Are there new handhelds in that form factor ?

Like every other week.

Well, not really, but there's a constant stream of new consoles from Retroid, Anbernic, AYN, Ayaneo, Miyoo... and a dozen other brands, and it's kinda an in-joke.

Some are in a PSP-like form factor, Vita too, even PSP Go, some are like a GBA/GBA SP, Game Boy, DS/3DS... and some come in unusual form factors. Some are cheap in components and build, others are really powerful and well made (what is reflected in the price difference). All options/preferences are covered, I think.

Just have a quick look here (no need to watch the videos, just skim through the thumbnails to see what's going on):

https://inv.nadeko.net/channel/UCoZQiN0o7f36H7PaW4fVhFw

You'll find a few interesting PSP-like ones in the second and third page, but going further maybe the models are "too old" or discontinued.

I’m not actually sure what BAL and PO means

"Balanced output" and "Phone output"? Like the former for when using the 4.4 mm balanced connector and the latter for when using the standard 3.5 mm one... I guess.

Hey, thanks.

I didn't remember the exact year of the rootkit incident but I knew it was around the mid-2000s because that's when I coincidentally started to try Linux (and fully switched to it in a year or two) and I would pay attention to this kind of news (I guess they played a role in my commitment to Linux).

Well, so there might not be something special about 1997 regarding Sony after all... but I agree about Sony being at their peak in the 90s.

Curious: what exactly happened in 1997 regarding Sony?

Ah, thought you were talking about some fork of KaiOS (I think that unlike Firefox OS it is proprietary software? I mean, except for the parts that can't be because of their license... yes, I know very little so forgive me if any of this sounds dumb). Anyway, I get your point now, so thank you!

I don't know much about KaiOS so... what do you mean by "secure KaiOS"?

Already exists via kei phones out however you call them

KaiOS. Which is a great alternative... as long as you don't mind Google everywhere (most people don't, I know). But yeah, this one is asking too much.

Since this seems to be about a singer (not that I knew, it's in the comments), I guess they refer to before their first album release or something like that.

I knew there'd be some controversial ones, but the idea was to motivate people to vote against what they don't like, as in just let people decide what is finally nominated.

Thanks for making me realize maybe it is not a good idea to present it that way! ;)

Not that I'm defending Reddit on this... but can't mods still see a user's history even if they hide it? I thought that was the case.

Want the clock? That'd be $2 a month. A calculator? $5.

Honestly, no idea.

Maybe a way for them to be able to say one day: "yes, it's not selling in big numbers, but we aren't competing against the others anyway, ours is a second phone, so it's not a failure!" I mean, I don't even know if that makes sense, but it's the only spin I can give to it.