{"id":660542,"date":"2025-04-04T00:30:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T21:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T00:30:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T21:30:30","slug":"winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/","title":{"rendered":"Winamp, Limewire, MSN Messenger Get Imagined As Gorgeous Retro-Style Handheld Gadgets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40210a3300a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40210a3300a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-544128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/03\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Winamp, Limewire, MSN Messenger Get Imagined As Gorgeous Retro-Style Handheld Gadgets\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Spotify\u2019s Car Thing might be dead but our imagination isn\u2019t. Using the power of ChatGPT\u2019s new image generation tool, IG user Aurelien created a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of retro-inspired handheld devices built on old-timey companies. And I loved the series so much I built some of my own.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at what an alternate universe could have looked like if popular services like Winamp, Limewire, MSN Messenger, Windows <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Player, Nokia Snake, eMule, and Omegle could have looked like if they built their own standalone devices. Be warned, this journey is filled with enough nostalgia to probably distract you from actual work, so scroll with caution!<\/p>\n<p>Designers: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aureliengmz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aurelien<\/a> &amp; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sarangsheth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarang Sheth<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-544129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/03\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Winamp, Limewire, MSN Messenger Get Imagined As Gorgeous Retro-Style Handheld Gadgets\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-544129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/03\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Winamp, Limewire, MSN Messenger Get Imagined As Gorgeous Retro-Style Handheld Gadgets\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"a1ebfc79c705efb8292449e7-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ad-1 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"a1ebfc79c705efb8292449e7-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 90s and 2000s were some phenomenal years. Interfaces were gorgeously skeuomorphic (looking like physical elements), software and media were by and large free, and everything was either open-source or pirate-able. Was it a great time for companies? Probably not \u2013 but it was an amazing time for consumers! We\u2019d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a> MP3 files and skins for our Winamp, watch bootlegged Friends episodes on Limewire, and cap off with some time playing Snake on our Nokia phone \u2013 but what if, instead of all digital services\/software, these were actual products?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-544130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/03\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Winamp, Limewire, MSN Messenger Get Imagined As Gorgeous Retro-Style Handheld Gadgets\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-544130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/03\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Winamp, Limewire, MSN Messenger Get Imagined As Gorgeous Retro-Style Handheld Gadgets\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>A Winamp or Windows Media Player-inspired playback device. With exposed screws, gorgeous flat surfaces, and controls that were more primary forms of input than touchscreens. Ah! The glory days! We\u2019ve got two media players in this collection \u2013 one inspired by Winamp and the other inspired by Microsoft\u2019s default Windows Media Player. To be honest, I was a diehard WMP guy who really never saw the appeal of Winamp. That\u2019s until I ditched it for VLC Media Player. It breaks my heart that this new generation of kids will look at traffic cones and feel absolutely nothing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-544132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/03\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Winamp, Limewire, MSN Messenger Get Imagined As Gorgeous Retro-Style Handheld Gadgets\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-544132\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/03\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Winamp, Limewire, MSN Messenger Get Imagined As Gorgeous Retro-Style Handheld Gadgets\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_5.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"a1ebfc79c705efb8292449e7-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ads-2 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"a1ebfc79c705efb8292449e7-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-544131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"961\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/03\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Winamp, Limewire, MSN Messenger Get Imagined As Gorgeous Retro-Style Handheld Gadgets\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-544131\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"961\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/03\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Winamp, Limewire, MSN Messenger Get Imagined As Gorgeous Retro-Style Handheld Gadgets\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Other gadgets include a Tamagotchi-style device that plays Snake \u2013 arguably the most popular <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> on Nokia\u2019s older phones before Bounce became the new favorite. There\u2019s an eMule downloader gadget, although I was more of a Limewire, Ares, and Bittorrent guy myself. Finally, a personal favorite \u2013 an Omegle-inspired View-Master. Would it really work? No, but you\u2019d probably be able to cycle through profiles using the same trigger\/button interaction.<\/p>\n<p>We lived in a simple time where consumers were really happy. Sure, there was friction with media consumption \u2013 you\u2019d have to wait long hours to download movies. Sometimes they\u2019d be shitty CAM prints, sometimes they\u2019d be viruses, other times they\u2019d be misleading videos with the wrong file names. But when the system worked, it worked well. We could watch stuff for free on VLC media player, without shelling money for subscriptions. Heck, we could adjust the EQ of our play media. Do I think we live in a time where content is more democratized? Heck yes, but do I also yearn for the glory-days of dial-up internet and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>py media player visualizations or burning MP3 compilation CDs? Undeniably!!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-544133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/03\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Winamp, Limewire, MSN Messenger Get Imagined As Gorgeous Retro-Style Handheld Gadgets\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-544133\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/03\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Winamp, Limewire, MSN Messenger Get Imagined As Gorgeous Retro-Style Handheld Gadgets\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/auto-draft\/retro_handheld_devices_6.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-544135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/retro_handheld_devices_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/03\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Winamp, Limewire, MSN Messenger Get Imagined As Gorgeous Retro-Style Handheld Gadgets\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/retro_handheld_devices_7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-544135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/retro_handheld_devices_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/03\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Winamp, Limewire, MSN Messenger Get Imagined As Gorgeous Retro-Style Handheld Gadgets\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/04\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/retro_handheld_devices_7.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SHARE\"><\/span>SHARE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"sd-content\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-x\"><span>X<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-linkedin\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-tumblr\"><span>Tumblr<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pocket\"><span>Pocket<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\"><span>Email<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-end\"><\/ul>\n<div class=\"sharing-hidden\">\n<div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-telegram\"><span>Telegram<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-threads\"><span>Threads<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp\"><span>WhatsApp<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-mastodon\"><span>Mastodon<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-bluesky\"><span>Bluesky<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-nextdoor\"><span>Nextdoor<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-end\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p>\n<div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"vcard author\"><br \/>\n                            <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                                <span>Sarang Sheth<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/span><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/category\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Technology<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/04\/03\/winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=winamp-limewire-msn-messenger-get-imagined-as-gorgeous-retro-style-handheld-gadgets\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spotify\u2019s Car Thing might be dead but our imagination isn\u2019t. Using the power of ChatGPT\u2019s new image generation tool, IG user Aurelien created a series of retro-inspired handheld devices built on old-timey companies. And I loved the series so much I built some of my own. 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