Car Electronics
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Magellan Sold To Mio ParentBy Amy Gilroy, December 15, 2008Santa Clara, Calif. — GPS maker Magellan Navigation announced it entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Magellan consumer products division to MiTAC, the parent of GPS rival Mio, in a deal expected to close in January. More
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JL Audio Sets E-Tail Program With DealersBy Amy Gilroy, December 15, 2008JL Audio announced it is working with Shopatron to launch a program to sell products from the Internet that may be picked up at a JL Audio dealer or shipped to the customer from that dealer. The program will generate new retail sales for dealers and will also help cut shipping costs to JL Audio, said Shopatron. More
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MERA Offering 'Fest 'Scholarships'By Amy Gilroy, December 15, 2008The Mobile Enhancement Retailers Association (MERA) will offer scholarships to help retailers attend the KnowledgeFest 2009 trade event. The scholarships will allow retailers to register for KnowledgeFest at no charge, instead of the typical $99 fee. Retailers will gain full access to the event, including education sessions. More
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Konaki Ships Car DVD, PMPsBy Amy Gilroy, December 12, 2008Vernon, Calif. —Importer 7 Elephants is introducing under its Konaki brand, a new flagship in-dash Bluetooth DVD player for the car as well as new portable media players (PMPs). More
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JL Audio To Launch Internet Program With Its DealersBy Amy Gilroy, December 2, 2008Miramar, Fla. — JL Audio announced it is working with Shopatron to launch a program to sell products from the Internet that may be picked up at a JL Audio dealer or shipped to the customer from that dealer. More
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MERA Offers Convention ‘Scholarships’By Amy Gilroy, December 2, 2008The Mobile Enhancement Retailers Association (MERA) will offer scholarships to help retailers attend the KnowledgeFest 2009 trade event. More
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Alpine Reduces GPS PriceBy Amy Gilroy, December 1, 2008Torrance, Calif. — Alpine Electronics reduced the price of its PND-K3 portable GPS device with Bluetooth to $349 from a suggested retail of $550. More
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New Bluetooth Kits Debut With Speech CapabilityBy Amy Gilroy, December 1, 2008New York — High-tech speech recognition, expected to become a hot feature in mobile electronics, is now offered on Bluetooth kits from Parrot and Funkwerk Americas. More
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CES News: Audiovox Bows New Form Of Headrest ScreensBy Amy Gilroy, December 1, 2008Audiovox introduced at the CES Unveiled event, held here last month, the first detachable car headrest monitor that does not require any changes to the car's interior, it claims. More
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New Bluetooth Kits Debut With Speech CapabilityBy Amy Gilroy, December 1, 2008High-tech speech recognition, expected to become a hot feature in mobile electronics, is now offered on Bluetooth kits from Parrot and Funkwerk Americas. Parrot's new MKi line offers "user independent" voice recognition for the first time from the company, eliminating the need to voice train the unit for each phonebook entry. More
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Epsilon Buys Precision Power From DirectedBy Amy Gilroy, December 1, 2008Precision Power (PPI), the popular amplifier brand of the early '90s, was purchased from Directed Electronics by Epsilon Electronics on Nov. 7 for an undisclosed sum. Epsilon also owns brands including Power Acoustik, Farenheit, SPL, Kole Audio and Soundstream Technologies. More
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Sirius XM Launches Black Friday Promo, Outlines PlansBy Amy Gilroy, November 25, 2008New York — On Black Friday, Sirius XM will launch a trial, free “Best of Both” promotion and its first holiday advertising under a single Sirius XM banner. More
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Directed Re-Evaluates Viper Internet SalesBy Amy Gilroy, November 24, 2008Vista, Calif. — Directed Electronics, which caused a stir among retailers with a new Internet sales test for Viper security products, said it is now surveying retailers to determine if it will continue the program. More
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Directed Ships Smallest RemotesBy TWICE Staff, November 18, 2008Vista, Calif. — Directed Electronics is shipping its smallest two-way remote-start transmitters under the Responder One line. More
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Navteq/Nokia Offer Advanced Traffic UpdatesBy Amy Gilroy, November 17, 2008New York — GPS map maker Navteq is working with Nokia in a traffic program that converts Nokia cellphone users into roving traffic monitors, or “probes.” More
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Eclipse Intros All-Digital Car VideoBy Amy Gilroy, November 17, 2008Torrance, Calif. — Eclipse will introduce at International CES a new top-of-the-line A/V-navigation unit. More
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12 Volt Initiative Sets '09 Plans At SEMA ShowBy Amy Gilroy, November 17, 2008The 12 Volt Initiative steering committee met with member companies, including retailers agreeing to fund the first phase of a plan to raise awareness of car stereo aftermarket products. According to Larry Rougas, Pioneer marketing and product planning VP for mobile electronics and a member of the committee, the meeting was held during the recent SEMA show, here. More
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Alpine Launches AVN Featuring Updatable DriveBy Staff, November 17, 2008Alpine Electronics announced a new all-in-one audio/video and navigation in-dash unit with a removable navigation cartridge. The double-DIN IVA-W203/P1 resembles a typical double-DIN A/V-navigation head unit with a 6.5-inch QVGA touch-screen display, but it opens to allow the "navigation drive" to be removed to receive updates for maps, operating software and Bluetooth ... More
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CorrectionBy Staff, November 17, 2008Alpine Electronics is not among the car audio suppliers that are supporting the new Amazon.com car electronics store that launched Oct. 30, said Alpine. More
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More 'Live' Internet/Video For Cars At SEMABy Amy Gilroy, November 17, 2008More signs of "live" content and Internet data heading for the car were announced at the SEMA show this month from CruiseCast, Autonet Mobile and Delphi. AT&T and RaySat Broadcasting unveiled at SEMA the AT&T CruiseCast offering 20 satellite video channels for in-car entertainment throughout the U. More
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