NPD Confirms iPod/Phone In-Car Listening is Up

A third of drivers who listen to music in their cars use a “smart device” such as an...

GM Shows Portable Safety System

General Motors is demonstrating this week a new portable vehicle-to-vehicle communication system that could be sold much like...

New ICE Ad for Remote Starters

Here it is folks, the new In Car Experts TV ad promoting remote starters. The ad plays up...

New Sirius Extra 2.0 Channels Leaked

We’ve heard a lot about Sirius XM 2.0 adding Spanish channels, but according to our brothers at Satellite...

Here’s What’s Great About the new “Cue” Cadillac Car Radio

Cadillac claims its newest car entertainment system, unveiled this week, will be the most powerful car radio to...

Pop Mechanics Names Parrot Asteroid in ‘Top 10’

Popular Mechanics named the Parrot Asteroid as one of its Top 10 Most Innovative Technology Products of 2011....

Video of Twitter in Action in Mini

You've heard about the Mini Cooper getting Twitter-by-voice and Facebook capability, all controlled by a mini joystick as...

New BMW Ties Radio to Engine

Here’s the latest form of tying the radio to car functions. The 2012 BMW M5 car radio mimics...

Nuance Powers Voice in BMW

Burlington, Mass.-- Nuance Communications, Inc.  announced Thursday that its automotive voice technologies power BMW ConnectedDrive, which now keeps...

Rear Seat Video Holographic Display Gets Demo

The future of back seat video may go well beyond tablets and eventually use holograms instead. A holographic...

Remote-Park Car with an iPhone

First parking assist wowed us and now parking your car from your iPhone tops that. Yup. You exit...

Terminal Mode is Now MirrorLink

By now you’ve probably heard of Terminal Mode—a standard for syncing your phone with a car radio so...

iPhone 5 Preorders Begin….in Germany

If you live in Germany, you may be able to preorder the iPhone 5, even though Apple has...

Most Popular Car Gets HD Radio

Toyota announced today that it will offer HD Radio and iTunes Tagging in the 2012 Camry, which ships...

Car Stereo Blast Vid Gets 1.5M Hits

It appears this video received 1.5 million hits in one week. Raw hair raising sound pressure level (SPL)...

Crimestopper Updates Remote Starters

Updated! Crimestopper updated its G3 CoolStart and ProStart remote starters, adding new software features and simplifying installation. The...

Boston Launches Program to Curb Transhipping

Boston Acoustics launched a new program to curb transshipping, which requires dealers to agree to new guidelines. As...

Carrier Testing 4G iPhone: BGR

Until now most of the rumored features on the upcoming Apple iPhone 5 did not include 4G. The...

iPod Kits in Demand by New Car Buyers

Drivers spend or plan to spend about $800 on automotive accessories, including iPod adaptors, in the first two...

Almost Half Ready to Pay for “Connected” In-Car Service

Updated. Even in this belt-tightening economy, people are willing to pay for connected services in the car, especially...