Is there any comprehensive list of all their contracted work? such as the rabbit device?
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"Grip Car"
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#22I seriously thought these were to hold in your hands and be able to "skate" in a prone position... (I wasnt thinking about the feet) -- but I was disappointed when I didnt find a video of some dorks in the 'burbs having an extreme summer with grip-carz
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#23Sadly, this in sort of on brand… but it is symptomatic of the infantilisation of society , which is all good except for the fact that it strips them of their agency and makes them ideal tools for the select few. Oh, and infantile parents also create terrible, unhappy, disturbed children, so there’s that.
Welcome to the prestige fidget spinner society.
Sigh.
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#24This 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
You don't have to buy it.
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#25Detractors don't see the need for this. But they already put out two other toys to be used as race tracks for these:
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#26Out of curiosity, can this geometry be used for building electric cargo bikes/trikes. I'm always on the lookout for geometry that gives the same tilting gravitational forces as a bicycle but with the ability to be stable when stopped, and this looks promising.
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#27This 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
> Now
Now?? This is literally the most affordable teenage engineering product I've seen posted on hackernews.
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#28I have a feeling TE realised ages ago that as long as they design something well and provide a hip marketing page for it, they can sell everything. Borderline trolling by now.
One can admire their consistency: started with overpriced toys and continue with overpriced toys.
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#29Out of curiosity, can this geometry be used for building electric cargo bikes/trikes. I'm always on the lookout for geometry that gives the same tilting gravitational forces as a bicycle but with the ability to be stable when stopped, and this looks promising.
I don't think just geometry will give you any of that. Weight distribution and dynamics might.
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#30It’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.
I wouldn’t say that - the brand is a design shop. They designed furniture for ikea, a handheld console, a clothing line, a PC case, and more. This toy is also well designed; I think it matches their brand well.