Car Electronics

VISTA, CALIF. — Directed Electronics’ SmartStart remote-start app, previously available for iPhones, is now available for BlackBerrys. The company also began shipping new two-way...

CYPRESS, CALIF. — JVC will focus on navigation for its next online viral-video campaign launching in the spring. The third annual Turn Me On...

Sony plans to offer more head units with iPod/iPhone-docking Tune Tray, perhaps as soon as later this year, following strong dealer response to the...

The Eclipse 12-volt brand will disappear from the retail aftermarket after a run of 21 years, but the Eclipse name will live on in...

Mobile DTV, the new free TV service for portables, is on display at International CES from more than a half dozen suppliers, who plan...

The first market-ready products for ATSC Mobile DTV— the new live-TV service for portables — will ship this spring, launching a technology that could...

Scosche released an iPhone application that is the first car “fit guide” app for car electronics. The app matches up a user’s car with...

The car stereo industry ended the decade on a down note as the recession and slower car sales added to existing challenges. The industry,...

After almost two years of delays, the Azentek car computer is expected to reach stores by March, said the company. Azentek’s most recent delay...

Car Electronics Sales By Category, Year Over Year (Wholesale) January through October, 2008 vs. 2009

TomTom launched a trade-in program in November that lets consumers send in any brand of portable navigation device (PND) for a cash return, if...

Ford said its 30-day trial with Best Buy to educate consumers about Sync radios resulted in almost 4,000 demos and clinics, but Ford is...

Car electronics continues to link more closely to the iPhone with new apps and hardware. Directed is expanding its Viper SmartStart app and module...

Concord, Mass. – GPS suppliers TomTom and Mio are adding new personal navigation device (PND) models for the fourth quarter. TomTom added the XXL...

The first market-ready Mobile DTV tuner for the car was shown by Concept Enterprises in a $499-suggested tuner due in early December. Mobile DTV...

Rosen Entertainment introduced what may be the first “virtual CD changer” in a car radio, under its A/V-navigation line of factory replacement radios. The...

Dual Electronics will ship in November one of the first kits to convert an iPod Touch to a portable navigation device. The kit is...

Several prominent car audio independent specialists recently launched a new buying group under the name Mobile Electronics Specialists of America (MESA). The group is...

Directus Navigation introduced a car rearview mirror with built-in touchscreen GPS navigation. The $799 rearview mirror also includes wireless Bluetooth and backup camera capability....

Microsoft’s MSN Direct’s real-time traffic service used in many portable navigation devices (PNDs) will go dark as of Jan. 1, 2012, said Microsoft. In...

The beleaguered AT&T CruiseCast live video-for-the-car satellite service said it is winding down operations and stopped taking new orders on Oct. 28. RaySat will...

Ford Motor Company is experimenting with an open app development environment for its radios that could impact the Ford Sync. Ford has teamed with...

After finalizing contracts, the Mobile Enhancement Retailers Association (MERA) has been officially purchased by InstallerNet, and its name has been changed slightly to the...

The car electronics 12-Volt Initiative said it has raised more than a third of its $300,000 goal to finance an industrywide campaign to increase...

Directed Electronics launched one of the first apps that will remotely start a car using an iPhone instead of a key-fob transmitter. The Viper...

The market for live video in the automobile is off to a rocky start, but new entrants say they will continue to pursue this...

Retailers are taking a mixed stance in pre-holiday-season buying for portable GPS devices, a category that is expected to gain somewhat in units but...

TomTom will add a mid-priced Internet-connected portable GPS to its lineup this month, called the XL 340S Live at $299. The price includes three...

A spate of new iPhone apps and kits due later this year and at International CES in January could raise the profile of the...

Some leading retailers are seeing double-digit gains in sales of HD Radio car products, although these gains can vary widely by geography and by...

New factory BMW GPS and radio systems now let users choose songs by voice input and also respond to more “conversational” speech for inputting...

Dual Electronics announced its 2010 car radio lineup, which features a car radio with a new type of docking cradle for an iPhone, one...

TomTom announced its first portable GPS devices with 5-inch screens. The new TomTom XXL 530S and XXL 540S offer full maps of the U.S....

The leading car stereo suppliers for in-dash receivers for the month of July 2009 included JVC, Kenwood and Pioneer, said the NPD Group. JVC...

Ford and Mobileye are aggressively pushing driver safety, with Ford delivering crash-warning safety features into its midpriced car class for the first time, and...

La Verne, Calif. – Nextar is providing a portable GPS map update solution for two of its personal navigation device (PND) series. The company...