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FlashLogic Intros Its First BMW, Mercedes Remote Starter Modules
FlashLogic, an Audiovox Electronics brand, announced at CES a new data bus module that allows dealers to add an aftermarket remote start system to a Mercedes-Benz or BMW, which traditionally do not accept aftermarket
Read More »BMW Gets 4G LTE Hotspot
BMW is adding 4G LTE service to its new infotainment system and new voice control powered by Nuance. The company’s new BMW LTE Car Hotspot lets you plug in your own 4G SIM card
Read More »GROM Audio Releases Media Interface for BMW
GROM Audio, producer of quality digital converters for in-vehicle information and entertainment, announced the release of the GROM-MST3-BMWO media interface. This specific version of the GROM-MST3 line is designed to integrate with select BMW
Read More »BMW 650i is Geek Heaven
We know the BMW 650i is the new geek-heaven luxury vehicle because MIT says so in its Technology Review and both Forbes and CNET agree. Fortunately for the aftermarket, the BMW 650i costs about
Read More »BMW to Offer Stitcher
BMW announced at the South By Southwest Interactive Conference that it is adding Stitcher—on-demand radio for news, talk and live programming– to the list of apps that work with its infotainment systems. BMW and
Read More »BMW Plans Car Radio Control Seats
The car radio controls of the future may not be located in the radio, but in the very fabric of the car seat. BMW is already planning to install “touch screen fabric” in the
Read More »Even More Auto Makers Expected at CES 2013
The auto industry grabbed many of the headlines at the CES show last week as Audi announced it will offer embedded 4G service as soon as the U.S. coverage is sufficient and Mercedes-Benz launched
Read More »Harman Wins BMW Contract For High End Car Audio
STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– HARMAN, the premium audio and infotainment group (NYSE:HAR – News), announced today that it has been awarded a long-term, multi-million dollar contract by BMW AG, to provide the High-End Surround Sound
Read More »BMW Launches First OEM On-Demand Music Radios Today
Some 2011 BMW and MINI owners can now access the MOG music streaming service that gives you on-demand access to songs from the car radio controls. Pick any of 13 million songs and it’s
Read More »DICE: First iOS5 Car Kit Update
DICE Electronics has released an update for its car audio kits that supports iOS5, which allows for some new car radio controls and features. Said DICE’s Steve Witt, “Based on what we know, in
Read More »More on Head-Up Displays from BMW, Pioneer
BMW will expand inclusion of its head-up display to almost all of its vehicles and has made the display a bit splashier by adding color and new symbols. Formerly, the head-up display was only
Read More »Nuance Powers Voice in BMW
Burlington, Mass.– Nuance Communications, Inc. announced Thursday that its automotive voice technologies power BMW ConnectedDrive, which now keeps BMW drivers connected to friends, family and colleagues when they’re on the go. Nuance’s innovative connected
Read More »MOG Music Heading for Cars
Pandora isn’t the only music service attaching itself to radios in new cars. A new MOG “music juke box service” has signed a deal with MINI and expects to be in a dozen car
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 »Pandora Now Available on BMW
While almost every auto maker is promising Pandora control, the feature actually only became available on BMW cars Thursday, plus it’s on two Ford models: the 2011 Fiesta and 2012 Mustang. BMW will now
Read More »BMW Pick Up Truck Sighted
By Bill Damsky Yes, this BMW M3 pickup truck was spotted on a sports track in Germany. But don’t start planning those aftermarket kits just yet; the truck is an after-hours project of BMW
Read More »First Car with On-Demand Music
It is refreshing to read that the next frontier for digital music is not a tablet or phone but the car and the TV, as the New York Times declared on Tuesday. One reason
Read More »DICE DUO Kit for BMW
DICE is introducing a new car kit for BMW called the DUO that adds Sirius satellite radio as well as iPod/iPhone and other features. And because the DUO is updatable via USB, it will
Read More »DICE Offers Internet Radio Car Kits
We don’t have Pandora car kits yet, but DICE Electronics will soon have Livio Radio-ready car kits. DICE will offer Livio Radio Internet Radio access to 42,000 stations in a new car kit series
Read More »BMW Intros iPad Headrest Option and WiFi
Rear seat entertainment companies better sharpen your product planning pencils NOW. Starting this fall BMW is offering a headrest iPad holder so kids can watch videos without damaging mom and dad’s iPad. And, the
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