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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.
Apple to Ship 8-10M iPads
The Apple iPad may not be for everyone, but it looks like pre-orders are going well. Apple will...
Pioneer Ships Car AV Sans Navi
Pioneer’s new AV head units keep the price down by making navigation optional. Shipping now, the in-dash AVH-P3200BT...
Kenwood Adds Lifetime Traffic
Kenwood USA has begun shipping its flagship DVD/navigation receiver, the DNX9960, that adds free traffic for the life...
Get Ready for $99 eReaders
By Amy Gilroy eReaders at $99 that are not connected to any particular bookstore are expected to flood...
Samsung Joins HTC with 4G Phone
At CTIA Wireless this year, 4G phones are becoming a reality, Android superphones are sweeping the show and...
Kobo $149 eReader Heads to Borders
By Amy Gilroy Kobo, the eBook retailer, is launching its own $149 eReader to be sold through bookstores...
Ford Ships 2 Million Sync Radios
By Amy Gilroy The Ford Sync—the coolest factory radio-- has been installed on more than two million cars,...
iTag App Finds Your Phone
A new iTag Android app helps you find your lost phone, even when it is set to silent...
Sprint 4G Evo Phone at CTIA
By Amy Gilroy Updated! The CTIA Wireless show opens today with Sprint finally showing off its 4G Evo...
Pioneer Lets Go of 2 Execs
In more downsizing for the car AV industry Pioneer Electronics has let go of two execs: Michael Townsen,...
Can AT&T Help Palm?
Palm’s “Pre Plus” and “Pixi Plus” smartphones will start selling through AT&T (joining Verizon and Sprint), but will...
A Quarter of Phones to have WiFi in 2012
Wi-Fi continues to infiltrate not just smartphones, but feature cellphones, as hotspots proliferate in the home and office....
SBN Sets “Trade Only” Day
Next year’s Spring Break Nationals in Daytona Beach, FLA will include a "trade only day" on Monday, March...
Nook is Best-Selling Product at B&N
The Barnes & Noble nook eReader has become the best-selling product at Barnes & Noble since it launched...
Garmin Moves To Switzerland
Garmin said it will move its place of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to Switzerland, pending approval by...
B&N Nook Gets Exclusive Content
Barnes & Noble is offering special eBooks and prices exclusively for its nook eReader customers. When the B&N...
Mobile DTV Seems to Clear FCC
In case you are wondering if Mobile DTV—free over-the-air-live-TV to portables and car TV-- is still alive, the...
Navigon iPhone App is $25
Here’s a backdoor way that iPhone navigation just got cheaper (where it’s not already free). Navigon just launched...
Alex Ships in April at $399
The Alex eReader, heading for sale at Borders bookstores this June, is also now available for pre-order online...
iPad Pre-Orders Pass 150K
Pre-sales of the Apple iPad rolled in at an initial fast a furious rate of 120,000 units in...