Two great new repairable gadgets

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/installer.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hi, friends! Welcome to <em>Installer</em> No. 141, your guide to the best and <em>Verge</em>-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, I'm newish here too, and also you can read all the old editions at the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/installer-newsletter"><em>Installer</em> homepage</a>.) </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This week, I've been getting back into the <em>Installer</em> groove, trying out some <a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=1025X1701640&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Flisting%2F4375698069%2Fnintendo-switch-2-split-grips-pro%3Fref%3Dshop_home_feat_1%26bes%3D1%26sts%3D1%26logging_key%3D3e8dd7a90c194ae938687543d9e8b22896a65dfc%253A4375698069%26variation0%3D6770054190%26dd_referrer%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F"><strong>ergonomic Switch 2 grips I bought on Etsy</strong></a>, researching bike stuff because I'm about to get a <a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=1025X1701640&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.velotricbike.com%2F"><strong>Velotric</strong></a> e-bike, inching my way through the fourth book in <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Dark-Tower-IV/Stephen-King/The-Dark-Tower/9781501143557"><strong><em>The Dark Tower</em></strong></a> series, trying to figure out what feels off about Sonic in the <a href="https://www.fortnite.com/news/fortnite-override-break-the-rules-change-the-game"><strong>new </strong><strong><em>Fortnite</em></strong><strong> season</strong></a>, wondering <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/982955/meta-mark-zuckerberg-strancally-castle-ireland"><strong>why Mark Zuckerberg needs a castle</strong></a>, and swatting at a few too many flies that have snu …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/983375/fairphone-6-plus-framework-12-laptop-mutiny-mortal-shell-2">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>