#Spotify car thing waitlist free#

Follow Mashable SEA on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Telegram. You can join the waitlist for Car Thing here. Back in April 2021, we announced our exploration of a smart player that could seamlessly fill your car with a world of music, news, entertainment, talk, and more. FebruListeners, start your engines: Car Thing is officially here.

#Spotify car thing waitlist free#

Given that there's not much Car Thing can do that the Spotify app on your phone cannot, the biggest appeal is probably having your phone free to do other things, and the added convenience of having preset buttons and the dial for accessing your music while driving. THE WAIT IS OVER Car Thing From Spotify Is Now Officially Available in the U.S. It's a little bit like having an always-ready Spotify app in hardware form, in your car. It has voice control (say 'Hey Spotify' to invoke it) it's got a dial that lets you browse, select, and play music, as well as four preset buttons on top of the device to get to your favorite songs faster and it has a color touchscreen display so you can see what's playing. The Car Thing’s expected retail price is 79.99, but the first round of customers will get their Car Things for free, and pay only for shipping (6.99 for shipments to the. Car Thing does not work without a smartphone - it depends on it (both iPhones and Androids work) for an internet connection.

Now, all Spotify users in the U.S., both in the Free and Premium tiers, can sign up for the waitlist for the Car Thing – though you'll still need a Premium plan to actually use it.Īlso, while the Car Thing was originally launched as a free device, it will now cost users US$79.99.Īs for why you might want to purchase Car Thing, that's a little harder to explain. Well, on Thursday the company made it a little easier for a wider range of users to purchase the Car Thing. Remember Car Thing, Spotify's hardware player for cars that the company launched in April, though only for select users in the U.S.?