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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...