For artists, any increase in the number of paying subscribers is a good thing, but until the monthly fee goes up, expect the griping about royalty payouts to continue. Sorry to hear there wasnt a car power adapter included in the box. It will boost the number of streams, increase the number of paying subscribers, and should make both stock analysts and record label execs smile. Spotify discontinued its Car Thing accessory- a touchscreen control panel for playing Spotify content in a car - a few months ago.Even though the device got some additional features like hands. It connects to your phone over Bluetooth and uses a phone’s internet connection to stream and control playback on songs and podcasts from. This is actually a brilliant move by Spotify if the device gets any kind of traction. The Car Thing is not a standalone Spotify device. You do have to pay $6.99 for shipping and handling but that’s still a great deal if this will bring a new streaming feature to an old auto.
It will retail for $79 eventually, but there’s a $79 discount right now making your cost $0.
#CAR THING SPOTIFY FOR FREE#
Perhaps the best thing is that Car Thing is available virtually for free at the moment. It’s been estimated that at least half the cars on the road today are at least 11 years old, which is long before connectivity was being built in as standard so these are prime targets for the device. This is the first dedicated smart speaker just for the car and is clearly aimed at the millions of used cars out there that don’t have access to streaming built in already.
#CAR THING SPOTIFY OFFLINE#
The presets can be configured to download for offline listening, something that rural customers with limited internet connection will find extremely useful. There’s also a scroll knob to quickly find a particular preset that can be set just for the device, which shows up on a nice color display. It can be activated via “Hey Spotify,” to access playlists, songs and podcasts from a Spotify Premium account (sorry, no freebee accounts here). Spotify thinks so, and it’s released its Car Thing (yes, that’s the actual name) that can be added onto any car that supports Bluetooth or AUX inputs. Car Thing comes with three different mounts, and can pair with multiple Spotify subscribers’ smartphones.
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