With Car Thing, we’ll now be bringing our entire catalogue of music and podcasts to a wider range of users across an even wider range of vehicles. No matter the year or model of your vehicle, we feel everyone should have a superior listening experience. Our focus remains on becoming the world’s number one audio platform-not on creating hardware-but 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. And when it comes to controlling the device, use it in the way that works best for you, whether that’s voice, touch, or physical controls. Switching between your favorite audio is effortless, allowing you to shift gears to something else as soon as the mood strikes. And today, we’re excited to announce our newest exploration: a limited release of Car Thing, a new smart player that fills your car with music, news, entertainment, talk, and more.Ĭurrently available to eligible users in the U.S., Car Thing enables you to play your favorite audio faster, so you’re already listening to that hit song or the latest podcast episode before you’ve even pulled out of the driveway. No matter where you’re headed, Spotify is the perfect companion in the car, thanks to the many ways to listen to Spotify and our curated playlists, like Daily Drive and Songs to Sing in the Car. It’s no surprise, then, that there are over 70 million user-generated driving-related playlists on Spotify. It ships with three different mounts, including a vent mount, dashboard mount, and a CD player mount.Between work commutes, taking the kids to school, daily errands, and road trips, Americans spend countless hours on the road. It doesn’t feature a rechargeable battery, so it needs to be plugged in at all times.
The device also comes with a 12V adapter which can be used to power the device. And since Car Thing doesn’t have a speaker itself, you’ll need an aux cable if you want your music to play through the car speakers. That may come in the future, but right now it streams content from both sources. Spotify also notes that Car Thing can’t just play downloaded content at the time. That means you’ll be using a hefty amount of data to play music through this thing. It needs to be paired with a phone to piggy-back off of the data connection. The hardware can be mounted on a car vent and pairs with a phone’s Bluetooth connection.
“I generally felt like I could more efficiently navigate Spotify just by using my phone at stop lights,” writes The Verge reviewer Ashley Carman. Asking Spotify to skip an unliked song vocally takes longer than just tapping the skip button. Sometimes voice controls aren’t always the fastest way to do things either.
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