3 ms·

Love Teenage Engineering, though I've never been able to justify buying something from them (especially not this!). Though I am looking forward to the Playdate

Love Teenage Engineering, though I've never been able to justify buying something from them (especially not this!). Though I am looking forward to the Playdate [0], which they designed. [0] https://play.date/ https://play.date/

zachruss92 5y ago
I totally didn’t realize Teenage Engineering made the Playdate. I’m even more exited for it now. Early reviews say it’s quite fun.
- srik 5y ago
  Me neither, but it makes total sense now.
- WillPostForFood 5y ago
  Teenage Engineering designed the hardware for Panic Inc (the Mac software devs in Portland). Panic is the company actually making/selling it.
wyldfire 5y ago
Never heard of this before now but it looks really fun. Somehow I can't help thinking that just a dash of color might have made it more interesting. But it seems like it keeps things simple. $180 seems really steep for this but they have some kind of hipster edge here. I'm not even completely turned off for $180 for this lo-fi unit. Since it's called 'playdate' and since it looks kinda retro -- a cable to play head-to-head games like the original Nintendo GameBoy did would be pretty cool.
WickyNilliams 5y ago
Pocket operators are (relatively) cheap and a whole lot of fun! I have the po-33 which is a sampler. It's amazing how much you can do with it. One of those devices where the limitations force you to be creative. Can thoroughly recommend if you're in any way inclined. Their other pocket operators are more synthy, but I'm a hip hop head so naturally gravitated towards the sampler.