Spotify’s Secret Car Thing Gen 1 Prototype - Android, Standalone, and Doomed

You may have heard the news that Spotify will brick its first hardware device, Car Thing. And you probably saw reports that Spotify refuses to open source the device so people can hack it and keep it going. But that's not true! Today we'll get into the details of the Spotify Car Thing, its open source status, and the chances of modding it into something useful. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0cCwNAtOCfDrghDFx0Jqlw/join If you're interested, check out the Car Thing Hax community: https://discord.gg/ZGURgxtaGM Spotify posted source code here: https://github.com/spsgsb/ And if you have a Car Thing and don't know what to do with it, you can send it to me: Josh Hendrickson 200 Loveland Madeira Rd #31 Loveland, OH 45140 The products I use to make videos: Camera: https://amzn.to/3XuhmcG (affiliate) Camera remote: https://amzn.to/3RAqrwP (affiliate) wireless microphones: https://amzn.to/3xnQe4t (affiliate) Mic charging case: https://amzn.to/3XsX3N0 (affiliate) Lavier: https://amzn.to/3ze2LrD (affiliate) Tripod: https://amzn.to/4c0Y4jF (affiliate) Carbon fiber tripod: https://amzn.to/4c3JuHY (affiliate) Teleprompter: https://amzn.to/3Vv5ZPe (affiliate) #spotify #righttorepair #prototype #uniquetech