{"id":339163,"date":"2017-04-25T02:27:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T18:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/04\/24\/spotify-first-hardware-device\/"},"modified":"2017-04-25T02:27:59","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T18:27:59","slug":"spotify-may-be-working-on-its-first-hardware-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/spotify-may-be-working-on-its-first-hardware-device\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify May Be Working on its First Hardware Device"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"Spotify appears to be working on its first wearable device, developing a “category defining product akin to Pebble Watch, Amazon Echo, and Snap Spectacles,” based on a job listing discovered by Zatz Not Funny<\/a><\/em>. The text from the job description, which has since been removed from Spotify’s website, is below:<\/p>\n
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We are looking for a passionate and seasoned Senior Product Manager that will join the Platform & Partner Experience team working to build frictionless and creative Spotify experiences via fully-connected hardware devices. You will be leading an initiative to deliver hardware directly from Spotify to existing and new customers; a category defining product akin to Pebble Watch, Amazon Echo, and Snap Spectacles.<\/p>\n

You will define the product requirements for internet-connected hardware, the software that powers it, and work with suppliers\/manufacturers to deliver the optimal Spotify experience to millions of users. Above all, your work will affect the way the world experiences music & talk content.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There’s no word on what Spotify might be planning to build, but the job description implies it may be a wearable device rather than something like a speaker, so it’s possible the company is working on a set of headphones that are perhaps similar to modern offerings like the Bragi Dash and Apple’s own AirPods<\/a>. Other hints include internet connectivity and something developed by Spotify itself, rather than an integration with existing hardware, but it’s ultimately entirely unclear what’s being conceptualized.<\/p>\n

A separate job listing<\/a> also appears to hint at Spotify’s interest in voice-based technologies. “Voice is quickly becoming a key interaction mechanism for control of digital devices and services,” reads the description.<\/p>\n

Spotify’s job listing suggests any work on a hardware product is in the early stages of development, so it could be some time yet before we get a clearer picture of what the company might be developing, if anything.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\"Spotify appears to be working on its first wearable device, developing a “category defining product akin to Pebble Watch, Amazon Echo, and Snap Spectacles,” based on a job listing discovered by Zatz Not Funny<\/a><\/em>. The text from the job description, which has since been removed from Spotify’s website, is below:<\/p>\n

We are looking for a passionate and seasoned Senior Product Manager that will join the Platform & Partner Experience team working to build frictionless and creative Spotify experiences via fully-connected hardware devices. You will be leading an initiative to deliver hardware directly from Spotify to existing and new customers; a category defining product akin to Pebble Watch, Amazon Echo, and Snap Spectacles.<\/p>\n

You will define the product requirements for internet-connected hardware, the software that powers it, and work with suppliers\/manufacturers to deliver the optimal Spotify experience to millions of users. Above all, your work will affect the way the world experiences music & talk content.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There’s no word on what Spotify might be planning to build, but the job description implies it may be a wearable device rather than something like a speaker, so it’s possible the company is working on a set of headphones that are perhaps similar to modern offerings like the Bragi Dash and Apple’s own AirPods<\/a>. Other hints include internet connectivity and something developed by Spotify itself, rather than an integration with existing hardware, but it’s ultimately entirely unclear what’s being conceptualized.<\/p>\n

A separate job listing<\/a> also appears to hint at Spotify’s interest in voice-based technologies. “Voice is quickly becoming a key interaction mechanism for control of digital devices and services,” reads the description.<\/p>\n

Spotify’s job listing suggests any work on a hardware product is in the early stages of development, so it could be some time yet before we get a clearer picture of what the company might be developing, if anything.<\/p>\n

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