{
  "id": "spotify/car-thing",
  "vendor": "Spotify",
  "model": "Car Thing",
  "category": "media-player",
  "identifiers": {
    "chips": [
      "Amlogic S905D2"
    ]
  },
  "status": "open-firmware",
  "vendor_support": "discontinued",
  "summary": "In-car controller bricked by Spotify in December 2024. The community can reflash it over USB burn mode and run alternative firmwares turning it into a desk dashboard.",
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "superbird-tool",
      "url": "https://github.com/thinglabsoss/superbird-tool",
      "kind": "tool"
    },
    {
      "name": "DeskThing",
      "url": "https://github.com/ItsRiprod/DeskThing",
      "kind": "integration"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "sources": [
      "curated"
    ],
    "ai_assisted": false
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-17"
}