hey guys I'm going to lynge and this is
the iFixit rundown where I give you all
the news that happened this month and I
fix it we've seen a lot of unusual Apple
products this year a SmartWatch an
extra-large iPad and even an iPad stylus
and keyboard so it should really
surprise us that Apple released an
external battery case for the iPhone
these smart battery case just like the
other Apple accessories we've seen
recently this was an especially
destructive teardown we had to tear up
the micro fiber and bring out our
snipping tools to get into the case
inside we found a 3.8 volt 7.73 watt our
1877 milliamp hour battery that more
than doubles your iPhone 6s is
6.55 watt hour capacity considering all
the cutting we had to do it's no
surprise that the smart battery case
only scored a 2 out of 10 on our repair
ability scale back in 2013 we tore down
Valve's first entry into the console
market the steam box and along with it
the first iteration of the steam
controller this radically different
controller was met with well let's just
say some skepticism well it's been a few
years since then and valve is back with
a redesigned version of the controller
they are hoping will be more successful
with its dual track pads 6 access
combination gyroscope accelerometer
sensor and high definition haptic
feedback valve is hoping to capture the
minds and money of gamers everywhere
fortunately for our teardown engineers
the steam controller only required a
screwdriver a prime tool and a pair of
hands to take apart this relatively
modular controller impressed us enough
to get an 8 out of 10 on our repair
ability scale at the tail end of last
month we launched our all-new pro tech
and 64-bit kit so if you're in the
market for last-minute gifts for the
special fixer in your life these happen
to be amazing gifts if you need more
ideas to fill those stockings we've got
a huge gift guide which is loaded with
great ideas for fixers at every skill
level we'll have that link for you down
in the description below over at our
blog we have a story for everyone
written by a guest bike blogger Beck
maples explains how to build an
essential and affordable site
toolkit whether you're an avid cyclist
or just like a joyride
every once in a blue moon the
information Beck lays out in this post
is for you we also take a look at how
the Internet of Things can quickly
become the Internet of broken things for
over a year owners of a samsung smart
fridge have been unable to use their
fridges pre-installed Google Calendar
app while a broken calendar on your
fridge might not seem like the biggest
deal it's an important lesson on how
smart devices can lead to shorter device
lifespans and even copyright
restrictions you can check out the full
story over at our blog on our channel we
have a couple of how-tos for your early
2015 MacBook Air I walk you through
replacing the trackpad and how to get to
your SSD for replacement and upgrades we
also have a story that shows that with
the right tools even members of the
European Parliament can fix their phones
still the EU could make it easier for us
how by requiring product manufacturers
to design their products so that they
can easily be repaired and enough spare
parts are available watch this story and
more on our Channel for the past couple
of months I've asked you to send me
pictures of your latest or next repair
because I want to make sure that you
always have the right tools for the job
I got a ton of people showing me what
they've been up to and I've loved seeing
all your repairs but there can only be
two winners of our brand new pro tech
toolkit so I drew names at random and
the winners are at Thomas tasks and at
flow high
Congrats guys and if you didn't win this
time keep watching for more contests in
the future and that is your December
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