Car News
Car audio, 12-volt, EV and marine aftermarket news, reported for the people who run the business. Market shifts, brand moves, retail trends and what they mean for dealers, reps and manufacturers, from CEoutlook, covering the industry since 2012.
JL Adds XD500/3 Amp
JL Audio expanded on its compact series of XD amplifiers, adding the XD500/3—a 3-channel, 500 watt amplifier. The...
Android Tablets Gain on iPad
Apple's iPad slipped from its peak 95 percent share in Q3 of the tablet market it basically created,...
OnStar Mirror due at 1,600 Stores
GM’s OnStar identified Monday many of the car electronics stores to carry its $299 retail mirror, beyond Best...
iCar Black Box Turns iPhone into DVR
Digital video recorders for the car can be helpful in determining who hit whom in a fender bender....
MERA Seminars at SBN
Updated! The Northeast is under 4 feet of snow so, so it warms our socks to hear that...
JBL Intro’s MS-2 Portable Car DSP
JBL is planning a portable sound processor for the spring that’s about the size of a cellphone, and...
OnStar Improves Voice Recognition
General Motors’ OnStar is improving its voice recognition by adding natural speech recognition in 2011 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC...
2 Million Windows Phone 7’s Sold
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 is not setting any records, but at least the platform is showing signs of...
Navigon Intro’s Designer Car Kit
Yes, car GPS kits can be an ugly intrusion on an otherwise sleek dash. So Navigon introduced a...
Sony Intro’s the NGP, Android Store
Sony finally revealed its next gen gaming handheld—codenamed “NGP” or Next Generation Portable—bearing 3G and WiFi connections, motion...
Israeli PND w/Movies, Net Radio, BackupCam
How about a portable GPS that plays movies and delivers Internet Radio over a 3G connection….And it has...
Ford Prototype Car Talks to Other Cars
Ford is building a prototype car that “talks” to other cars through WiFi to warn if the cars...
OEM Car Internet Summary
Confused by all the factory Internet Radio announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show? Radio and Internet Newsletter has...
B&N May Discontinue Nook 3G
Barnes & Noble will phase out its black and white 3G Nook, leaving it with only 2 eBook...
Sirius XM Seeks OK to Raise Fees
Sirius XM is seeking the right to raise subscription fees. It filed a petition January 20 with the...
Directed Reveals 100% Pure Viper, Shopatron
Directed Electronics is launching a new program called “100% Pure Viper” on February 1 to crack down on...
Bullet Offers Aftermarket Sound Deadening
Bullet Liner will start selling roll out sound deadening material for the aftermarket and has hired Kevin Kraack,...
Leak Shows Xoom at Best Buy Feb. 17
A credible iPad tablet competitor--Motorola's Xoom—may find its way to Best Buy in a few weeks at a...
Nook Newsstand Sales Soar
Barnes & Noble's latest statistics look promising for the expansion of eReaders and tablets. People not only want...
Apple Sells 10 Billion Apps
The Apple Apple Store has “surpassed Apple’s wildest dreams,” it said after announcing that the 10 billionth app...