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10/13/2026

The Flip Video camcorder is the device that made film YouTuber Izzy Custodio (bkr).

In high school, Izzy’s camcorder was her ticket to casual move making, including a backyard Twilight parody. Follow that invisible string and you land at Be Kind Rewind, Izzy’s YouTube channel on film history and the women who shaped it. Now 350K+ subscribers strong, the channel has taken her places she never expected, including an appearance on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) to discuss A Foreign Affair.

10/12/2026

Every new smartphone requires 266kg of mined materials. We spoke with experts from across the globe about the realities of raw material extraction, and what can be done to prevent further destruction.

Watch the video at the link in our bio.

The Slow Tech Summit is happening this Thursday, Oct. 15th in Paris. Swipe for a taste of what you can expect at Back Ma...
10/12/2026

The Slow Tech Summit is happening this Thursday, Oct. 15th in Paris. Swipe for a taste of what you can expect at Back Market’s all-day event dedicated to imagining what a slower, more thoughtful tech future could look like. RSVP for free at the link in our bio.

The 2026 Slow Tech Summit Keynote Speaker is Cory Doctorow: bestselling author, journalist, tech activist, and coiner of the term “Ensh*ttification”.

Cory’s speech will explore the possibilities for a Post-American, Ensh*ttification-resistant, repair-friendly internet.

Phone Spa by iFixit

Clean your device, discover simple maintenance tips, and learn to take better care of your tech so it lasts longer.

Trade-In Bar by Back Market

Your old tech is the gateway to the circular economy. Bring it by the Back Market Trade-In Bar for a price estimate.

Tech Atelier by XForce

Protect your phone with free, tailor-made screen protection, crafted live on site by Xforce. Because your tech deserves the Cinderella treatment.

Workshop: Learn to Soder

Learn to solder with a friendly workshop from the iFixit team, open to all skill levels. Get hands-on with soldering and make your own Joule Thief flashlight, and try out iFixit’s FixHub Soldering Iron. You get to take your creation home with you!

Workshop: Battery Academy

Attend the Battery Academy with designer and artist Marie Verdeil. In this workshop, participants will receive a hands-on crash course on electricity by cooking-up DIY and low-tech batteries with potatoes, lemons and salt to light up a mini LED.

Roundtable: Obsolescence as a creative tool

Led by Le Cronache di Dave, the Milan-based creator who finds new possibilities in old technology. Dave will share vintage cameras, CRTs, analogue video tools, and unusual electronics behind his work, discussing how limitations, imperfections, and outdated technologies can become creative tools rather than obstacles.

Roundtable: Beyond 10k Steps

Professional athletes and Back Market Ambassadors Baptiste Chassagne and Sandra Huon will reveal how preparation has become as digital as it is physical for their feats of athleticism — all without needing to rely on “new.”

FYI, this chat will be held in French o

10/11/2026

Your smartphone has a story that starts in cobalt mines in the Congo. Tech companies would rather you didn’t hear it.

We sat down with Siddharth Kara, New York Times best-selling author of Cobalt Red, to talk about what cobalt mining costs the people and land of the DRC.

The latest episode of Talk Back is live. Watch now at the link in bio.

BYTE ME with Ian Umeh👂👔🎭📱 Meet the 25-year-old Nigerian artist whose larger than life sculptures and performance art hav...
10/07/2026

BYTE ME with Ian Umeh👂👔🎭📱

Meet the 25-year-old Nigerian artist whose larger than life sculptures and performance art have captured public attention across his country, and now the world. Ian creates his sculptures from waste, and Back Market commissioned him to create the Heavy Phone: a 6-foot-tall sculpture that makes the hidden weight of raw materials behind every new device impossible to ignore.

We’re excited to share that Cory Doctorow—bestselling author, journalist, tech activist, and coiner of the term “Ensh*tt...
10/06/2026

We’re excited to share that Cory Doctorow—bestselling author, journalist, tech activist, and coiner of the term “Ensh*ttification”—will join the 2026 Slow Tech Summit as our keynote speaker.

The Slow Tech Summit is happening October 15th in Paris. RSVP at the link in our bio.

10/05/2026

The Slow Tech Summit is back, and you’re invited. Join Back Market in Paris on October 15 for a day dedicated to building a healthier, more sustainable relationship with technology.

Hear from voices across tech, design, business and culture, including Cory Doctorow, Baptiste Chassagne, Dr. Marie Perrin, Vince Beiser and Ube Boobey, as they challenge how we make, buy and live with our devices. Together, we’ll imagine what a slower, more thoughtful tech future could look like.

RSVP for free at the link in bio 🔗

10/01/2026

New phones come at a cost you don’t see on the price tag. Mining the raw materials inside them harms people, wildlife, and entire ecosystems.

Learn more at MineMyPhone.com.

Here’s your roundup of the tech news our team followed this September. Let us know what you think in the comments 📬 ...
09/30/2026

Here’s your roundup of the tech news our team followed this September. Let us know what you think in the comments 📬

09/30/2026

Meet MineMyPhone.com: An interactive site that traces the raw material extraction behind every new phone, and the human, environmental, and geopolitical toll of digging them up.

Explore it for yourself at the link in our bio.

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