Car Electronics

• Clarion Adds 3G to ‘MiND' MID

  By Amy Gilroy, November 23, 2009
  Cypress, Calif. - Clarion said it has added 3G wireless capability to its mobile Internet device (MID), called the ClarionMiND.  More

• TomTom Offers $59 Black Friday PND

  By Amy Gilroy, November 23, 2009
  Concord, Mass. - TomTom is offering two new versions of its portable navigation devices (PNDs) for Black Friday, exclusively at Walmart at $59 and $89, it said.  More

• New TomTom, Mio PNDs

  By Amy Gilroy, November 23, 2009
  Concord, Mass. - GPS suppliers TomTom and Mio are adding new personal navigation device (PND) models for the fourth quarter. TomTom added the XXL 540S World Traveler Edition as part of a series of PNDs with 5-inch screens. The new model is similar to the XXL 540S that shipped in October, but it adds maps of Europe to those of the U.  More

• 12-Volt Web Promo Begins

  By Amy Gilroy, November 20, 2009
  Los Angeles - After two years of research and planning, the car electronics industry cooperatively launched a viral video Internet campaign Friday afternoon, based on a "car dance mob" theme, to raise awareness of the category.  More

• TomTom Launches ‘Cash For Old PNDs'

  By Amy Gilroy, November 20, 2009
  Concord, Mass. - TomTom just launched a trade-in program that lets consumers send in any brand of portable navigation device (PND) for a cash return, when they buy a TomTom PND.
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• Rolls-Royce Adds HD Radio To Full Line

  By Amy Gilroy, November 20, 2009
  Indianapolis - Rolls-Royce became the second car maker to announce it will offer HD Radio as a standard feature across all its 2010 models, joining Volvo.  More

• Connected PNDs To Catch On: Report

  By Amy Gilroy, November 20, 2009
  Gothenburg, Sweden - Eighty-eight percent of portable navigation devices (PNDs) shipped worldwide in 2015 will include cellular connectivity, despite the low demand for the feature initially, said Berg Insight.  More

• TomTom To Sell iPod Touch GPS Kit

  By Amy Gilroy, November 19, 2009
  Concord, Mass. - TomTom said it will offer a new GPS kit just for the iPod Touch, to be available in the U.S. shortly, and said it updated its GPS app to work with both the iPod Touch and all iPhone models.  More

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