Web radio, like audiobooks and ebooks from libraries, is an often-overlooked useful resource. There are literally thousands of radio stations accessible for streaming on-line and you may entry them totally free. No subscription charges or licenses wanted. And in contrast to your native FM radio stations, a lot of them have only a few advertisements — or none in any respect. However you’ll be able to’t tune in utilizing any outdated radio, which is why it’s possible you’ll wish to construct this web radio with a pleasant touchscreen interface designed by Arielhh.

This can be a small, battery-powered gadget with its personal built-in DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter), amplifier, and speaker. There’s a helpful touchscreen on the entrance face of the gadget by way of which customers can change stations or alter quantity. Web radio “stations” are streaming audio sources positioned at particular internet addresses, so that you’ll want to search out and save these URLs. This gadget can retailer as much as 512 stations, so that you’ll by no means run out of audio content material to get pleasure from. Simply seek for a listing of stations, discover some that you just like, after which save them!

The center of this gadget is a LilyGo T-Show-S3, which is an ESP32-S3 growth board with an connected 1.9” full-color LCD touchscreen. That may be very reasonably priced at about $22. It pushes audio out by way of an Adafruit I2S 3W class-D amplifier module to a small speaker. Energy comes from both USB or an 18650 lithium battery cell.

All of these elements match right into a easy — however engaging — 3D-printed enclosure. The entire thing is concerning the measurement of your hand, so you’ll be able to put it wherever. Arielhh supplies the firmware you could set up utilizing Espressif’s free flash software. In addition they present the enclosure 3D information and directions on find out how to assemble the whole lot and get it working.

If you wish to begin profiting from web radio, this looks as if an effective way to do it.