The Vergecast

Fixing your own gadgets, from HomePods to Harmony remotes

Feb 15, 2023

01:15:09

Episode guests

Kyle Wiens

Alex Cranz

David Pierce

Highlights

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Episode notes

What Should Apple Be Doing to Make It Easier for You?

05:19

Atari 2600 Repair Community

01:32

I Don't Know How to Control My AV Setup at Home Without It.

01:39

Introduction

2min

HomePod Repairs - Nick's Fix

2min

HomePods - Why You Shouldn't Buy One

3min

HomePod Deathfarts - The Most Irreparable Apple Product Ever

3min

Do You Know How to Fix a No Power HomePod?

6min

The Root Causes of No Power Failures

2min

How Specialized Are the Tools for This?

2min

What Should Apple Be Doing to Make It Easier for You?

5min

The Big Home Pot Is Back!

2min

10.

The Logitech Harmony Remote

2min

11.

Harmony Remote Repair

2min

12.

How to Repair a Harmony Remote?

5min

13.

What's the Difference Between the Harmony 650 and the 88890?

2min

14.

I Don't Know How to Control My AV Setup at Home Without It.

2min

15.

How to Fix a Broken Remote?

2min

16.

The Harmony Remote Repair Business?

2min

17.

The Harmony Remote Is a Product That Is Very Niche, Right?

2min

18.

Are You Sure You Can't Find Just a Replacement Locally?

2min

19.

The CEO of iFixit, Kyle Wins, Talks Gadget Repair

2min

20.

The Best Laptop Ever Made

2min

21.

Atari 2600 Repair Community

2min

22.

Is the Logitech Harmony Remote Really a Great Remote?

2min

23.

Is Amazon's Photocopying of Kindles a Bad Idea?

2min

24.

Pebble - What's the Solution?

2min

25.

The End of Ownership

2min

26.

Is There an Opportunity to Sue Vizio for GPL Software?

2min

27.

The Right to Repair Laws - Is There an Opportunity?

2min

28.

The Steam Deck Is a Totally Different Microsoft

2min

29.

My Worst Repair Ever

2min

30.

Samsung Upcycling Is a Cool Idea

2min

31.

Wireless Earbuds - Are They a Good Idea?

2min

32.

The New Anti-Clampy Clampy

2min

33.

The Right to Repair - We Need Options

2min

Today on the flagship podcast of home theater remotes: repairing broken gadgets and why you should do it.

01:55 - David Pierce talks with Nic of Nic’s Fix, a repair service specializing in Apple’s original HomePod.

28:15 - Alex Cranz talks with Quin at Harmony Remote Repair, who offers fixes for the discontinued universal remote from Logitech.

47:07 - iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens joins the show to talk about the state of fixing your own stuff and what’s next in the fight for the right to repair.

Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call the Vergecast hotline at 866-VERGE11, we'd love to hear from you.

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The Vergecast

Fixing your own gadgets, from HomePods to Harmony remotes

Episode guests

What Should Apple Be Doing to Make It Easier for You?

Atari 2600 Repair Community

I Don't Know How to Control My AV Setup at Home Without It.

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