Car Thing VS AR effect

> why they gave that a green light After they came out with the Car Thing[1], I realized there may be a loose cannon over there at Spotify, and not in a fun, creative way, but in a "greenlights harebrained nonsense" way, like Netflix's "Qwikster" near-debacle. 1 https://carthing.spotify.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 1 day ago

Spotify also has a device called a Car Thing. It's just a Spotify control panel. Source: 5 months ago

You'll never belive this but, well, it's a car thing. Source: 10 months ago

1st Gen - https://www.businessinsider.com/spotify-car-thing-photos-details-user-manual-2020-1?amp https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/05/17/spotify-testing-voice-controlled-car-thing-but-you-may-never-see-one/?newsletter_popup=1 2nd Gen - https://carthing.spotify.com. Source: 11 months ago

I fished out an old Android phone. For now it sits on my desk as a digital clock. I wonder is there a way to control playback for navidrome from here. (My navidrome is hosted on a different Ubuntu machine) Can I control the playback on my pc from the phone, and possibly display the artwork and current date time. Similar to Spotify carthing. Https://carthing.spotify.com/. Source: 11 months ago

Yes it is follow the below link. Sony US Xperia 1V pre-order link. Source: 12 months ago

You could buy directly from https://electronics.sony.com/mobile/smartphone/all/p/xqcq62b-gc where you have an extra color option (green). Otherwise Sony lists B&H, Amazon, BestBuy and Adorama as retailers. Sometimes few Best Buy stores will carry it in store. But I found very sporadic and quickly sold out (also return policy is not nearly as good unless you have a membership). Source: over 1 year ago

Sony had one of the best selling handhelds of all time with the PSP, and then they abandoned its successor (the Vita) almost immediately after launching it because they were scared of mobile gaming. They even hedged their bets by releasing the Xperia Play around the same time, which was a hybrid handheld/Android phone. They abandoned that too very quickly. So logically, in order to avoid throwing money away by... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

...but of course, it makes cell phones look bad. And because Sony still make phones, their reaction to you would probably be something like this. Source: over 2 years ago

Since Sony Mobile stopped officially offering devices in Canada in 2019, you'd need to focus on model numbers available in the US for finding a device with possibly appropriate spectrum bands for use here. Source: over 2 years ago