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Spotify’s Car Thing, due for bricking, is getting an open source second life

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72% Informative

Spotify 's Car Thing was a $ 100 music device with a 4-inch touchscreen and knob that could play Spotify .

It was meant "to learn more about how people listen in the car," a Spotify rep says.

Firmware hackers have stepped in to save the device and upgrade it.

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informal

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English

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48

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medium-lived

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