• anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 month ago

    Idk who needs to hear it, but stop buying this shit. If it has a computer inside, but you can’t flash your own software onto it, just pass. If you’re unsure, look around, find the nearest Linux user and ask for help.

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      1 month ago

      To be fair, next to no one bought this. And the people that payed $90 for this are probably not the sharpest knives in the drawer.

      This is basically a dumb android device with one app - an auto friendly version of Spotify. To use it, you need to pair it to your phone via Bluetooth. So, yeah, it assumes you have a phone in your car with Spotify on it.

      Also it costs about as much as a cheap externally mounted CarPlay or Android auto screen. So, yeah. Not a great.

      If you want to put auto friendly app UIs in an older car, go get a cheap CarPlay or AA display. Those are platforms that have been around for a decade, and Apple & Google have long partnership agreements with automakers that are likely to ensure those platforms will be supported for years to come. Hell, Apple is still supporting ancient iPod connection protocols 20+ years later.

      This thing was the Rabbit R1, but for a music streaming app.

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      1 month ago

      A few months ago my wife wanted to buy an electronic picture frame and I had a hard time explaining this to her.

      Edit: an internet connected picture frame.

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        1 month ago

        Well ok, an electronic picture frame is not much of an investition and works without internet. Well, most of them. Ok, you have to research it before buying.