What if the Car Thing could stream music without the help of a phone, perhaps with built-in speakers so you can take it out of your car if you want? Or what if Spotify bought a company like Mighty, and tried to offer an iPod Shuffle-type device of its own? There are lots of options, it’s really just a matter of spending the money and trying it. Spotify, as one of the biggest streaming services in the world, is in a unique position to fill that niche, and maybe even make it popular again. The iPod is dead, but I don’t think the desire for dedicated music devices ever fully went away. Alongside 82 million audio tracks, the service also offers more than four million podcast titles, including controversial ones, like The Joe Rogan Experience.What if Spotify just sold a cheap music player like the Mighty Vibe? Mighty According to reports from earlier this year, Spotify had 182 million paying subscribers globally in the first quarter of 2022, up from 158 million during the same period last year. The Car Thing was the first hardware offering from the Swedish music streaming giant, which remains the largest player in the sector ahead of competitors like Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal and Pandora, among others. The device, which allowed users to control their Spotify playback while driving safely, was first leaked in April 2018. Spotify opened up a public wait list for the device last October before it went on general sale in Feb. Spotify announced the Car Thing player in 2019 before making it available for purchase on an invite-only basis in April 2021.
Spotify discontinued its Car Thing dashboard accessory barely five months after its official launch.
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