when will car thing spotify become available

'We like to get involved early,' he told me.

DSP Concepts worked on Car Thing for roughly 12 to 15 months, Beckmann said.

DSP Concepts CTO Paul Beckmann recently filled me in on how his team helped turn Car Thing from an idea into a real thing.

To make voice recognition for Car Thing work, Spotify relied on DSP Concepts, a Santa Clara-based startup that has built a software platform for audio hardware development. So when Spotify set out to develop Car Thing, its new automotive display device, it got help from outside experts. Making hardware is hard, especially for companies with no prior expertise in consumer electronics. We expect the available units to be limited.The technology behind Spotify's Car Thing Spotify Premium subscribers and will be based on an invite-only basis through. Spotify Car Thing carries a retail price of $80 but the company is yet to set a timeline when it will be on sale. The device can be set up to connect wirelessly via Bluetooth or through an AUX or USB cable but it has to be connected to the car stereo system.

The device has a dimension of 4.6 x 2.5 x 0.7 inches and weighs 3.4oz (96g). The Car Thing is designed for cars that don’t have modern in-car infotainment systems like Apple CarPlay or Android Auto installed. The smart device also comes with voice control capabilities. Users may decide to change the buttons as desired. It equally features four buttons at the top preset to activate favorite music, Podcasts, playlists functions. There is also a large knob that can easily be gripped and it is used for navigation. The Car Thing sports a touchscreen display which should be an LCD panel. The device will be available free of charge for its Premium subscribers including shipping. The company has now taken the wraps off the device, at least for the US market and it is targeted at Spotify Premium subscribers. The Spotify Car Thing had earlier this month appeared in certain codes in Apple’s iOS and was even first tested as far back as 2019 but wasn’t released. The first hardware that the US company will release is an in-car entertainment system dubbed Car Thing. Music streaming giant Spotify is known for its software-powered streaming business but the company has long been planning to delve into releasing related hardware.

When will car thing spotify become available