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Long Lines Persist for iPad 2
The iPad 2 is still attracting such long lines at stores as shipments trickle in that analyst Charlie...
Car Audio up Jan/Feb: NPD
Here's more positive news in car electronics for 2011. The NPD Group provided us data on car electronics...
Hawaii Wants 12V Dealers to Educate
Corrected! The Hawaii legislature has introduced a bill resolution that would require aftermarket car audio retailers to educate...
Car Stereo Prices Could Rise 5-10%
Even before an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, prices for car stereo products were on the rise. We...
Howard Stern Sues Sirius XM
Howard Stern has sued Sirius XM stating that the satellite radio company failed to pay him stock awards....
Now Ford Vehicle Gets an AT&T Connection
It’s the second car with embedded wireless announced this week…Ford’s Focus Electric will have a built-in AT&T connection,...
Audi “Google Car” Due April Uses T-Mobile
Audi announced that T-Mobile USA will be the wireless carrier for the 2012 A7, bearing one of the...
Car Audio Shortages Expected July/August
Although the situation in Japan still changes hourly, a clearer picture is emerging on the disaster’s impact on...
Car-Gadget Standard Gets Boost
We may be getting closer to tightly linking phones and gadgets to the car’s audio system and steering...
Walmart, Best Buy Push Sales Tax for Amazon
By Bill Damsky The movement to force Amazon and other online retailers to pay sales taxes (and level...
OnStar Mirror Delayed ‘til End of June
The release of OnStar’s retail mirror has been delayed from April until the end of June, according to...
JVC’s Earthquake Update
Bill Turner vice president of JVC Mobile was travelling at the time we asked suppliers how they fared...
Close to Nuclear Site, Alpine Employees Safe
Although Alpine facilities are close to the hardest hit disaster area in Japan, the company reported no injuries...
Japan Tragedy May Impact Car Audio
Car audio supplies may see some disruption down the line due to the earthquake tragedy now racking Japan....
iPad 2: FaceTime in the Dash (WiFi Only)
Updated! The Apple iPad 2, which went on sale Friday, is now even more in-car friendly due to...
In-Car Device Safety Investigated by Feds
In-car devices of many types are being investigated by the National Highway Transportation Secretary Administration (NHTSA) to see...
Audiovox May Expand Klipsch in Automotive
Audiovox said it will look for ways to expand Klipsch to its automotive distribution, but didn’t explain further....
OnStar to Sell 230K Retail Mirrors
An iSuppli analyst is forecasting that OnStar will sell around 230,000 units of its upcoming $299 retail mirror...
Ford Ads Launch on Electronics
By Bill Damsky If you’ve got 15 seconds it might be worth it to watch one of the...
Rockford To Sell Panasonic Car Radios
Rockford will become a reseller of Panasonic car radios starting with two models that ship March 7. Panasonic...