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Model Electronics Holds NJ Car/Stereo Show
Model Electronics invites you to the North Jersey Takeover Car Show. Judging categories include a “Best Custom Car Stereo” and the loudest car stereo. The show will be held Saturday August 6, 2011 from
Read More »Driver Safety Devices Effective: Study
A new study of the Volvo XC60′s low rate of accidents, indicates that driver safety systems actually work to avoid collisions. The XC60 was involved in 51 percent fewer bodily injury accidents and in
Read More »Total CE to Grow by 5.6% in 2011
Consumer electronics shipments will grow at a faster clip than expected buoyed by sales of smartphones, tablets, and ereaders, even as TV shipments decline. U.S. shipment sales for all CE products will climb by
Read More »East Coast Adds Prestige Line
East Coast USA Distributors announced it is now carrying the Prestige (Audiovox) line of remote starters and security products as of July 1. The New Hyde Park, NY based distributor also recently picked up
Read More »Ford Makes Sync Simpler with Live Operators: Test Pilot
Ford began testing last week a new feature called Operator Assist that includes live operators to help drivers find a business or get directions. The feature, to be tested through the summer, also provides
Read More »Cadillac to Get Killer Radio: Report
As you may remember, GM is gradually releasing radios to compete with the Ford Sync. It will begin with the recent Chevy Volt and its MyLink radio with Pandora/Stitcher and voice control. That radio
Read More »VW Shows AutoPilot Car
If you still think that cars that drive themselves are far-fetched, it’s time to stop doubting. Volkswagen has converted a Passat to operate with minimal attention from the driver, adding its name to a
Read More »Top 10 Cities for Auto Theft
California is a great state, but it has the most auto theft, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) new annual report. The top 10 cities for car theft in 2010 were mainly
Read More »Ford Sync Delivers Fantasy B’Ball Scores
If you are one of the 7 million fantasy baseball fans in the U.S. and you happen to own a Ford, then you are in luck. The Sync radio now lets you receive weekly
Read More »Getaround Car Rental Kit May Head to Car AV Dealers
Getaround CarKit is an iPhone app with an optional car device that installs in the automobile. It lets you rent out your car and make money doing so. It’s currently available only in San
Read More »WSJ: Expect More BlackBerry PlayBooks in Cars Starting Fall
Move over iPad, car makers may unveil demo cars that integrate a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet starting this fall, says the Wall Street Journal. This year, we’ve seen several concept dashboards with an embedded iPad
Read More »And Now, On Driver Safety…
How about a left-turn crash detector? BMW is developing such a feature because left turns, along with U-turns, are the leading cause of accidents in Germany. The “Left Turn Assistant” uses GPS and a
Read More »Jaguar Gets BlackBerry Radio
Jaguar and Land Rover aren’t going to be left out of the smartphone revolution for cars, but they are pretty choosy about which phones they will allow to work with a new Connect and
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