#right-to-repair

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fromBikerumor
1 week ago

Nomad Cycles Launch Kickstarter to Hand-Build eBikes in Portland

Nomad Cycles is launching crowdfunding to hand-build two modular, repairable eBikes—the Double Down and Kickback—focused on comfort, durability, and community manufacturing.
Video games
fromArs Technica
1 week ago

The Outer Worlds 2 wants you to join the space police

The Outer Worlds 2 prologue puts players as an Earth Directorate agent seizing an unsealed skip drive core while preserving sardonic tone and strong acting.
fromiRunFar
2 weeks ago

Repairing Your GPS Watch: Current Options from Coros, Garmin, and Suunto

Buying a GPS watch isn't a casual purchase. Most runners are dropping somewhere between $300 and $800 on a device they expect to last years. At that price, you're not just paying for battery life or training metrics. You're buying into a promise of reliability, toughness, and support if something goes sideways. But when things do break - and they do - the story often falls apart. Cracked screens. Busted buttons. Dead batteries. None of these issues should mean a watch is done for,
Wearables
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 month ago

We're Envisioning A Better Future

The EFF 35 Cityscape proposes a future where users are empowered to repair and tinker with their devices, move freely without being tracked, and innovate with bold new ideas.
Digital life
US politics
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Senators throw weight behind military right to repair

Senators Warren and Sheehy introduced a bill to enshrine the US Army's right to repair policy across all military branches.
Right-wing politics
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Despite Right to Repair laws, some manufacturers fall short

Progress on Right to Repair laws reveals inconsistent compliance among manufacturers, with many failing to support consumer repair efforts effectively.
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Navy backs right to repair after $13B carrier goes half-fed

Phelan highlighted that a significant portion of repair difficulties arises from restrictive vendor contracts, making basic fixes costly and time-consuming for the Navy's operational equipment.
Tech industry
Gadgets
fromEngadget
2 months ago

You probably won't be fixing your own Nintendo Switch 2

The Nintendo Switch 2 has a poor repairability score of three out of ten, signaling difficulty in repairs compared to previous models.
Tech industry
fromThe Verge
3 months ago

Texas Right to Repair bill passes, heads to the governor's desk

Texas Senate passed HB 2963, a right to repair law requiring manufacturers to provide spare parts and manuals.
fromGSMArena.com
3 months ago

Apple adds some iPads to the Self Service Repair program

Apple's Self Service Repair program empowers users to repair their devices independently.
The program's reach now includes multiple devices and international access.
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fromThe Verge
3 months ago
Tech industry

The US Army is getting in on right-to-repair

The US Army adopts right-to-repair provisions to enhance equipment maintenance and reduce contractor dependence.
fromTheregister
4 months ago
Tech industry

Army brass declare for right to repair

The US Army is pursuing the right to repair its own equipment, a rare bipartisan consensus issue.
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