We speak to technicians retaining outdated HomePods and Concord remotes alive

This week on The Vergecast, the flagship podcast of house theater remotes, we dedicate an episode to the appropriate to restore the know-how you personal.

We dwell in a world the place our most essential devices are with us always. Due to this, we anticipate them to final so long as bodily doable. Sadly, the fact of shopper tech at present is that a number of devices usually are not constructed with the intention of being simply fixable once they break. On at present’s episode, we speak to people who find themselves determining restore the tech we use every single day so we are able to use it even longer, even after producer help stops.

We additionally speak with Quin, who runs a family-owned and -operated restore service specializing in Logitech’s now-discontinued Concord common remotes. Quin shares what occurred when he tried to contact Logitech about distant repairs and why he ended up having to purchase a pallet of LCD screens from China.

Final however not least, we chat with Kyle Wiens, the CEO of DIY restore web site iFixit. The folks at iFixit have been tearing down computer systems and the like for many years now and have influenced a number of DIY technicians by sharing restore manuals and suggestions for fixing something from laptops and telephones to cameras and toys. Hear Kyle focus on the evolution of repairing shopper tech and the combat for the appropriate to restore.

Take heed to the complete present right here, in your most popular podcast participant, or on YouTube!

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