Index EN 中文 INCODER Observation Archive The Machine Died First.Then It Became Jewelry. On August 17, Dazed profiled Amsterdam brand Roy Is A Mess: an iPod shuffle enlarged into a bangle, a Bluetooth speaker built into a wedge heel. Designer Roy Adriaens started making things two years ago; the era he pays homage to ended before he could live it. Meanwhile, eBay searches for the iPod Classic climbed 25% year on year, American students barred from bringing phones to school slipped iPods through the gap in the rules, and The Cut gave the whole behavior a name — friction-maxxing. A machine officially discontinued in 2022 appears to be starting a second life, and this time the function field is blank....