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A New Quality Audio Format For Car Too
A new audio player system that uses FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) but is also compatible with current...
OEMs Still Haven’t Mastered the Dash
Car radios in new cars are still overly complex and Apple's CarPlay isn't likely to fix that. Some...
Safety Electronics Trumps Car Radios
When consumers are asked what’s more important to them A. the car radio or B. electronic safety equipment...
JL Audio Doubles Online Orders for Dealers
After opening a store on eBay that sends orders to its dealers and boosting sales on Shopatron, JL...
Car Maker Delivers 4G This Month
Audi will be the first to deliver a car with a built-in 4G LTE in a car radio...
The Truth About Aftermarket Version of CarPlay
Car radio makers are scrambling for appointments with Apple to determine if CarPlay will become available for the...
Car AV on Shopping Lists for 42% Consumers Says CEA
Two in five consumers surveyed say they plan to buy an in-car tech device or accessory in the...
WiFi/4G Ready to Takeover High End Aftermarket
Putting a WiFi option in a car radio has met with success for Kenwood, which says its DNN990HD...
CarPlay Full Walk Thru Video
Here's Apple's CarPlay--the new car interface from Apple you could call MirrorLink for iPhone--put through its paces on...
One Way 12V Dealers Can Find Installers
There’s a shortage of car audio installers and it appears that finding and keeping installers is taking up...
In-Car Video Camera Mirror Due From Nissan
Nissan is combining a rear video camera with a traditional rear view mirror for a futuristic safety tool....
Meet CarPlay From Apple
Apple announced Monday that Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Ferrari will unveil CarPlay, the renamed iOS in the Car system...
Volvo Intro’s Tablet-Like Radio
Volvo will show next week its new super large radio interface with a tablet-sized touch screen with swipe...
New Bose Infotainment System for Cadillac
Bose announced what it called its most advanced sound system ever for a Cadillac and one of the...
Is This Alpine’s Future Ace in the Hole?
Alpine Electronics has invested in technology for a “personal assistant” that might appear on a car radio screen...
Join Car Tech Demo Days May 16-18
The next Car Tech Demo Days will be held May 16- 18 said Revenew, which helps coordinate the...
Google Fights for Glass in the Car
Google is lobbying to allow its Google Glass eye glasses with built-in computers to be used in automobiles....
Some Small Steps for MirrorLink
The group that promotes MirrorLink, the standard for connecting smartphones to car radios, announced a new “Fast Track”...
Samsung Debuts New Galaxy S5, Smart Watch, Fitness Band
The technology battleground is shifting from the hand to the wrist as smartphone makers focus increasingly on smart...
MTX Adds Back Traditional Retail Sales
MTX is now looking to sign up retailers in a traditional direct sales relationship, in addition to the...