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Taking back control of technology [repairable electronics]

Today's devices are 'black boxes': to be admired, not repaired. However, this attitude is starting to change. Perhaps nowhere has technological development been more incredible than in mobile phones. Comparing old and new phones is a good illustration of how our seemingly insatiable appetite for new technology is often driven by fashion and style. It's not just phones, but cars, computers and even household appliances that are dictated by style, and it's this drive for smaller, sleeker and more aesthetically pleasing devices that makes working on them difficult. Sometimes products are designed to be difficult to access, sometimes it's a by-product of how they are made and engineered. Perhaps nowhere do owners feel more disempowered these days than when lifting the bonnet of a modern car. Most people would struggle to name most of the engine's parts, or even be able to spot them under the engine cover.