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Re:Show HN: Giving my mother-in-law an easy internet radio w... by amelius on Saturday April 17, 2021 @12:08PM (#26845287)
Even easier (from the user's perspective) solution:

1. Make a photo of her own radio.

2. Put that photo on a tablet device.

3. Allow her to click on the photo where the buttons are.

4. Adjust stations/volume accordingly.

Next step: physically operate her own radio remotely :)

Or: let her bring her own radio, and use internet and an FM transmitter to relay the signals.

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Re:Show HN: Giving my mother-in-law an easy internet radio w... by rakoo on Saturday April 17, 2021 @02:31PM (#26846365)
Even even easier: hack an existing radio, have its buttons interact with a raspberry pi and use mopidy on that raspi: https://mopidy.com/
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Re:Show HN: Giving my mother-in-law an easy internet radio w... by tga on Saturday April 17, 2021 @02:15PM (#26846257)
Given an Android phone or tablet, you can get sticky NFC tags and make the device play the corresponding stream when it touches one. Stick them to photos with the radio station logo, and you’ve got a record player / Toniebox.

The tablet never unlocks, so you don’t have to worry about UI quirks.

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Re:Show HN: Giving my mother-in-law an easy internet radio w... by AgoRapide on Saturday April 17, 2021 @12:29PM (#26845476)
I do not agree with the tablet thing. Too many things can go wrong, and tablets are touch only, no tactile feedback.

But your last idea was actually an excellent suggestion :) An ideal hacker project!

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Re:Show HN: Giving my mother-in-law an easy internet radio w... by spoonjim on Saturday April 17, 2021 @12:44PM (#26845602)
I’ve seen an 80 year old with partial dementia learn how to use an iPad from cold start in about 15 minutes.
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Re:Show HN: Giving my mother-in-law an easy internet radio w... by ac2u on Saturday April 17, 2021 @03:33PM (#26846810)
It’s exhausting getting accessibility points communicated when there’s always a reply which is just an exception that proves the rule.

“Oh iPad too complicated you say? Well one time I saw an example where that wasn’t the case.”

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Re:Show HN: Giving my mother-in-law an easy internet radio w... by AgoRapide on Saturday April 17, 2021 @03:38PM (#26846844)
Hear! Hear!
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Re:Show HN: Giving my mother-in-law an easy internet radio w... by fnord77 on Saturday April 17, 2021 @12:38PM (#26845556)
older non-pc literal people seem to take to tablets very naturally though. at least from what I've seen
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Re:Show HN: Giving my mother-in-law an easy internet radio w... by _joel on Saturday April 17, 2021 @12:52PM (#26845655)
Indeed, my 80+ year grandmother uses a tablet everyday
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Re:Show HN: Giving my mother-in-law an easy internet radio w... by tootie on Saturday April 17, 2021 @02:24PM (#26846317)
Another option is cut out a template in vinyl or even just some card stock (or 3d print if you can). Position each stream source icon behind the open spots. That being said, tablets aren't likely to cheaper than the device he's using.
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Re:Show HN: Giving my mother-in-law an easy internet radio w... by x86ARMsRace on Saturday April 17, 2021 @12:20PM (#26845391)
> operate her own radio remotely

I can't tell if this is suggesting OP gaslight his mother-in-law

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Re:Show HN: Giving my mother-in-law an easy internet radio w... by tinus_hn on Saturday April 17, 2021 @02:46PM (#26846459)
That sounds like skeuomorphism which is a big no-no with the HackerNews crowd
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