You can now sign up to buy Spotify’s Car Thing, but you probably shouldn’t

https://ift.tt/3mNdRdu Photo by Ashley Carman / The Verge Spotify is making it easier to get ahold of its first hardware device, the Car...

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Spotify is making it easier to get ahold of its first hardware device, the Car Thing, by opening up a waitlist to purchase the device that anyone can join starting today. The catch is that now the streaming service’s previously invite-only product is $79.99 when it used to be free with paid shipping and handling.

While Spotify will let anyone with an account sign up for its waitlist, whether free or premium, you do still need a premium account to actually use the device. Also, at its new $79.99 price, it’s worth re-examining what the Car Thing can do.

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The Car Thing comes with a selection of mounts for your car.

The Car Thing is not a standalone Spotify device. It connects to your phone over...

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