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Plug Car Thing into a 12V power outlet in your car with the adapter provided. Note: Don’t set up, mount, or adjust the Car Thing mount while driving. Spotify’s entire catalog of 82 million tracks, including more than 3.6 million podcast titles, is available on Car Thing. Car Thing connects to your phone, which connects to your car’s speakers to bring Spotify front and center on your drive.
“This exploration and innovation is part of our ongoing commitment to building a truly frictionless experience for users across devices-in the car, at home, or on the go,” the company said. subscribers - include adding a Night Mode feature and Add to Queue command so that users can organize their faves by simply using their voice.
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The release includes updated software allowing customers to see incoming calls on their mobile. Spotify said future updates to Car Thing - aside from rolling it out to non-U.S. The Spotify Car Thing was made available in February 2022. Second, Car Thing made it simpler to play exactly what they wanted, thanks to both the product interface (which they enjoy more than their previous in-car media) and the ease of using “Hey Spotify” to control what they wanted to listen to.” “We learned two major things from device owners: First, users were listening to Spotify in the car more than they had before. “During our exploration phase, we discovered a lot about how people listen in the car, and for many users, how Car Thing can help improve that experience,” Spotify said in its announcement on Tuesday. Since April it has grown in size (then: 4.5-inch by 2.5-inch) and price (in October it was $79.99), but its mandate remains the same: appeal to car owners whose ride lacks built-in infotainment systems. In testing since 2019, Spotify began rolling out the device to an invite-only group of subscribers beginning last April before opening it up for limited release in October.
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Car Thing only works with Spotify Premium accounts, so freemium users would need to upgrade to get the Thing up and running.
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It accesses the internet (and Spotify’s vast catalog of audio) via your nearby phone through a bluetooth connection. The device also needs to be connected to a 12V power outlet nearby. To make the Thing work, you’ll need to connect it to your car stereo using bluetooth or cables.
The company said the device’s microphones feature noise suppression technology to help tune out the sounds of the road - and an “adaptive interference cancellation technology” that helps the Thing prioritize your voice over all other sounds and voices. Users can also save their favorite music and podcasts to four available preset slots, then ask Car Thing to play them by clicking or calling out the preset by number. With voice control - which works through several microphones on Car Thing - users can ask Car Thing to play songs, albums, podcasts, playlists, genres, moods and more, as well as to “like” songs. Users can control what’s playing by using the touch screen, the dial or Spotify’s “Hey Spotify” voice control mode. On the bright side, Car Thing still stands as testament to Spotify’s ability to design and build unique hardware - should it ever feel that itch again.Dan Rutman Joins Spotify as Head of Music Creator Partnerships And being locked to a single service, sure doesn't help, either.
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Spotify assures existing users that their Car Things will continue to function normally, but doesn’t promise for how long.įrom the get-go, we found it difficult to identify a clear use case for the Car Thing since you can just use your phone with Bluetooth or access Spotify (and other apps) via Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. The price has dropped from $90 to $50, so grab the deal if you love collecting discontinued or retro tech - although we aren’t sure how this one will age. The company reflects on Car Thing’s objective of helping it “better understand in-car listening, and bring audio to a wider range of users and vehicles.” Spotify claims to be taking this whole Car Thing experiment in stride while remaining “focused on the car as an important place for audio.”Īlthough Spotify will not produce any more units, the remaining Car Thing stock is still up for sale on the company’s website.
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