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But if you’re a regular Spotify user who wants a safer way to listen to music in the car the Car Thing could be a great option for you.Īnswer: It depends on your needs and wants.Īnswer: It can provide convenience and freedom.Īnswer: It depends on your lifestyle and where you live. Do you have an older car without Bluetooth? If you don’t have Bluetooth in your car the Car Thing’s FM transmitter could be a valuable feature.Īt the end of the day whether or not you should get the Car Thing is a personal decision.

While this isn’t a huge investment it is something to consider. How much are you willing to spend? The Car Thing does come with a price tag of $79.99. Do you often find yourself fumbling with your phone while driving? If you tend to fidget with your phone while driving the Car Thing could help you stay focused on the road. But if you’re a regular Spotify user it could be a worthwhile investment. It's a neat "now playing" display, but I can't say it justifies an $80 price tag.-How often do you listen to Spotify in the car? If you’re a casual listener you may not need the Car Thing. Look how hard it struggled when I asked it to play The Weeknd's new album (4:55 in the video below).Ĭombined with the Bluetooth lag, which is even worse because there's additional lag for processing your voice, it's straight up frustrating to use Car Thing. You basically have to use your voice for everything, which is unfortunate because the voice recognition sucks…it feels like Spotify's miles behind Alexa/Google/Siri. I'm assuming most of us have a decent number of playlists, and the UI is just not set up to quickly find what you need this way. Second, browsing on the screen with the dial or your finger is a pain in the ass.

The lag is very noticeable, and it's even worse in the context of my last point.

This is because Car Thing needs to pull data from your phone via Bluetooth. (Video review at the bottom, if you want a visual.)įirst of all, images take forever to load.