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From a more in-depth article from Ars: > This "stereo dock" doesn't have a price yet, but it will ship with a preinstalled online radio option, dubbed Poolsuite FM, that Panic says will include "expertly curated Soundcloud playlists that will transport you to a magical, sun-kissed musical zone between the past and the present." This sounds ... suspiciously like Poolside.fm
From a more in-depth article from Ars: > This "stereo dock" doesn't have a price yet, but it will ship with a preinstalled online radio option, dubbed Poolsuite FM, that Panic says will include "expertly curated Soundcloud playlists that will transport you to a magical, sun-kissed musical zone between the past and the present." This sounds ... suspiciously like Poolside.fm
[1] https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Pulp-1-1440x997.pngI am always impressed with the design of Teenage Engineering’s products but they have an air “pure consumerism”. I think this is that taken to its extreme. A toy that has a crank, retro screen, design-driven accessories, and the games are there but not promoted. Compare that to the gameboy which put its games front and center with the selling point of being handheld. Admittedly, I would get the Playdate to put on my…
> Teenage Engineering’s products but they have an air “pure consumerism”. I got bad news for you buddy, video games don't have a functional purpose any greater than beautiful design. You're sort of barking up the wrong tree if you wanna take a dump on something. But I think this was said in good faith, and you should just consider that Teenage Engineering's Pocket Operators have a totally different, literally unpolis…
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I hope I'm able to afford one. At $179, I don't think supply will be a problem.
WDYM? The price is steep, but more overpriced hardware sells like hot cakes too.
From a more in-depth article from Ars: > This "stereo dock" doesn't have a price yet, but it will ship with a preinstalled online radio option, dubbed Poolsuite FM, that Panic says will include "expertly curated Soundcloud playlists that will transport you to a magical, sun-kissed musical zone between the past and the present." This sounds ... suspiciously like Poolside.fm
I was also surprised to learn that the Poolside FM app is now called Poolsuite FM https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/poolside-fm/id1514817810 Way to get out of a trademark infringement maybe..? http://poolside.fm/ also redirects to https://poolsuite.net/
Who is this built for? Serious question. Yeah it looks cool but in a joke sense. It doesn't really look like it is going to do anything well. The accessories look even more like a joke. Obviously im not the target customer, but im trying to figure out who is?
It's art. It's for people who appreciate video games as art. Or maybe it's just a goofy little toy for grownups who remember growing up with a Gameboy by their side, and want a whimsical grown-up version that they can keep in their pocket. With a fidget spinner on the side that also acts as an input for some games.
Oh nice, Lua support! Should make porting one of my games (that I already mostly ported to Pico-8) to this little guy. Maybe I'll finally finish the Pico-8 port while I'm at it. This is the original Flash version from back in the day. I'm also working on a 3D sequel with Twitch support in my limited spare time: https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/183428 I don't know why, but I have a good feeling that this device…
Crank game mechanic ideas: safe cracking, catapult aiming, fire burner air balloon adjustment, etc...
Who is this built for? Serious question. Yeah it looks cool but in a joke sense. It doesn't really look like it is going to do anything well. The accessories look even more like a joke. Obviously im not the target customer, but im trying to figure out who is?
I don't know, but it seems buying a standard console would get you more games and less e-waste.
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Also it’s a handheld for which it will be (if all works as advertised) very easy to develop. One thing that irks me is that the Dev environment is clearly at least public beta ready. I’d like to see and try it before preordering though.
Agree - like they should want people developing to it before it's released. This effectively gives them a rather odd lock-out period from the larger community.
Basically, they don't have resources yet to open it up and support it enough for people to have good experience with it.