This sleek Raspberry Pi-based Spotify player is the perfect addition to any office setup
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One of the things almost guaranteed to attract the attention of a tech enthusiast is a sleek and cleverly designed product. It’s not much of a surprise, then, that a neatly designed Spotify player powered by a Raspberry Pi has grabbed the attention of the maker and modding community.
Maker AKZ Dev created a device called the ‘PrestoDeck', which is a cool and slick-looking small device that can sit on your desk and control your Spotify feed. It is powered by a Pimoroni Presto, which is itself based around a Raspberry Pi Pico.
Inexpensive DIY Raspberry Pi project
The hardware itself is remarkably inexpensive, with the Pimoroni Presto itself costing less than £100 from the Pimoroni online store. Most of the hard work involves setting up the customized Spotify feed, which requires making a custom app using code that is supplied on the GitHub page for the project.
Once the software is correctly set up, the PrestoDeck can be placed wherever you want. The Pimoroni Presto comes equipped with a touch screen display, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity (so you can connect it to your BT speakers or headphones), which makes it ideal to use as a small desktop media player.
This is one of several projects we've seen recently that uses the Raspberry Pi Pico as a basis. This includes a simulation of 90s cable TV, a ‘space invaders' handheld, and even a budget camera. Pimoroni also makes several products using the Pico as a basis that cater to modders, makers, and tinkerers of all kinds.
With versatile single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi readily available, we can expect to see many more interesting tech projects that might someday find themselves on your desk. If you want to make your own PrestoDeck, for instance, you can follow the GitHub instructions and watch the video to get some idea of how to get started.
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