Owners of Spotify's soon-to-be-bricked Car Thing device are begging the company to open source the gadgets to save some the landfill. Spotify hasn't responded to pleas to salvage the hardware, which ...

It's not uncommon to see software companies trying to expand into the hardware space. Several big names attempted the migration, but few managed to turn this move into a successful business plan.

Spotify is facing continued backlash over its decision to discontinue support for Car Thing, its in-car streaming device, announced earlier in May. The device will no longer work starting on December ...

In 2022, the popular music streaming platform Spotify came out with the Car Thing, a curious little piece of hardware designed to make listening to its music offerings in the car easier. The idea, it ...

Spotify Technology SA SPOT has decided to refund customers who purchased its Car Thing dashboard accessory before deactivating the devices in December. What Happened: The music streaming platform, ...

Around four years ago, Spotify announced Car Thing, a very plainly-named device designed to extend some of your phone's functionality, particularly Spotify playback, to older cars while keeping your ...

Ever since Spotify announced that it would kill Car Thing, there’s been a push for the company to open the product to allow users to tweak it to keep it useful. But, as it turns out, Spotify has ...

Spotify announced Thursday it will discontinue Car Thing, a $90 device that allows users to control Spotify through their car speakers. After December 9, 2024, Car Thing will no longer be ...

Spotify had a brief go at being a hardware company with the release of its Car Thing gadget, a device that served as a remote control for Spotify and could be attached to the vents in a car. Car Thing ...

Spotify's music-streaming Car Thing needed a smartphone app to run, and is now being replaced by that smartphone app. In 2022, the popular music streaming platform Spotify came out with the Car Thing, ...