Spotify’s Baffling ‘Car Thing’ Can Now Do More Things

Spotify announced today that it’s pushing through a bundle of new features to the Car Thing, its borderline-useless in-car accessory that goes for $US90 ($125). While the device is supposed to help enlarge the Spotify controls to put them front and centre while you’re behind the wheel — but in practice, it offers little utility over a smartphone even with this latest software update. The device has a screen about half the size of your smartphone and features a giant volume