Car News

12V Watching Gas Prices

Gas prices are rising, but there’s little impact presently on car stereo spending say retailers. Some buyers are...

Hawaii Forms Electronics Association-Hawaii

Hawaii car stereo retailers are forming their own association to be named the Electronics Association-Hawaii in order to...

iPad 2 Ships March 11

To a delighted audience, Apple’s Steve Jobs appeared on stage Wednesday, in an apparent hiatus from medical leave,...

First App to Find your Phone…

…that you can download AFTER the phone is lost. For those of you with an Android phone who...

A 12 Volt Tea Party: Commentary

I neither love nor hate the tea party. But I see it as a model that would help...

Audiovox Completes Klipsch Purchase

Audiovox announced it completed the acquisition of Klipsch, as first announced in January, for around $166 million. Could...

Call for Amplifier Entries by March 8

CEoutlook will run a Step-Up Car Amplifier  editorial showcase starting March 23. Suppliers, please send us information on...

Auto Sales Strong in February

By Bill Damsky General Motors led a banner month in new car sales for February, as the auto...

New Harman Tech in Mercedes, Ferrari

Harman announced a new OEM navigation system for Mercedes-Benz and a sound system for the Ferrari FF. Under...

Hawaii Meets But Doesn’t Decide

About 20 industry members turned out for a meeting in Oahu,Hawaii to decide whether to join MERA (the...

12 Volt Tidbits

By Bill Damsky Older Customers Expected in Consumer Electronics Baby boomers born between 1946 and 1954 are more...

Earthquake TD5X Ships Tuesday

Earthquake Sound starts shipping Tuesday a 3000 watt max, 5-channel amplifier, that it's been working on for more...

Kindle 3G Goes on Sale at AT&T Stores

AT&T will begin selling the Amazon  Kindle 3G through its stores starting March 6, marking the first time...

12 Volt Hawaii Meeting Tonight

Hawaii dealers and reps will meet tonight, Monday, at 7 pm to decide how they will best organize...

12 Volt Tidbits

Driver Safety 49 percent of people would be comfortable using a driverless (autonomous) car, in an Accenture study. ...

Verizon iPhone Has Antenna Issues: Consumers Reports

By Bill Damsky Antennagate is back. Apple’s iPhone on the Verizon network has a similar antenna problem to...

Kicker Supplies Subaru with Subwoofer

Kicker (Stillwater Designs) announced Friday that it’s powered subwoofer is now offered as an OEM upgrade in some...

Why Component Speakers Rose 56% in 2010

If you were a component speaker last year, you were hot.  While the total car speaker category rose...

12 Volt Sale at Newegg, Move over Amazon

Newegg.com, known for its sharp pricing on computers, is a major player in car electronics and is holding...

DIY: Convert a Car Speaker to a Home Model

This falls under the category of FYI or how to re-purpose excess inventory. In honor of Speaker Week...