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I don't personally understand why you would use their hardware for anything considering each of their devices have industry leading competitors that people like

I don't personally understand why you would use their hardware for anything considering each of their devices have industry leading competitors that people like more. I think you have to just want to buy their hardware. They're lifestyle devices.

moron4hire 3y ago
These devices are ostensibly toys for rich people, but really more like advertisements for their product design services. You're supposed to see the TP-7 as a CEO of a hardware startup and want to hire Teenage Engineering to design the shell to go around your prototype.
- wmf 3y ago
  What have they designed besides the Playdate?
  - moron4hire 3y ago
    The Ikea Frekvens line: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/newsroom/range-news/get-the-party-started-with-frekvens-pubaaf1fd67 https://www.ikea.com/us/en/newsroom/range-news/get-the-party...
    - lobstrosity420 3y ago
      Also the Nothing Ear (1). I don’t know if they’ve designed their phone too, but it at least follows their design language.
  - stigi 3y ago
    There's a whole page dedicated to it: https://teenage.engineering/designs/ https://teenage.engineering/designs/ Some notables: The Playdate (as mentioned) The Ikea Frevens series Impossible I-1 instant camera Mayku 3D printer
    - andromeduck 3y ago
      Oh man I'd buy that camera roll if it were Fuji Instax Wide or Square. Polaroids fim sucks so much these days but there aren't many good camera bodies for Fuji Wide/Square
brudgers 3y ago
To me, prioritizing technical specifications of equipment is no lesa lifestyle choice than prioritizing aesthetics or kinesthetics. It is no less an expression of some cultural values and rejection of others.
footlose_3815 3y ago
The 128 Megaman brought me pure joy beyond the shelf price of $90. Those sounds are hard to just find in a patch bank. With that being said, just about everything else, you're right.
- hammyhavoc 3y ago
  I have the PO-128 and it's mediocre versus running LSDj or Nanoloop on a Game Boy if chiptune and programmability for self-expression is what you want.

moron4hire 3y ago

These devices are ostensibly toys for rich people, but really more like advertisements for their product design services. You're supposed to see the TP-7 as a CEO of a hardware startup and want to hire Teenage Engineering to design the shell to go around your prototype.

wmf 3y ago
What have they designed besides the Playdate?
- moron4hire 3y ago
  The Ikea Frekvens line: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/newsroom/range-news/get-the-party-started-with-frekvens-pubaaf1fd67 https://www.ikea.com/us/en/newsroom/range-news/get-the-party...
  - lobstrosity420 3y ago
    Also the Nothing Ear (1). I don’t know if they’ve designed their phone too, but it at least follows their design language.
- stigi 3y ago
  There's a whole page dedicated to it: https://teenage.engineering/designs/ https://teenage.engineering/designs/ Some notables: The Playdate (as mentioned) The Ikea Frevens series Impossible I-1 instant camera Mayku 3D printer
  - andromeduck 3y ago
    Oh man I'd buy that camera roll if it were Fuji Instax Wide or Square. Polaroids fim sucks so much these days but there aren't many good camera bodies for Fuji Wide/Square

brudgers 3y ago

To me, prioritizing technical specifications of equipment is no lesa lifestyle choice than prioritizing aesthetics or kinesthetics. It is no less an expression of some cultural values and rejection of others.

footlose_3815 3y ago

The 128 Megaman brought me pure joy beyond the shelf price of $90. Those sounds are hard to just find in a patch bank. With that being said, just about everything else, you're right.

hammyhavoc 3y ago
I have the PO-128 and it's mediocre versus running LSDj or Nanoloop on a Game Boy if chiptune and programmability for self-expression is what you want.