Car Thing was Spotify's first hardware product, a simple touchscreen music player for car dashboards that piped tracks from the online service. After three years, it all became e-waste ...

Spotify's dedicated in-car music player, “Car Thing,” has reached the end of the road. The company has officially discontinued the device and is offering refunds to owners until January 14.

As 9to5 points out, Android Auto's media player is consistent between various streaming services, so the above screenshot of Spotify running ... the in-progress Car Media app that's expected ...