Tom Vek's Sleevenote closes preorders for 100-unit owned-music player
The 256GB Day One player presents owned music with sleeve and booklet art. Sleevenote says preorders are closed, though The Verge reported a final handful available on August 8th.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: The Verge
Why it matters
Sleevenote's paid beta tests whether listeners will spend $349 on a dedicated player for purchased digital albums, while giving its founders a limited production run for studying hardware, software and support demands.
Tom Vek, the musician and graphic designer behind Sleevenote, has built a 100-device prototype run around a pointed constraint: the player handles music its owner has purchased and stored locally, with no streaming services competing for attention.…
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