Spotify Releases Car Appliance - "Car Thing"

[JasonDot]

A friend of mine forwarded me this interesting gizmo link. It looks like it's free for early sign ups! This would be great to modernize an older car or boat.

https://carthing.spotify.com

[Our03z4]

It's pointless really. It has to use the aux cable so I might as well just plug in to my phone, right? Why clutter the dash up. Now if it put out an FM signal I might be more down for it.

[c1pher]

I am able to use the Sirius xm app for free in my van that doesn’t have sat radio. This would require me to add another line and they try to rip me off at the end of each trial period so that would be yet another line I’d have to hassle with.

[eleven11]

Originally Posted by Our03z4

It's pointless really. It has to use the aux cable so I might as well just plug in to my phone, right? Why clutter the dash up. Now if it put out an FM signal I might be more down for it.

https://carthing.spotify.com/setup

No. You can use Bluetooth, but it does have to go through your phone, which in turn is connected to your vehicle (through Bluetooth or Aux).

[Blackcars]

I am gonna try this.

[KevinC]

Originally Posted by c1pher

I am able to use the Sirius xm app for free in my van that doesn’t have sat radio.

Do you have unlimited data on your cell plan? If so, go into the app and set the streaming quality to the highest of the 3 settings, and you'll get dramatically better sound quality than either the satellite stream or the lower settings - allegedly the high setting is 320kbps. I used to stream it in my old Z4MC and it sounded fantastic.

[G3min1]

Originally Posted by Our03z4

It's pointless really. It has to use the aux cable so I might as well just plug in to my phone, right? Why clutter the dash up. Now if it put out an FM signal I might be more down for it.

Keep in mind that newer phones are doing away with AUX jacks. But I agree that its kind of pointless. Why on earth would anyone want to go through the process of connecting it to a power source, then connecting it to their phone via Bluetooth, then connecting it to their car stereo via cable or Bluetooth when they can literally just connect their phone to the car and run Spotify from the phone.

[Our03z4]

Originally Posted by eleven11

https://carthing.spotify.com/setup

No. You can use Bluetooth, but it does have to go through your phone, which in turn is connected to your vehicle (through Bluetooth or Aux).

That's cool and all but only if you have bluetooth. My Z doesn't have either aux or BT. Like I said an FM transmitter would be nice because the device is pointless.

[kyriian]

Originally Posted by G3min1

Keep in mind that newer phones are doing away with AUX jacks. But I agree that its kind of pointless. Why on earth would anyone want to go through the process of connecting it to a power source, then connecting it to their phone via Bluetooth, then connecting it to their car stereo via cable or Bluetooth when they can literally just connect their phone to the car and run Spotify from the phone.

Many places are starting to ban using your phone while driving, technically a mounted device is considered a part of the car and therefore, keeps you above a zealous cop I guess.

[Our03z4]

Originally Posted by kyriian

Many places are starting to ban using your phone while driving, technically a mounted device is considered a part of the car and therefore, keeps you above a zealous cop I guess.

Now that's an interesting thought, never thought of it but you're right.

[G3min1]

Originally Posted by kyriian

Many places are starting to ban using your phone while driving, technically a mounted device is considered a part of the car and therefore, keeps you above a zealous cop I guess.

So what if you do like me and mount your phone on a vent? Is that considered part of the vehicle now.