Unlike other info-tainment dashboard units enabled with Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, which give you access to maps and other services, this one only does one thing: Play Spotify. If you’re wondering to yourself how this is any different from just mounting your phone on your dash, you aren’t alone. If it gets a wide release, it will retail for $80. For now, it’s a limited release, available for free to select users who sign up to receive it (and pay for shipping costs).

You also need a Spotify Premium account to use Car Thing. You then connect your phone to your car stereo in whichever way you’ve been doing that so far (Bluetooth, aux input, or USB). You power it over USB and connect it to your phone over Bluetooth. It features a four-inch touchscreen, a dial for menu navigation, and most importantly, four microphones, which can be used to issue voice commands. So, what exactly is it? Officially announced today (April 13), Car Thing is a Spotify controller that can be mounted in your car.

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