We answer your questions about an iPod comeback, an E Ink iPhone Duo, and more

Hosts argue dedicated-device revivals (digicams, iPods) remain niche fads that smartphone makers' camera and software advances keep outcompeting.

• DIY digicams unlikely: David Imel says smartphone makers won't repurpose off-the-shelf sensors/ISPs into cheap dedicated cameras ($400 idea) because glass manufacturing is its own hard industry and margins favor better phone cameras over a new SKU; Motorola's Moto Z Hasselblad camera mod is cited as a prior attempt that underwhelmed.
• iPod revival seen as niche fad: A listener's pitch for a $500 click-wheel iPod paired with Apple Music and Apple Watch is called clever trolling since it essentially redescribes a smartphone; hosts compare it to Kodak's cautious 2020-21 film-capacity bet and dumb-phone fads that fizzle.

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