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Android Auto Revealed!! First Cars by End of Year
Google finally officially showed off its answer to Apple’s CarPlay. It displayed at its Google I/O conference Wednesday...
Metra Can Update Axxess Interfaces From Android App
Metra Electronics has released a mobile app for the Axxess line of car audio accessories, that lets installers...
VOXX Discontinues OE Fit Radios
VOXX (formerly Audiovox) is gradually discontinuing its line of Advent OE Fit radios that are styled to custom...
Pioneer Agrees to Sell Home AV Biz
Pioneer Corp of Japan has agreed to sell its audio/video business to both Onkyo and a Hong Kong-based...
Pioneer Announces AppRadio LIVE
Pioneer announced Tuesday a new AppRadio LIVE app that takes many apps and puts them in a single...
First Aftermarket Kit for a Self-Driving Car
A $10,000 “kit” is available that can turn your car into a near self-driving car. But it’s only...
Audison Announces Delivery Dates on Car-Specific Systems
Audison (Elettromedia) said it will begin shipping its first vehicle-specific “Prima Sound Pack” car audio systems in the...
Former Kenwood Exec Leads Connected Car Group
Former Kenwood executive Keith Lehmann is serving as Managing Director of the newly formed Connected Car Council, which...
Apple iWatch Will Get 10 Sensors: WSJ
Apple’s iWatch, expected this fall, will include more than 10 sensors to track features like health and fitness...
Google’s Answer to CarPlay Revealed Next Week
Google will introduce its version of Apple’s CarPlay next week at its Google I/O conference for developers, reports...
First Remote/Installer Control of Car Interface Kits From iPhone
In a first of its kind product, said VOXX (Audiovox), the company released an iPhone app that lets...
Sharp Readying Non-Rectangular Displays for Dash
Sharp has developed a new display that will allow car makers to alter the shape of the dash...
JBL Shifts Car-Specific System to F150
Harman made waves at CES in January with the announcement of the company’s first car-specific system to take...
Amazon’s Shopping SmartPhone Ships Next Month
Amazon introduced today its Fire super-featured smartphone with the ability to ‘shoot and shop.’ Using the camera, the...
Alpine and Fujitsu Ten Join Forces
Alpine Electronics, based in Japan said it has teamed with Fujitsu Ten to jointly develop software for in-vehicle...
Amazon Expected to Announce Its First Smartphone Today
Amazon is expected to announce today its first smartphone, to work initially exclusively with AT&T wireless service, said...
A Step Towards Better OEM Integration
SAE, the association of automotive experts and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) have joined forces to try to...
Best Buy Car Audio Sales Fall 15%: TWICE
Best Buy's car audio and electronics sales fell by double digits in 2013 compared to the year earlier,...
Industry Groups Set Definition of Hi-Res Audio
ARLINGTON, VA--Several audio groups have joined forces to create a formal definition for High Resolution Audio, which can...
800 Car Audio Dealers Get 17,000 Visits For Demo Days
The car audio industry held a successful awareness campaign during Car Tech Demo Days last month, with 800...