Users will also need a smartphone for the mobile data. The device requires a Spotify Premium membership (either an Individual, Family or Student plan). The product will roll out to these customers in time. However, any current Spotify user - free or Premium - can sign up for the Car Thing waitlist. users who had previously signed up for the Car Thing waitlist will be offered the ability to purchase the device ahead of others. Previously, Spotify had distributed the product for just the cost of shipping during its limited-release testing period, noting that this was Spotify’s first hardware and it wanted to “get things right.” users who want to purchase the $79.99 device. The company announced today Car Thing will become available to U.S. It's a neat "now playing" display, but I can't say it justifies an $80 price tag.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.
Look how hard it struggled when I asked it to play The Weeknd's new album (4:55 in the video below).Ĭombined with the Bluetooth lag, which is even worse because there's additional lag for processing your voice, it's straight up frustrating to use Car Thing. You basically have to use your voice for everything, which is unfortunate because the voice recognition sucks…it feels like Spotify's miles behind Alexa/Google/Siri. I'm assuming most of us have a decent number of playlists, and the UI is just not set up to quickly find what you need this way. Second, browsing on the screen with the dial or your finger is a pain in the ass. The lag is very noticeable, and it's even worse in the context of my last point. This is because Car Thing needs to pull data from your phone via Bluetooth. (Video review at the bottom, if you want a visual.)įirst of all, images take forever to load.
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