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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.

DICE, Rydeen Ready Mobile DTV

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Mobile DTV is gaining steam and it looks like it will be abundant at the Consumer Electronics Show...

Motorola “iPad” Rumored for Fall

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Motorola is having so much fun gaining share in smartphones since it adopted the Android OS that it...

Mercedes Benz Remote Starter from Compustar

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Few if any leading brand names offer a remote start system for late model Mercedes Benz vehicles, but...

OnStar Releases Video of its Smartphone App

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You can see the new OnStar app in action in the video below as OnStar shows us how...

CEA: Car Electronics Stuck in Reverse

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We hope you are sitting down for this one. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) says sales of retail...

Apple Infiltrates Top 5 PC Vendors via iPad

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Apple's iPad captured a 6 percent share of worldwide PC sales in Q2, in a feat which propelled...

Augen $89 eReader at Kmart

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One of the many low priced eReaders we can expect to see for Christmas is already at Kmart...

OnStar for Many Phones

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General Motors is making OnStar compatible with many leading smartphones. Starting with the 2011 model year, GM will...

Struggling FLO TV is Put on Sales Block

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FLO TV is struggling and its owner Qualcomm wants to sell the business, reports the AP. Qualcomm CEO...

B&N Android App; Shifts to Nook Brand

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Barnes & Noble extended its eReader software to Android phones with a new app that now goes by...

iSimple Car Kits for Motorola, RIM, Other Phones

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iSimple is offering a universal car adapter for smartphones from Motorola, Blackberry, Samsung, HTC, LG and other brands...

Car Amps/Subs Down, But Maybe Not So Much

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Car amplifier and subwoofer sales are off by double digits according to NPD, but specialists are seeing slimmer...

TomTom: PND Sales Off in Q2

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TomTom said portable navigation device (PND) sales slipped during calendar Q2 and TomTom’s PND revenue fell by double...

Tivizen Mobile DTV to Ship Aug/Sept

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If you want free TV with a crisp, clear picture for your portable device you may not have...

Microsoft Offers Kinect Bundle

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Microsoft Corp. announced a bundle for new 4G Xbox that includes a Kinect “full body controller” plus the...

iSuppli Ups iPad Forecast; ‘It’s the Software Stupid’

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Hours before Apple should announce its Q3 results, iSuppli has upped its estimates on sales of the iPad....

hhgregg all but Exits Car AV

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hhgregg has all but pulled out of the car audio category, as the 157-store Indianapolis chain continues its...

DICE, Aamp & Others Sued

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DICE, Aamp of America, PIE, USA Spec, and Vais Technology have been sued for patent infringement on iPod...

Mobile DTV Clears Hurdle

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Mobile DTV receivers are now free to go on sale, legally that is, as the FCC just gave...

Subaru Gets Autonet WiFi

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Subaru is the latest car maker to offer a WiFi hotspot from Autonet Mobile, which is lately infiltrating...