Carthios journal ·
What to Do With Spotify Car Thing After Discontinuation
The service ended. The hardware is still worth using.
If you still have a Spotify Car Thing, you do not have to put it in a drawer. Its screen, dial, buttons, and compact shape make it a natural control surface for a desk.
Carthios gives the device a second role as a Mac dashboard. Use it for music controls, local weather, transit, private dictation, timers, coding status, system monitoring, and more.
The best reuse keeps the hardware simple: information at a glance, physical controls when you need them, and nothing competing with your main screen.