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HushMat Hires Vince De Stefano
HushMat, maker of sound deadening material, has hired Vincent De Stefano as Western Regional Sales Manager. De Stefano...
Pioneer Resolves iOS5 Aha Radio Blip
Pioneer said that audio problems with Aha Radio that resulted from Apple’s release of iOS5 have been resolved....
Even Your Wealthy BMW-Owner Customers Price Shop on the Internet: Windsor
Letter from Ray Windsor of German Maestro and Leadership Systems Consulting to Retailers: Brick & mortar specialty...
Remote Start the Car By Voice with Siri?
Just a week ago, the hot advancement in remote start was to achieve it by tapping on your...
Blaupunkt Returns to the U.S.
Corrected! After a 2-year hiatus, Blaupunkt will return to the U.S. as a full line specialist brand. American...
Black Friday Car Audio Sales Upbeat
Many car stereo retailers reported single digit gains over Black Friday or the Thanksgiving Day weekend. The retailers...
Livio’s Grooveshark Car Kit for Android on Pre-Order
Livio is preparing to deliver an Android version of its Livio Radio Car Kit, and it bears the...
OEM Navigation Gets Poor Reviews: J.D. Power
A J.D. Power & Associates study found that factory navigation in new cars is still fraught with problems....
Cobra, Escort in Legal Battle
Cobra and Escort are in a legal battle over technology in their new GPS-enabled radar detector systems and...
In-Car Add-On Gives you Email, Kitchen Sink
Has Got2bWireless nailed an aftermarket solution for email, texting, phoning and keeping up with Facebook and Twitter at...
Best Buy a Winner on Black Friday
As you’ve probably heard by now, the Thanksgiving weekend was an unexpected success for retailers as sales rose ...
USB Stick Converts Car Stereo to Android
An amazing little USB stick can convert a TV or car stereo (or computer) to an Android device....
Pioneer Expects Minor Car Audio Shortages
Pioneer Electronics said it expects minor shortages in 2012 car audio models due the flooding in Thailand this...
Happy Thanksgiving From CEoutlook
We at CEoutlook wish all of you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving! CEoutlook will be closed Thursday...
Kenwood Launches Android Ready Car Radios
Kenwood will ship this month two car radios that work with Android phones. It joins Sony as one...
Car Stereo Top Picks from CNET for Holiday Gifts
Among the 20 CNET “Editors’ Top Picks” for electronic gifts the holiday….right up there with the newest Kindle,...
Massive Launches NX3
Massive Audio is introducing a new combination Class AB and Class D, small footprint car audio amplifier in...
Suburb Impounds 645 Cars in ’10 on Stereo Laws
Berwyn, IL, a suburb of Chicago with about 50,000 residents, impounded 645 cars under a car stereo ordinance...
Sonic Electronix Opens Installation Shop
Sonic Electronix opened up an installation shop in its current online retail headquarters in Valencia, CA. this month....
Directed Offers Viper SmartStart Rebate
Directed launched a $100 mail-in rebate for its SmartStartGPS system that lets you remote start a car from...