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Post by mnsc »

bowsamic wrote: post #9

This is depressing and infantile, honestly. At least before TE maintained a veneer of being related to creative activity. Now they really are a toy company for rich hipsters

They have always been toy company for rich hipsters. If I have had the money I would have had a lot of their products next to my other music toys that I sometimes (seldom) play around with to soothe my creative yearnings, some midi interfaces and some guitars. Would I label my toying around "creative activity"? I don't know, I think you have to define that for me, you make it sound so pretentious.

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Post by kbouck »

20after4 wrote: post #2

WTF is this thing? That's just about what I think with every teenage engineering product. Some of their others have been something I'd actually buy were the price affordable, this one on the other hand is just a big WTF. I had to double check that it's not Αpril 1st.

Perhaps the act of fidget-spinning spurs on musical creativity

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Post by 0xPIT »

Imagine archeologists in 1000 years unearthing one of those and trying to figure out its purpose or cultural meaning… (and no, your data won’t survive)

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Post by [deleted] »

0xPIT wrote: post #14

Imagine archeologists in 1000 years unearthing one of those and trying to figure out its purpose or cultural meaning… (and no, your data won’t survive)

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Post by sho_hn »

thih9 wrote: post #7

It’s an actual expensive toy - a €249 fidget car - released by a company famous for producing expensive toy-like musical devices. I guess overpriced products like this are good at generating social media buzz and anchoring the brand as more prestigious. Not much different from gold apple watches or overpriced mac pro wheels. It’s basically free marketing.

I can only see this as diluting and harming the brand, not as making it more prestigious.

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Post by sho_hn »

helloplanets wrote: post #8

Teenage Engineering has reached peak Teenage Engineering. Not that it's a bad thing. Gotta respect the fact that they've got such a strong brand they can just put out a pure collectible / art piece. And that thing looks like it's built to last a 1000 years.

Rubber tyres won't last a 1000 years. In videos available of it they already look a bit worn and dirty.
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