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.

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'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, ...

Spotify has been facing criticism for deciding to brick its Car Thing devices by the end of the year, rendering them useless. Tech journalist Josh Hendrickson revealed that the Car Thing runs on Linux ...

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Spotify has officially pulled the plug on Car Thing, a device the company launched in 2022 to enable the service in vehicles that lacked modern infotainment systems. The company says that it “made the ...

Back in 2022, Spotify announced an in-car streaming gadget that was actually called the Car Thing — and then it discontinued the Car Thing just a few months later. That was obviously bad news for ...

In context: When Spotify announced in May that its beloved Car Thing would be discontinued on December 9, many users were understandably upset. To make matters worse, Spotify essentially stated that ...

Spotify is finally making its first foray into becoming a hardware company. The music streaming service revealed plans this week to start testing its new device called Car Thing, a voice-controlled ...

Just a few months after it became available to the general public, Spotify is killing off its Car Thing. The Car Thing, Spotify's first attempt at hardware, was intended to help users control the ...