Spotify's first streaming device is made for the car, but how well does it actually work for music listening on the go?
Still needs your phone for internet connectionLimited access to buy, with a waitlist at launchWhat Is Spotify's Car Thing?TYLER HAYES
If your car is so old enough it doesn't have Bluetooth, then you'll need to connect your phone to Car Thing with an auxiliary cable. Adding more complexity, if you use a newer phone without a headphone jack for that aux cable, then you'll need an adapter, too. Car Thing comes with three different magnetic mounts, a USB-C to USB-A cable and power adapter for the car.Music subscription, Siri can handle that. But, for Spotify, there hasn't been a great, dedicated, solution across any platform.
I like Car Thing's simple interface with large text and big images. Spotify's mobile app is not the easiest to navigate while going 70 miles per hour. All this is good and makes it fine to use once you commit to it. Unfortunately, it's not very easy to get to that point. Car Thing costs $79.99. The price isn't so dramatically low that adding another $20 to cover adding in a battery would have dissuaded anyone from buying it.
I connected Car Thing to power and a Bluetooth speaker inside the house to see how it worked outside a car.The name Car Thing implies only vehicle use, but there's nothing stopping you from using it somewhere else. I attached it to a Moment MagSafe compatible mount on a tripod and played audio through a Bluetooth speaker connected to my phone. It worked just fine in the living room connected to a wall outlet via a USB-C cable.
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