omg i just woke up and it’s the funniest thing ever
have you guys heard of rabbit r1, the new “teenage engineering” ai device of the “future”
people cracked it, turns out it’s just a cheap android 13 device running a system flutter app
@blobcat link or article? Is this the same teenage engineering that makes the op and calculator synths?
@blobcat ah, I see now. "Designed by" - it is not a product by the same company, but the case is (or something).
Reason for asking - teenage engineering is quite big in synths here in Sweden. This felt way out of their normal area. Thank you!
Agreed. I love playing with my Pocket Operators. Felt like a weird divergence from their typical stuff.
@Aphrodite @bjompen @blobcat not quite as far for their design practice if you consider the Playdate.
Playdate appears play*ful*, while like way too much AI crap, the Rabbit looks half-baked.
@Aphrodite @blobcat @bjompen
TE is just the hardware design shop, though. With the Playdate they had to work with Panic on custom innards, while on the R1 they were wrapping an existing board (if I understand correctly).
If your point is that the R1 is a less refined product: sure. But that’s not on TE. They aren’t like one of the big design consultancies selling “innovation” and this isn’t under their brand.