Car Electronics

Rear-Seat Entertainment Enters Transition To Live Media

New York — Mobile video suppliers say the rear-seat entertainment market is in a transition and must migrate beyond its roots in DVD players...

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SBN Date Set

The date for the 2009 car stereo bash, the Spring Break Nationals (SBN), has been set for March 13–15, which places the show in...

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CEA Studies Car Internet

A recent Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) consumer study found significant interest in new technologies in the car including Internet access and live TV. The...

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Azentek Car PC Offers Voice Control

The aftermarket’s most recent answer to the Ford Sync may not be a CD or DVD head unit but a car computer, produced by...

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Spot Emergency Handheld Pre-Sells 70K Units

Spot said it has sold or taken orders for 70,000 of its emergency Spot portable satellite messenger/tracker, which has enabled 45 rescues since the...

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Kenwood Adds Two Receivers

Kenwood began shipping two new double-DIN car CD receivers with Bluetooth, satellite radio and HD Radio capability. The DPX303 ($250 suggested retail) has an...

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Fusion Offers ‘Inside’ iPod Docks At Best Buy

Fusion is offering the first car receiver that permits an iPod to dock directly inside of the head unit. It will be carried in...

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New Kits Are Required For Latest iPods

The iPod is now a key component of car audio, but as new generations of iPods keep arriving, they pose some challenges in working...

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Ford Sync Challenges Industry, Ignites Catch-Up Race

The Ford Sync, a popular $400 factory radio co-developed with Microsoft, has established Ford as the leader in voice recognition and has ignited a...

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Blaupunkt Ships First iPod Speaker/Car Sub Combo

Blaupunkt will show at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show a unique portable speaker system for iPods that can double as a car...

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More Factory Look-A-Like Radios Debut

More vendors are offering factory look-a-like replacement radios for the expediter market and possibly the retail market in the future. Priority Audio, Longwood, Fla.,...

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Parrot Debuts ‘Mechless’ Head Unit, Three Bluetooth Kits

Parrot is introducing a new “mechless” head unit (without a CD mechanism) that offers advanced Bluetooth capability. It is part of a line of...

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Cobra Expands Speed And Red-Light Detection

Cobra is debuting two new radar detectors at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show, including its first portable detector to offer speed- and...

Audio/Video

Sony Intros 2008 Marine Audio

Sony introduced four new marine audio models at the International BoatBuilders Exhibition (IBEX), including its first two marine units to support iPod control without...

Audio/Video

Audiovox Intros $159 ‘Mechless’ HD Radio And XM Direct2

Audiovox will unveil at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show a new $159 “mechless” car stereo receiver with built-in HD Radio but no...

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