[HN Gopher] The Lost Art of Single-Tasking Devices
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       The Lost Art of Single-Tasking Devices
        
       Author : smnrg
       Score  : 10 points
       Date   : 2024-02-21 22:34 UTC (28 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (simone.org)
 (TXT) w3m dump (simone.org)
        
       | dTal wrote:
       | I have a tiny Sansa Clip+ mp3 player, flashed with Rockbox, which
       | I use with a nice pair of Bose wired earbuds. It's an incredibly
       | low-friction device. It has physical buttons so you can operate
       | it without looking at it. It lasts for multiple days of
       | continuous play, and I'm not an all-day-every-day kind of
       | listener, so I seldom worry about charging it (and wired earbuds
       | don't need charging either). It's got a 512 gigabyte microSD card
       | in it, so for all intents and purposes it can fit unlimited
       | music, and copying music to it is trivial. It masses 24 grams and
       | can sit in a top pocket without weighing it down. It exists
       | completely independently of my phone, laptop etc, and so I always
       | have my favorite tunes (and an FM radio) wherever I go.
       | 
       | Single tasking devices are great.
        
       | dmonitor wrote:
       | I think this is why The Nintendo Switch (and other handheld
       | gaming devices) have been so popular despite smartphones being so
       | powerful and ubiquitous. Having a dedicated 'gaming' device makes
       | playing more relaxing and stress free.
        
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