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1. jonplackett · 1790941854 · focus · HN ↗

   I just finished making a ‘physical’ music system for my daughter.

   The inverted commas are because it’s actually all MP3s that are stored on a phone.

   But the phone is in a box

   Connected to a speaker

   Running an app I made that plays playlists when she places an nfc card on the box

   Basically it’s a bootleg Yoto / Tonie box but completely free, and our own music.

   Also got a desktop app where I download stuff, make plays lists and it auto syncs to the phone.

   She actually really likes it. Having a physical sense of what you own feels good!

   I wish I could take all the credit but Codex helped, a bit…

   1. gosub100 · 1790942579 · focus · HN ↗

      That gives me an idea: a "CD player" that accepts the entire jewel case and has a camera inside that reads the barcode, retrieves the album, and plays it.

      1. jonplackett · 1790975247 · focus · HN ↗

         There's a free API for getting albums from QR codes

         <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;musicbrainz.org&#x2F;ws&#x2F;2&#x2F;release&#x2F;?query=barcode:5099746580223&amp;fmt=json" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;musicbrainz.org&#x2F;ws&#x2F;2&#x2F;release&#x2F;?query=barcode:50997465...

         This was the first CD I ever owned

         1. throw0101a · 1790987568 · focus · HN ↗

            Also:

            * <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gnudb.org" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gnudb.org

            * <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;CDDB" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;CDDB

            * <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;RecursiveForest&#x2F;py-cddb" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;RecursiveForest&#x2F;py-cddb

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