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Car Audio Sales Training Sneak Peak
Corrected: For a summer Friday, we’re taking a break from the news to give you a few pointers...
Escort Sells New Radar Detector-For-iPhone at Apple Stores
Radar detector supplier Escort, Inc. announced a new mini Bluetooth radar detector designed to work with an iPhone,...
First Aftermarket Challenge to OnStar Mirror
Rydeen is now shipping the first aftermarket mirror with an option for live operator assistance, effectively competing with...
Pioneer to Expand AppRadio
Introduced a year ago as a single product, AppRadio—Pioneer’s smartphone connection system for car radios—is now in 5 ...
GROM Intro’s Low Cost Android Car Kit
GROM Audio announced a lower cost version of its Android kit for car radios. The new GROM-AND2 at...
First Custom Bluetooth Kit for Nissan?
Crux Interfacing Solutions said it is now shipping the first custom Bluetooth kit for Nissan vehicles from 2005...
Google Officially Launches Nexus 7 Tablet
Google officially entered the tablet market Wednesday with the “Nexus 7,” a 7-inch device co-branded with Asustek that...
Best Buy Confirms: Will Improve 12V Training
Best Buy confirmed it is stepping up training for car audio salesmen, as well as other salesmen in...
Ford Shows New Auto-Parking; Traffic Jam Assist
Ford said it is developing several new technologies for the car including auto-park for perpendicular parking into typical...
Earthquake Launches Mini Amp Line
Earthquake is launching a line of downsized “MiNi D” amplifiers that it claims is the most efficient class...
Google Expected to Intro $199 Tablet This Week
Google is expected to hop into the tablet market this week with a $199 device that is co-branded...
Tint World 12V Sales Expected to Hit $10M
Tint World, arguably the fastest growing chain in car audio, expects to sell more than $10 million in...
Microsoft May Bring Kinect to the Car
Microsoft said it plans to tie in Kinect—it’s full body wireless game controller—into the car. At least it...
KnowledgeFest Registration Opens
Registration is now open for KnowledgeFest, the car audio industry’s annual gathering and training venue presented by the...
iPhone “Snap-In” Car Radio Update
Some iPhone car radios—the kind where the iPhone snaps into the face of the radio--fare better online than...
Dealer Tests New Way to Advertise
Three-store car audio chain Alarms, Etc. is running its first promotion on LivingSocial—an alternative to Groupon. The Florida...
Alpine Launches New Navigation Platform
After some delay Alpine is now shipping its first radio/navigation deck, the INE-S920HD, using a new platform. The...
Aftermarket Kit with Siri “Eyes Free”
DICE (now Audiovox Driven by DICE) has added Siri capability to its MediaBridge car kits. By pressing the...
Microsoft Adds Car Integration in Windows Phone 8
It’s not exactly Siri, as far as we know, but a new improved voice activation function with “car...
Kenwood Enters Walmart in September
Kenwood will begin selling 2 car radio models at Walmart stores beginning in September, the company confirmed. The...