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[Maiden Voyage]

Car Thing. Spotify's smart player designed for your drive.

Learn more about how to access Spotify in cars.

carthing.spotify.com

 

[jufonuk]

Why not just use your phone ?!? I'm confused.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Why not just use your phone ?!? I'm confused.

I've got a CarPlay enabled console so not for me either. Interesting that the entry for premium members is only shipping though.

 

[jufonuk]

I've got a CarPlay enabled console so not for me either. Interesting that the entry for premium members is only shipping though.

I mean good luck to them. But I can't see this Spotify console thing taking off. But what do i know I'm not a CEO just a random dude.

 

[Ionian]

Love the name, so completely and utterly stupid.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

I mean good luck to them. But I can't see this Spotify console thing taking off. But what do i know I'm not a CEO just a random dude.

don't be so hard on yourself. You're special to me jufonuk

 

[jufonuk]

don't be so hard on yourself. You're special to me jufonuk

 

[T8SC]

Pointless.

 

[Virt McPolygon]

Isn't this another data collection tool? Are they competing with Alexa auto?

 

[Ionian]

Pointless.

Sounds like something Bernard Black would name it after Manny invented it.

What genius approved that? Great name though.

"What are you looking for?"

"The car thing!"

"What part for the car?"

"The THING you idiot!"

 

[eddie4]

I use CarPlay and Android Auto, so this is pretty pointless.

 

[Alright]

Slap a load of songs on a USB stick and away ya go.

You kids and your fancy gadgets

 

[Ferdinandthecowfish]

Why not just use your phone ?!? I'm confused.

I'm assuming that it takes advantage of loopholes in the distracted driving laws that many states have. It's illegal to use your smartphone while driving but not technically illegal to use this, just like it isn't technically illegal to use the big media console that most new cars have, even though it essentially functions just like a phone.

 

[haxan7]

it's an effort to strengthen and keep their brand going. Their competitors like Amazon have similar devices. They can't be left out. Agree that it's pointless though.

 

[eddie4]

Slap a load of songs on a USB stick and away ya go.

You kids and your fancy gadgets

"Hey bring your Zune, you don't want to be without music!"

 

[Alright]

"Hey bring your Zune, you don't want to be without music!"

No room for a zune, i've got my Sony minidisc player in the glovebox and an LP+records in the boot!

 

[ArtemisClydeFrog]

Why not just use your phone ?!? I'm confused.

Hard to read and post on neogaf while driving while also having to deal with spotify on the phone at the same time.

 

[eddie4]

Hard to read and post on neogaf while driving while also having to deal with spotify on the phone at the same time.

Yeah, how will I hold my beer then, fuck that!?

 

[SebastianShaw]

MUST CONSUME

 

[Kagey K]

Does it have an Aux Jack?

 

[MrS]

fuck this shit. that looks trash.

 

[lem0n]

Phones exist

 

[Trogdor1123]

If you need something like this you are probably better served with an Amazon Echo Auto. It does all this and way more and goes on sale for dirt cheap

 

[AJUMP23]

That is a no from me.

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[BigBooper]

Anyone know of something like this to control playing your own music files? I don't want a streaming service and I don't want unlimited bandwidth, but I would like voice control for my music.