RFID tags connect streaming music services

[EMBEDDEED]Spotify has been busy transforming its streaming music service into an app platform, loading up its catalogue and luring developers, Digital Trends writes.

The site wants to fall into that elusive sweet spot combining social and music, which we still haven't found. Meanwhile, Dundee University student Andrew Pairman has made a more tangible application that is probably the most literal approach at socialising music streaming.

Called the Social Jukebox, the device uses an Arduino-powered music player and wooden tokens that hold personal playlists. The tokens have RFID chips embedded in them, so the music player can read the link to a Spotify song. The device randomly selects tokens and tracks as it goes, creating a real-life, multi-user listening experience.

According to Geeky Gadgets, unfortunately, due to the Social Jukebox being just a concept at the moment, it's now available to buy commercially, but it could be a great project to start on Kickstarter or other crowd-funding Web sites, to make the jump from concept to production.