Simply swipe the RFID card, fob or sticker to trigger the audio fun.
Quickly assembled from plug'n'play components, no soldering iron needed. The software and instructions are for free on the web.
The Phoniebox is accessible over WiFi from your phone, tablet or PC. This is how you add audio files, streams and register new cards.
The Phoniebox plays (almost) everything.
Many Phoniebox enthusiasts are helpful and online, as in this German forum forum-raspberrypi.de or in English at the feature and bug reporting.
The small and affordable Raspberry Pi is at the heart of the Phoniebox. Any Pi will do, so you can save money and the planet by getting a used one.
The software of the Phoneibox is open source and freely available on the web. The same page also features a detailed installation guide.
Over the past few years, I have created collages from some of the Phoniebox images sent to us, because the designs are just too beautiful not to give them a stage.