Something that I think would go a LONG way toward encouraging a new breed to get into amateur radio is not just saying "You can do digital -- oh and here's a $25 Chinese handheld FM radio" but a $50 (or less) TNC that connects your UV-5R (or equivalent) radio to your computer or smartphone so the cost of going from zero to slinging packets on AX.25 is under $100 (not counting the cost of your computer or phone, of course).

Does anything like that exist?