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Playaway - The one-book audiobook players smartphones couldn't kill (Patreon)

Published:
2022-05-20 17:21:28
Edited:
2022-05-20 23:19:18
Imported:
2022-05

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I just managed to get this video in the bag before the weekend. It took longer than I anticipated because I ended up reshooting my first day’s work after I discovered that what I had assumed was retrotech, was in fact still a current product - seemingly in the face of all logic.

This revelation ended up making this into a far better and (for me) a more interesting video. Hope you like it. Have a great weekend.

https://youtu.be/qF42AJw1nhs

UPDATE: A re-edit was necessary to minimise verbose storytelling (ironically) whilst also elaborating on the current Playaway pricing model.

This new shorter more businesslike version is now the one embedded and linked to above. The original edit with added waffling can still be found here https://youtu.be/Brtfu1Dsc40 - but this version will remain just for Patrons.


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Playaway : The audiobook players that smartphones couldn't kill

In 2006 the world was introduced to the Playaway - an all-in-one audiobook player, where each device held a single pre-loaded book which could not be swapped out. It seems inevitable that this would be another of those single-use gadgets replaced by the smartphone...and yet in 2022 the Playaway lives on. In this video you'll see a demo and discover how and why it survived. Here’s a link to a teardown - it turns out the audio format isn’t MP3 after all - https://www.mitsake.net/2019/06/playaway-audiobook-teardown/ ------------- Merchandise ----------------- Updated Techmoan Merchandise is now available. https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/nerdkeyz?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=37136753 --------------- SUBSCRIBE ------------------ http://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan?sub_confirmation=1 ------------- SUPPORT --------------- This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan *******Patrons usually have early access to videos******* ---------- Outro Music ----------- Over Time - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/VSSswVZSgJw ------ Outro Sound Effect ------ ThatSFXGuy - https://youtu.be/5M3-ZV5-QDM ------ AFFILIATED LINKS/ADVERTISING NOTICE ------- All links are Affiliated where possible. When you click on links to various merchants posted here and make a purchase, this can result in me earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network & Amazon. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to AMAZON Sites (including, but not limited to Amazon US/UK/DE/ES/FR/NL/IT/CAN) Regularly asked question Q) Why are there comments from days ago when this video has just gone live today? A) Patrons https://www.patreon.com/techmoan usually have early access to videos. I'll show the first version of a video on Patreon and often the feedback I get results in a video going through further revisions to improve it. e.g. Fix audio issues, clarify points, add extra footage or cut extraneous things out. The video that goes live on youtube is the final version. If you want to see the videos early too, you can sign up to Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/techmoan

Comments

Anton

Someone locally has a bunch of these cheap and I found the AMRWB coding stuff I did in 2005 so I bought a few just now. I likely still have the originals packed-up in NZ. Thanks for reminding me these existed (exist) a rainy-day rip and reload to come.

Anonymous

Fun look at this format. It used to be offered at my local library here in NY and I remember taking one out just to play around with it. I always wondered about the pricing for producing something like this.