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TV Displays for Car Audio MESA Retailers

These days even Subway sandwich shops have big TVs in the store to send a message to consumers,...

Droid Razr Maxx Now Available: Still Skinny

If you thought the ultra-thin Motorola Razr was cool but a little light on the battery life, then the...

Remote Start Report in a Balmy Winter

We expected retailers to be crying in their soup about remote start sales since the weather has been...

Kicker Adds Trent Partners, N&S Mktg Reps

Kicker (Stillwater Designs) announced new reps:  Trent Partners and Associates and Naeseth & Solaas Marketing and Sales.  Trent...

Rydeen to Launch Android Test Market

Rydeen said it will launch a test market in April of the Android car radio it unveiled at...

New “Dash” Car Stereo Debuts

The Dash is a new double DIN head unit that is basically a shell for your phone.   It...

Apple Reports Astounding iPhone Sales

Updated. Not long ago, it was a big deal if Apple sold 15 million iPhones over the holiday...

Time to Push Satellite Radio?

Now that a simpler, cheaper 2.0 SiriusXM tuner is heading to market, which will work with almost 60...

Target Stores Act to Stop “Showrooming”

For the specialist, and for any brick and mortar store, a concern is that consumers are using your...

BMW Plans Car Radio Control Seats

The car radio controls of the future may not be located in the radio, but in the very...

Specialists, How to Advertise Part II

Industry expert Bob Graham continues his advice on advertising on a shoe string budget for the retail specialist.  ...

Scosche Ships CellCONTROL

Scosche is now shipping cellCONTROL, which  stops teen drivers from texting while driving. The $129 cellCONTROL dongle plugs...

Specialists, Here’s How to Advertise

Industry expert Bob Graham Gives  Simple Advice in a 2-Part Series on how to advertise on a shoe...

GM Shows Future Rear Seat Entertainment

In case you weren’t sufficiently impressed by the head up displays from Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Pioneer and Kenwood at...

MTX Launches First New Pro Audio Line in Years

MTX showed 6 new car Pro Audio speakers at CES last week under the RoadThunder extreme line.   The...

CES: Mini Amps Rule!

Updated! Mini amps that fit into cramped spaces in cars and trucks or on motorcycles have become the...

CES: Delphi Links Anti-Distraction to Car Radio

Delphi showed off a new car radio system at CES that is intricately linked to anti-driver distraction features....

Rockford Offers New Active Displays, App

At CES last week, Rockford Fosgate announced new active displays for its Punch and Power speakers. The displays...

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...

Aftermarket Needed for Next Car Tech Wave

It turns out that the car stereo aftermarket will be in high demand as a way to deploy...