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It's designed for in-car use and mounts on a magnetic puck that's installed with adhesive.

#Car thing spotify for free#

Before launch, an even more limited number were available for free after shipping costs, but prices now run at $80 if you're lucky enough to receive one. Simply put, the Spotify Car Thing is a Bluetooth remote control for the Spotify app running on your phone. Further, the device is in a limited trial run, with customers having to apply to receive one. Spotify’s in-car entertainment system known as just Car Thing, launched this spring on an invite-only basis, is now becoming more broadly available.

However, for many, The Car Thing is still inaccessible the device is currently only available in the United States, a large market for the service, but this does mean users in Europe, South America, Africa, Oceania, and Asia can't yet get one. Hardware has been on Spotify's radar for years - CEO Daniel Ek once mused about a. This does appear to be true as Spotify consistently make strives to become the default option when it comes to music streaming. Spotify has flirted with the idea of physical products in the past, but Car Thing marks its first legit hardware. Spotify claims that the company isn't switching from a software to a hardware focus but instead, the brand is just allowing a wider range of customers to access their service across a wider range of vehicles. The Car Thing does miss out on this particular niche. There are plenty of young people unable to afford a car with these features who use the streaming service. But The Car Thing doesn't do anything to help a customer without an aux cord or Bluetooth connectivity.