Luckily it connects to your Spotify account easily enough, and setting up is a cinch.Īs The Information pointed out, this is an attempt for Spotify to branch out into hardware and create its own product that doesn't rely on Apple, Android, or even car infotainment systems. You then have to connect your phone to your car speakers. You power the device through the car's power source, where you'll need an adaptor. There are four buttons along the top edge that you can map playlists to for easy access.Ĭar Thing connects to your Spotify account on your smartphone via Bluetooth.
What is Car Thing?Ĭar Thing is a small touchscreen that displays your playlists, song and podcast requests, and recent searches that you can navigate with your voice or a large side dial to move as a cursor and adjust the volume. It even has voice control to keep it hands-free while driving, so I could command it "Hey Spotify, play next", or more specific playlists or artists.īut Car Thing is mostly redundant, since we all have ways to listen to music or Spotify in the car already. It took a several cords and adaptors, but I was able to mount the lightweight touchscreen device to my car's fan vent and listen to my Spotify Premium account. But I'm still confounded as to why Car Thing is even a thing. After Spotify released its Car Thing streaming device for all Premium users last week, I've been testing it out in my 1995 Honda minivan.
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