Refunds available—if you know where to ask — Spotify to brick hardware it released to general public in 2022 this December. Enlarge / Spotify's Car Thing in a car. Spotify will refund owners of Car Thing, its Spotify-playing device that mounts to car dashboards, Ars Technica confirmed today. On May 23, Spotify announced that it would brick all Car Things on December 9. Spotify started notifying customers via email on May 24 that they could reach out to this support channel if they have questi...