conduction headsets send sound to your ears via the bones around your ears. They sound surprisingly good. Because your ears are never blocked, they're safer and more sociable. Forget AirPods and headphones. If you want to do reality properly, then bone conduction is the way to go. Wireless earbuds are amazing, but they do have their downsides. They block out external sound, even in transparency mode, and socially, they also signal that you are separated from whoever you're talking to.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
ifixit.com | Charlie Sorrel
No matter how fast powerful laptops get, and no matter how ridiculously big and beefy a portable gaming rig might be, their batteries will never be any bigger than they are today. Why? You can thank the Federal Aviation Administration. Lithium-ion batteries are a wonder of convenience. They can power computers for days, they charge quickly, and they don’t suffer from any weird “memory” effects, and lithium is the lightest of metals, which is good for portable devices.
