The in-vehicle accessory can be easily mounted on the dashboard of your car.

And now, the Car Thing has been formally announced with a press release on the Spotify website. We heard whispers about this accessory in 2019, but it wouldn't be before January of 2020 that someone spotted images of the Car Thing in the mobile Spotify app. No matter the year or model of your vehicle, we feel everyone should have a superior listening experience.Spotify today finally took the wraps off its first hardware product, dubbed Car Thing, which is basically an in-vehicle dash-mounted smart media player 'that fills your car with music, news, entertainment, talk, and more.' We wonder how many people would use their smartphone for navigation then also fit the Spotify Car Thing to the dashboard for music too.Īddressing those who own an older car that lacks smartphone integration, Spotify says: 'we developed Car Thing because we saw a need from our users, many of whom were missing out on a seamless and personalized in-car listening experience. However, Spotify music controls already feature in the Google Maps smartphone app, creating an interface for navigation and music in one.

For the millions of people who send music from their phone to a car, this could make for a good solution. Spotify is going after customers with a car that doesn't have a native Spotify experience, or an app available through systems like Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

The Car Thing has voice control, just say 'hey Spotify' Spotify It isn't clear how many Car Things Spotify plans to give away for free, but after this initial stage it expects to sell the product for $80. It's an approach that certainly feels more like an experiment for now, rather than the start of a major pivot to audio hardware from Spotify. Spotify is giving the Car Thing away for free, but only in the US for now and only to customers it picks out from a waiting list, who are then asked to pay $7 for shipping. How to send music from your phone to a Wi-Fi speaker or TV with Spotify Connect.Now all of your passengers can take over the car's Spotify playlist.Hey Spotify: Music streaming app is the latest to get voice control.It is then powered from your car's 12V socket or USB port.

It features voice control, so you can say 'Hey Spotify' to pick the next playlist, and it connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth for a data connection. The Car Thing is designed to put a simple touchscreen display with a rotating control dial on the dashboard of your car. After many months of speculation, rumors and leaks, Spotify has finally announced its first hardware device, called the Car Thing.

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