So I have some “built in” Bluetooth speakers in a piece of furniture. No other inputs are available, just Bluetooth. I’m trying to find an AC or USB powered MP3/audio player that can transmit via Bluetooth to these speakers. I don’t care if it has built in memory or if I need to plug in a flash drive out SD card. I don’t want it to have a battery because it will always be in one spot and always on. I only need to be able to pause/play from the speaker remote. I’ve been using a garbage flip phone that I CAN mod and power from USB, but I’d like a cleaner solution. I don’t want to use a phone. I don’t want to hack something together. I’m having a hell of a time finding something. Probably 10 hours over 2 weeks. I’m drained. Does anyone have an idea?
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What are you trying to do that an older, cheap IPad (or other tablet) can’t accomplish?
A phone or tablet would work great. Last week, when I was trying to figure this all out, I pulled out a Samsung that was a few years old. Threw it on the charger and it swelled up like a balloon within 15 minutes. That made me think twice about leaving a phone or tablet plugged in all day at home, while I’m not there.
Yeah, non-portable audio players don’t really seem to exist commercially as far as I can tell. I think a raspberry pi zero 2 would fit your needs rather well (it costs like $15), although the initial setup might constitute more hacking than you’re willing to put up with.
I’ve been eyeballing the Zero 2. I’m no pro but I’ve been messing with Pis for years… I’ll probably give it a try. I’ve found so many small computers for signage… then I found rack mount media players for in-store music. I’ll look into that now.