Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Wednesday, November 17th, 2021. I'm Brian McCullough.

Today, hell freezes slightly over. Apple is going to let you repair your own devices at home, yourself. The

Staple Center goes crypto. Meta wants to bring touch to VR. Netflix now wants you to

know which shows have been watched the most and Miramax is

suing Quentin Tarantino over NFTs. Here's what you miss today in the world of Tech.

Starting next year, Apple will let you do at-home repairs of your Apple devices by sending you parts and tools to fix your device all by your lonesome. This is kind of out of left field, but you

can now be your own genius bar, I guess, quoting Tech Crunch. The company will also be offering up online repair manuals, text not video, accessible

through the new Apple Self-Sservice Repair Online Store.

The system is similar to the one the company rolled out for independent repair providers,

of which there are currently 2800 in the US plus 5,000 Apple authorized service providers,

beginning with the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 focused on display, battery, and camera fixes.

A similar service for M1 Max will be launching soon after.

Creating greater access to Apple genuine parts gives our customers even

more choice if a repair is needed, C.O. Jeff Williams said in a release tied to the announcement.

In the past three years, Apple has nearly doubled the number of service locations with access to Apple genuine parts and training and now we're providing an option for those who wish to complete their own repairs end quote.

Apple hasn't listed specific prices yet,

but customers will get a credit toward the final fee

if they mail in the damaged components for recycling.

When it launches in the US and early 2022, the store will offer some 200 parts and tools to consumers.

Performing these tasks at home won't void the device's warranty, though you might if you manage to further damage the product in the process of repairing it, so,

hew closely to those manuals. After reviewing that, you can purchase parts from the Apple Self-Sservice Repair Online Store."

This looks like it's probably in response to the recent right to repair pressure

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