That gives me an idea: a "CD player" that accepts the entire jewel case and has a camera inside that reads the barcode, retrieves the album, and plays it.
https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/?query=barcode:50997465...
This was the first CD I ever owned
It's so dumb and so functional at the same time.
My favourite ideas usually hug that Pareto frontier.