He turned a $15 Car Thing brick into a touch screen companion

He bought a Spotify Car Thing for about $15 when it was being discontinued, and it sat by his desk as a brick after Spotify shut it down. Today he had the AI help him turn it into a little touch screen companion.

How it works

Buys a Spotify Car Thing for about $15 before it is discontinued
The device is shut down and sits unused by his desk
Has the AI help him rebuild it into a touch screen companion

Why it’s worth knowing

A gadget Spotify had switched off, and that he bought for about $15, now works again as a touch screen companion.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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