

the cigarette lighter) and syncs with your phone to play through your car's stereo system. Think of it as Apple CarPlay or Android Auto but. It acts as a dashboard for accessing and controlling your Spotify playback when driving. It plugs into your 12-volt power outlet (a.k.a. Spotify Car Thing is a thing that you attach to your car. It requires your phone and a data plan to work, so it's not a true standalone product. It's just a one-time fee to own the device that connects your paid music subscription to the car. (The 89.99 price includes the shipping fees, Spotify says.) The only other change is to the Car Thing’s packaging.


Spotify Car Thing is the first-ever hardware release from the music streaming giant, and as part of Car Things initial rollout, certain Spotify users can get it for free. However, Car Thing is still a U.S.-only product for the time being. The only catch is that theres still a 6.99 charge for shipping. Now anyone who pays for the Spotify can buy the device for $89.99. Anyone with a Spotify Premium subscription can sign up to get Car Thing for free. It looks like a small tablet screen with Spotify's interface, and it can be mounted in the front console area of most cars.Ĭar Thing was officially announced in April and was available to only select Premium users in October. Car Thing, as the device is descriptively named, is made for listening to audio in the car in that it's hands-free and voice-controlled, which hopefully means no more scrolling and clicking through the Spotify app on your phone while driving. Starting Tuesday any Spotify Premium user can buy the streaming service's first piece of hardware.
