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Verizon Enters Telematics Aftermarket
Detroit — Verizon went to the International Detroit Auto Show here to unveil its first aftermarket car telematics service, expected to be available nationally...
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Dual Expands Marine-Audio Assortment
Las Vegas — Dual Electronics went to International CES to add marine receivers and speakers and launch its first Bluetooth-equipped marine amplifiers. The new...
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Alpine Throws A Pickup Line
Las Vegas – Alpine expanded its selection of vehicle-specific Alpine Restyle kits bundled with a 9-inch car-navigation/multimedia receiver to replace smaller factory displays in...
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Alpine Keeps On Truckin’
LAS VEGAS — Alpine comes to International CES with an expanded lineup of 9-inch car-navigation systems bundled with install kits and factory-databus interfaces for...
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Jensen In-Dash Nav Gets HDMI
LAS VEGAS — Voxx Electronics is unveiling its first two Jensen-brand head units with HDMI/MHL ports, enabling the heads’ touchscreens to mirror the displays...
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JVC Aims To Keep Up With Smartphone Evolution
LAS VEGAS — JVC is working hard at International CES to keep up with evolving smartphone technology, adding Android Auto Mode and Bluetooth HFP...
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Massive Readies Tiny Bluetooth Amps
LAS VEGAS — Massive Audio plans first-quarter shipment of its first three Bluetooth-equipped car-audio amplifiers, intended to add Bluetooth music streaming to a car...
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Dual Expands Its Multimedia Lineup
LAS VEGAS — Dual Electronics is expanding its selection of Dual-branded in-dash multimedia head units, launching nine new models that include its first model...
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Kicker Adds Phone-Controlled DSP Amps
LAS VEGAS — Kicker’s Q Class of high-performance amps, component speakers and subwoofers takes its place as the brand’s top-of-the-line flagship car audio series,...
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Clarion Celebrates 75th With HDMI, Marine Units
LAS VEGAS — Clarion is sailing into Las Vegas for its 75th anniversary with an expanded assortment of marine-audio products, new smartphone apps for...
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Kenwood Steps Up Smartphone Integration
LAS VEGAS — Kenwood is focusing on smartphone connectivity with multiple key product developments, including the launch of its first two head units incorporating...
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Kenwood Heads Combine CarPlay, Android Auto
Las Vegas – Kenwood is coming to International CES with what will be among the first aftermarket in-dash head units incorporating both Apple CarPlay...
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3 Pioneer Heads Combine Android Auto, CarPlay
Las Vegas –Pioneer is coming to International CES with its first three in-dash head units that incorporate both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay technology....
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Helix Car-Audio DSP Processors Debut
Las Vegas – Rockford Corp. unveiled two new Helix-brand digital signal processors/equalizers from Audiotec Fischer for aftermarket car installation. The $549-suggested Match DSP and...
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Rockford Fosgate Unveils Car, Marine, Off-Road Audio
Las Vegas – New Rockford Fosgate car speakers on display at the company’s CES exhibit at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino target niches...
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Blaupunkt Intros First Vehicle-Specific Head, HDMI Head
Las Vegas – Blaupunkt will launch three new touchscreen -equipped head units, its first tire-pressure sensor system, and two automotive DVRs as part of...
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Sony Hits High-Resolution Audio Road
Las Vegas – Sony is expanding its portfolio of high-resolution audio products into the car aftermarket with the launch of a single-DIN model that...
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Magellan To Navigates CES With PNDs In Tow
Santa Clara, Calif. — Magellan will find its way over the Rocky Mountains to International CES with four new portable navigation devices (PNDs), including...
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Pioneer Heads Get AppRadio Features Via Firmware Update
Long Beach, Calif. – Pioneer has begun offering a firmware update that adds AppRadio Mode functionality to seven currently available touchscreen-equipped multimedia head units....
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Grom Readies HD Radio Add-On For OEM Car Systems
Belmont, Calif. – Grom Audio will go to the International CES booth of iBquity Digital to display its first OEM-integration solution that adds HD...
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JVC Gets Head Start On 2015 Car Audio Shipments
Long Beach, Calif. — JVC Mobile has begun shipping seven more in-dash head units in its 2015 lineup, with one more to come in...
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iSimple Upgrades Bluetooth Add-On For OEM Car
Clearwater, Fla. – A new InSeam install kit developed by iSimple to add Bluetooth to automaker sound systems offers simpler installation, improved connections to...
