Spotify is going to remotely brick every single CarThing device they’ve ever sold, so I started looking into ways of repurposing them. I found this firmware and instructions for setup:
It was really easy to get set up. It turns the CarThing into a web browser kiosk, but does require keeping it connected to a host device for WiFi support. I used a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W:
I 3D printed this desktop stand / case:
Once I got it all set up, I set the URL for the kiosk to http://discover.electromage.com, et voila!
More details, build log, etc: Jason Coon: "My former Spotify CarThing is now a @wizard #Pixe…" - LEDs
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