Tired of my tvs no longer updating to the latest software, tired of my phone no longer connecting to my car, tired of my few years old tech being considered legacy and no longer supported. Can anyone suggest non-android, non-apple, non-AI, non-connected, non-smart ‘dumb’ tech you’ve bought that makes a difference in your life? Should be hardy enough to last maybe 20 years (my even older plasma tv is still going on strong with a beautiful tv and forward firing speakers, while my newer Samsung lcd stopped receiving updates) and just do it’s job. I can live without mu ai enabled washer telling me how to wash my clothes.

  • @Donjuanme
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    715 hours ago

    For your car het yourself a cassette player dock and a Sony walkman. Don’t worry about the skipping, scratched CDs, limited data storage, shaky connection, inability to change the library at will, it’s much easier and more convenient than keeping a Bluetooth connection from your phone to your player working.

    • @[email protected]
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      58 hours ago

      I just keep my radio off and instead listen to the worrying noises from the engine and suspension.

    • slazer2au
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      915 hours ago

      Alternative, get one with a USB port and load a USB stick with MP3.

    • @ace_garp
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      112 hours ago

      I rebought my old Walkman for nostalgia WM-FX415, which, according to current reviews, was a decent model.

      A little more techy, I’m currently looking at this portable CD player that has Bluetooth and FM transmit. It’s showing as sold out though.

      Monodeal CD707.

    • @ChowJeeBaiOP
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      115 hours ago

      I used to have one of those cassette adapters to use with mp3 players. They’d work great with headphone jacks. Pity few phones still have those these days.

      • @[email protected]
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        314 hours ago

        I use a Sony NWZ A15 which is an older player so can probably be had for not much money. Headphone jack and micro SD card.

        If your car is newer with one of those integrated head units then you can get a 3.5mm Bluetooth sender for hardly any money.

      • NebLem
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        14 hours ago

        Yeah you’d probably have to rig something with a usbc to 3.5mm to cassette adapter if you want corded, though someone with better skills than me could slice and solder the two adapters together to make one adapter.