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CarPlay May Get Big Boost
Apple, the most valuable company in the world, has a lot of advertising clout. So if it decides...
12V Retailers Finally Take up Driver Safety
Advanced driver safety products such as lane departure warning systems have picked up over the past year, mainly...
Directed Teams With Verizon on Remote Start
Directed announced new remote start SmartStart Digital Systems that now operate on the Verizon CDMA/3G network for faster...
Chrysler Hack Leads to 1.4 M Vehicle Recall
Fiat Chrysler will recall 1.4 million vehicles that were found to be open to attack from hackers through...
Honda Finally to Get CarPlay, Android Auto
Honda announced that it will add Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to its upcoming cars starting with the...
Here’s Alpine’s TV Ad for Truck Audio
As promised, Alpine Electronics released a 30-second cable TV ad for its truck radios. The ads feature a...
The Truth About Car DSP: Editorial
By Andy Wehmeyer, Audiofrog Seems there’s lots of confusion and plenty of hoopla surrounding digital signal processing (DSP)...
Uconnect Radio Flaw Can Disable Car
A flaw in the new Chrysler Uconnect radios that have the Internet option, can let a hacker remotely...
GoPro Becomes the New Car Accessory
GoPro is slowly working its way into the car and truck. Toyota announced that a GoPro camera mount...
Directed Returns 3X Lock Press to Basic Remote Start
Directed is reinstating the lock press 3X feature for its DBALL2 remote start data modules. The feature now...
NAV-TV Launches Massive Navigation Expansion
NAV-TV is launching 17 new navigation kits that add turn by turn navigation and backup camera capability to...
6 Brave Car Audio Retailers Take the Plunge
Six car audio retailers have accepted the CEoutlook Challenge to put their digital online presence on STEROIDS. We'll...
SEMA: Specialty Equipment Market Grows 8 Percent
Consumer spending on automotive specialty equipment parts and accessories reached $36 billion in 2014, marking five consecutive years...
Audison Lowers Price of Bit One Processor
Audison announced it is lowering the price of its bit One processor, which helped to spark the trend...
First Dash Kit for Popular 2015 Car Model Says AAMP
AAMP said it is the first company to deliver a 2015 Toyota Camry car radio dash kit. The...
Dual Electronics Buys Jensen Car Audio’s Business
Dual Electronics' parent Namsung America, has agreed to buy the Jensen branded aftermarket car audio business. The purchase...
Kicker Veteran Joins Diamond Audio
Jeff Peters, a veteran of Stillwater Designs (Kicker) has joined Diamond Audio as Brand Manager. Peters will oversee...
MESA Teams With AAMP on MESA MAT
MESA, the Mobile Electronics Specialists of America buying/marketing group announced it will launch MESA Mat, an exclusive MESA...
12V Retailer Turned Manufacturer: FAST Rings
Ben Larson opened the Sound Connection, MN back in 1995 at the age of 18, but along the...
Android Auto Now Works With More Smartphones
Since Android Auto first became available in March, more smartphones have been deemed compatible with the new car...