Spotify.com has
Spotify Car Thing Bluetooth Voice Controlled Music Player on sale for
$26.99 when you apply promo code
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Note, Spotify Premium Subscription is required
Features- Use voice control for easy access. Spotify's voice search lets you quickly play specific music or podcasts, and can even help you find something new. Just say "Hey Spotify," then ask for a song, album, artist, playlist, station, or podcast. With four microphones along the top, Car Thing can understand what you're asking to play, even with the music turned up or your windows down.
- Try the dial for a hands-on way to steer to the audio you love. You can also browse deeper, curating the perfect soundtrack to wherever you're headed. Use the dial to browse, select, play, pause, and discover.
- View the touch-screen display to see what's playing. You can also use the screen to see what's in your library, as well as results from voice search. Swipe to browse further or skip, or tap to play.
- Choose four preset buttons to get to your favorites faster and then change them anytime. They'll always bring you the newest podcast episodes and up-to-date news.
What's in the Box- Car Thing
- USB-C cable
- Power adapter
- Magnetic hold
- Vent mount
- CD mount
- Dash mount
Top Comments
Reviews are at best mediocre. It's a dead product so it's not going to better. It requires Spotify Premium to work. It's locked down and nobody has managed to hack it to work with other apps.
That said, after doing an absurd amount of research on this absurd device, I always said I wouldn't pay $80 for this...maybe I'd pay $20-30? So here we are.
This is a decent two-week usage review: https://www.engadget.co
Good detailed video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6nbRfO
Some benefits to it:
Seems like a well-made device, structurally?
Physical, tactile buttons and knobs are easier and safer to control than touchscreens while driving, IMO
If you put a podcast on a preset button, it'll fetch and play the latest episode when you press that button.
You can have GPS navigation on your phone's screen and Spotify music on this device. Although...then you're gonna have two screens mounted while driving.
I guess the Hey Spotify voice control works pretty well, and you can even control some settings by voice (like assigning a preset)
It's got aux
No battery, so it should fire up when you start the car and turn off when you turn off the car. This is nice, because lots of bluetooth adapters for older cars have a crazy 8-12 hour battery, and you'll find your phone connecting to them while you're in your house, hours after you got out of your vehicle.
Biggest sell for me: I ... love? weird, niche, abandoned devices? Maybe love is a strong word. But I had a Moto Z with those silly mods (like the car mount!) for years.
Cons:
it needs to connect to your phone...it's literally just a second screen
the display has some lag.
No EQ
Volume dial is digital in steps from 0-10.
When you show this off to them, your friends, wife, or others will ask "....Why?"
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Is there any such similar device for car play ?
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I've tried a few, and they all sucked big time for me. Even highly-rated (on Amazon) Nulaxy ones. The only one which works well for me is a Walmart Onn-branded one. But it's by far the biggest and the fugliest of all the ones I tried. I am still looking for a smaller / better looking one which works weel.
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Reviews are at best mediocre. It's a dead product so it's not going to better. It requires Spotify Premium to work. It's locked down and nobody has managed to hack it to work with other apps.
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