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Audison Brings High-Res Audio To The Car
Irvine, Calif. – Aftermarket autosound supplier Audison is bringing high-resolution audio (HRA) playback to the car with hideaway components that can be added to...
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AFTERMARKET OPPORTUNITIES
Budget: Around $6,000, including parts and installation costs.Install time: 24 hours 2010-present Audi A7, 2011-present Audi A6, all trim lines with Bose or basic...
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Lucky Seven Technologies To Watch In Vegas
NEW YORK — The car audio aftermarket will go to International CES to prove its relevance in a world where smartphones are eclipsing the...
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Rockford Fosgate On Land And Sea
TEMPE, Ariz. — Rockford Fosgate will expand its presence in the marine audio market when it goes to International CES, where it will also...
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Harman’s Revel, Lincoln In OEM Audio Deal
Dearborn, Mich. –Harman’s high-end Revel home-audio brand will get additional consumer exposure now that automaker Lincoln has entered into a 10-year agreement to offer...
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Kicker Amp Connects To Vehicle Data Bus
Stillwater, Okla. – A first-of-its-kind DSP/power amp from Kicker can be integrated into the factory CAN Bus of a Jeep Wrangler JK Sahara to...
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Advent Adds Nav To Factory Infotainment Systems
Hauppauge, N.Y. – An automotive black box from VOXX Electronics will enable car-dealer expediters to add aftermarket navigation to factory infotainment systems without replacing...
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Kenwood Readies Marine Head Units
Long Beach, Calif. – Kenwood is scaling back its selection of marine/action-sports head units to three but four but stepped-up their smartphone connectivity. Two...
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Voxx, Sling Media To Bring ‘TV Anywhere’ To Car
Hauppauge. N.Y. — Voxx International will offer rear-seat entertainment (RSE) systems incorporating Slingbox technology to automakers in 12 to 18 months, the company announced....
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Kenwood Makes USB Connection To Newer Android Phones
Long Beach, Calif. – Kenwood plans November and December shipments of the first seven aftermarket head units in its mainstream series, bringing USB control...
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TomTom: PND Decline Slowing A Bit
Amsterdam, Netherlands – North American retail-level sales of portable navigation devices (PNDs) fell 16 percent in the third quarter to 900,000 units compared to...
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Alpine: Two Can Play At CarPlay
Torrance, Calif. — Alpine shipped its first in-dash receiver equipped with Apple CarPlay, joining select aftermarket CarPlay-enabled head units from Pioneer. The $800-suggested iLX-007,...
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Magellan Cashing In On Triple Sevens
Santa Clara, Calif. – Magellan expanded its selection of portable navigation devices (PNDs) with large screens with the introduction of three 7-inch models priced...
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JVC Gets Jump Start On 2015 Car Lineup
Long Beach, Calif. — Four new head units in JVC’s 2015 lineup include two multimedia DVD receivers with larger displays at 6.2 inches, the...
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Kenwood Readies Quartet Of eXcelon In-Dash Receivers
Long Beach, Calif. — Kenwood plans November availability of four 2015-model eXcelon in-dash CD-receivers and multimedia receivers. The multimedia receivers are the $580-suggested DDX492...
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Pioneer Adds In-Dash CD, DVD Receivers
Long Beach, Calif. — Pioneer began shipping its 2015 line of in-dash multimedia DVD-receivers and plans October availability of the final three CD-receivers in...
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Breakthrough Coming In Phone Connections To Car Stereos
Paris – Pioneer went to the Paris Motor Show to announce a breakthrough in connecting smartphones to touchscreen-equipped car stereos. Technology licensed by Pioneer...
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Pioneer Launches Aftermarket CarPlay
Long Beach, Calif. — Pioneer has begun offering aftermarket CarPlay. Free firmware updates are available to bring Apple’s CarPlay to five currently available NEX...
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Prestige Remote-Start/Security Systems Go Long
Hauppauge, N.Y. — Voxx Electronics began shipping its 2014 Prestige vehicle-security and remote-start systems, which double the operating range up to 2,500 feet in...
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Rockford Buys Crimestopper
Tempe, Ariz. — Rockford Corp. is adding to its stable of 12-volt brands again, this time with its first car security/remote-starter company, Crimestopper Security...