Bose Celebrates 30 Years In OEM Autosound

Bose Celebrates 30 Years In OEM Autosound

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 15 2013 - 2:18pm


A 1983 Cadillac Seville, representing the year Bose launched its car audio business in 1983.


Framingham, Mass. — Bose is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its first OEM autosound systems, which were the automotive industry’s first to carry an aftermarket brand name and the first OEM systems to be tuned to a particular vehicle’s acoustics.

Bose’s first OEM systems appeared in the 1983 Cadillac Seville, Cadillac Eldorado, Buick Riviera and Oldsmobile Toronado. The systems were optional and bore the Delco-GM/Bose name.

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Bose Launches SoundDock III With Lightning Connector

Bose Launches SoundDock III With Lightning Connector

By Joseph Palenchar On Dec 10 2012 - 10:17am

Bose’s first docking speaker with 8-pin Apple Lightning connector is the AC-only
Bose’s first docking speaker with 8-pin Apple Lightning connector is the AC-only SoundDock Series III at $249.95.


Framingham, Mass. — Bose launched its first iPod/iPhone-docking speaker with Apple’s new eight-pin Lightning connector.

The new speaker allows the docking of the iPhone 5, fifth-gen iPod, and seventh-gen iPod Nano without the use of Apple’s $29 Lightning-to-30-pin adapter.

The AC-only speaker, called the SoundDock Series III, became available this weekend at Bose.com in gloss black at $249. It will also be sold at authorized Bose dealers, Bose retail stores and Bose’s toll-free number.