😺 Clubhouse is back

Happy Friday, Makers. What’s better than new tech? Nostalgic tech. Check out this USB hub inspired by a retro Macintosh.... [Product Hunt]( [Read in browser]( [This newsletter is brought to you by]( DOSE OF NOSTALGIA Happy Friday, Makers. What’s better than new tech? Nostalgic tech. Check out this [USB hub inspired by a retro Macintosh](. It even has a usable screen. PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT [Remember Clubhouse?]( Take a quick trip with us back to 2020 (ugh, we know). The pandemic was raging, countries were on lockdown, and the banana bread was starting to pile up. In the midst of all that chaos, [Clubhouse]( launched. The audio-based social app gained near overnight success for hosting podcast-style conversations revolving around topics like networking, career development, startups, and more. The hype didn’t last forever, though, and founders [Paul Davison]( and [Rohan Seth]( made the decision to reduce their team by around 50% in order to set out on a new direction. "To find its role in the world, the product needs to evolve. This requires a period of change." Well, it seems the team have arrived at their destination. [The New Clubhouse]( is more like a messaging app. The flagship feature, “Chats,” brings a level of intimacy to Clubhouse it didn’t have before, with audio-first rooms built for users and their friends. Live shows, the function that brought Clubhouse its audience, are set to remain, but it looks as if the team and the algorithm will prioritize friend groups over communities in the long run. Announcing the update, the team insists the new app is "designed to let you talk with your favorite people more easily every time you open the app.” Can Clubhouse recapture the magic it once had, or was it a fleeting moment driven in part by global circumstances? That remains to be seen. [Try the New Clubhouse]( Sponsored By Papaya Global Payroll, payments and HR systems have been siloed for years, leaving companies with no centralized way to manage their global workforce and working capital. That doesn’t scale, so we built the world’s first end-to-end Payroll OS: lightning-fast technology that unifies all your data and processes in a single, global view. Onboard thousands of staff in a single cycle, then pay them using our payment rails. Finally you can create a seamless flow between HR and Finance in one system, with real-time data that gives you total visibility and control. [Book a demo]( Friday, 8 September 2023 Yesterday's Top Products [Deepen]( [AI therapy & counseling]( [▲ 975+]( [Boolvideo]( [Turn your creatives into cinematic videos with AI]( [▲ 597+]( [Anecdote]( [Instantly identify bugs in your customer feedback]( [▲ 517+]( [Dokkio AI]( [Your AI-powered assistant to organize & manage digital mess]( [▲ 455+]( [Frond 2.0]( [More open, public and improved]( [▲ 548+]( [Retool AI]( [Build AI apps and workflows 10x faster]( [▲ 380+]( [M1-project]( [Understand your target audience without weeks of research]( [▲ 224+]( [HTML to Framer]( [Move your site to Framer, one copy paste at a time]( [▲ 291+]( [Streamlined]( [B2B payments built for global commerce]( [▲ 227+]( [Ingredients]( [See what's under the hood of your favorite websites]( [▲ 190+]( [Discover many more]( CAT NIPS - [Architect AI]( lets you generate high-quality architectural renderings with AI. - [Polaroid I-2]( is a new instant film camera with manual controls. - [Quilt]( keeps your workspace tidy by tiling your Chrome windows. MAKER'S CORNER - Delegate tasks within Slack to an[AI assistant]( and save an hour a day. - [Shipshape]( lets you craft beautiful Vercel dashboards in no time. - [Blabigo AI]( helps you automate your LinkedIn personal brand growth. [Tell us how we're doing]( [We're working on improving Product Hunt every day and we want to hear from you. What do you love? How could we do better? All feedback is helpful.]( [Speak your mind]( We send this email daily. Feel free to update your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from these emails at any time. [Advertise](, [Twitter](, [Facebook](, [Stories](