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Hands On With The Hidizs AP30 Music Boy; A Game Boy-Inspired Music Player With Audiophile Ambitions (gardinerbryant.com)
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[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

The idea is great of a Linux-powered DAP is brilliant; if there's one letdown with 80% of all DAPs, it's the clunky software and UX. However, the device itself looks ghastly IMO.

Edit: I thought the software could be customised due to it being Linux and whatnot. It doesn't seem to be.

[–] Yttra@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

I think the Linux thing is pretty common in this area, actually... For example, a lot of Hiby's cheaper players that aren't on Android also use plain Linux 4.4 under the hood, I believe

[–] magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

What are you talking about that thing looks adorable?

Would look cute dangling from a bag/purse or something.

Honestly my big hangup is trying to justify a dedicated player when a decent DAC can be had for as cheap as like $50

[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I think it looks way too childish, even for one of those retro handhelds. I just don't get why it needs to look like a Game Boy (which it doesn't really, if anything it looks like a Pokémon Mini).

Maybe I'm just too much of a manly man to enjoy such things, idk.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

I get it. Ive never like how everything now (cars, houses, devices) are ALL: SILVER. SILVER. SILVER. BLACK. SILVER.

I'll go back to beige any day.

[–] magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Looks its not my fault you neither want to be cute nor whimsical, lol.

If I had a use for it I'd try to get one color matched to some good nail polish, maybe print out a custom case to match it with my portable meshcore node too.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

Nah, it looks amazing.

I bet the ux is bad tho