NFC Record Player Promotes Intentional Listening
Coconauts has developed an NFC record player called Minilos to enhance intentional listening experiences. The device allows users to select albums using decorative coasters with NFC tags that trigger music playback. This innovative approach aims to bring back a more engaged way of enjoying music compared to streaming services.
- ▪Coconauts created the Minilos NFC record player to promote intentional listening.
- ▪The player uses decorative coasters with NFC tags to select and play albums.
- ▪Currently, the device connects to a Home Assistant server to play music via Spotify.
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NFC Record Player Promotes Intentional Listening No comments by: Bryan Cockfield May 17, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Streaming services have enabled many of us to have easy access to the world’s media library at the touch of a screen, but [Coconauts] thinks we’ve lost something along the way. To bring some intentionality back to the listening experience, they built an NFC record player called Minilos. Like a normal record player, Minilos requires the user to select an album to play on the machine. These were originally decorative coasters with records printed on them, so they are much smaller than even a 45. Each one features an NFC tag that instructs ESP32 microcontroller hidden in the device to play the requested song.
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