Turns out Spotify can't open-source Car Thing because it's a potato

https://www.androidauthority.com/spotify-car-thing-open-source-3449487/

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8 Comments

friend_of_satan@lemmy.world · 50 pts · 2y (3 replies)

With a weak Amlogic processor, 4GB of eMMC storage, and only 512MB of RAM, the device is too underpowered to run anything more demanding than its intended lightweight web-based media player.

Microcontroller hobbiests are over here salivating at those specs with the included screen and rotary controller

jumjummy@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y

I’m just waiting for someone to integrate it into Home Assistant as a dashboard. Slim profile, tactile buttons, and a nice sized display would be a fantastic home dashboard screen.

something_random_tho@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y

But it can't run Crysis or Chrome with 28 tabs. Thus, useless.

ThetaDev@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y

Yeah, you can run a modern audio streaming client on an ESP32 with 16MB of flash and 8MB of RAM , look at the LoudESP project

I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 2y

Sounds like it could run winamp, vlc etc just fine. 512mb ram is plenty.

MiltownClowns@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 2y

If its just a web player with a custom skin why do they need to EOL the product? This doesn't make sense to me.

Uncaged_Jay@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y

I'm sorry but this smells like bullshit. I'm pretty sure the thing is as powerful as my first android phone

Zachariah@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y

baloney