A bunch of the Engadget crew loves the Playdate, the tiny, quirky transportable console with a load of nice indie video games and a crank on the facet. I’ve lengthy had my eye on it, however by no means pulled the set off for one cause or one other. I do get Playdate emails, although, and a stunning and hilarious one caught my eye earlier in the present day (topic line: Mamma Mia!):
The message goes on to say that “We won’t be posting about this product on social media. We won’t be sending a press release to the media. This special limited edition cover is being shared first with you, our Playdate mailing list readers. (Thanks for subscribing.)”
Effectively, do not I really feel flattered!
To be clear, Playdate has offered somewhat purple (and extra just lately ocean blue) cowl for the console for the reason that starting. Additionally it is cute and satisfyingly wraps across the gadget to guard it from dings. However, it has nothing on this iconic pizza design.
The reveal of this lovable product despatched the Engadget Slack channel right into a frenzy — Playdate aficionado Jessica Conditt mentioned nope, this can not make her neglect in regards to the truth we’re nonetheless ready for the Playdate Stereo Dock (good strive, Panic). In the meantime, I began eager about an upcoming trip I am occurring, and would not the Playdate be a pleasant companion? Notably with that beautiful cowl.
A couple of minutes later and I had an order affirmation in my inbox. That escalated shortly — by at the least one measure, the Playdate pizza cowl is successful.
For the remainder of you Playdate followers, do not sleep on this one — Playdate says the quilt is a restricted version that will not stick round lengthy. Within the meantime, a full evaluate can be forthcoming as quickly as this pizza is delivered.