Industry news
Microsoft Prices Surface Tablet Starting at $499
Microsoft’s entry into the tablet market (with its own hardware) launches October 26 with the 10.6 inch “Surface”...
Rockford Income Rises on Aftermarket Sales
Despite a tough retail climate for car audio, Rockford’s sales and income rose during the quarter ending September...
CEA: Holiday Spending to Rise 11 Percent
Consumers are expected to spend 11 percent more overall this holiday season than last year. And they plan...
GPS Tracking Catching On as Remote Start Feature
Updated! GPS tracking has been around for over a decade with only middling success, but the service may...
Massive Audio Adds Hippo 8 Subwoofer
Massive Audio said it will release a new “Hippo Series” 8-inch subwoofer that delivers the performance of a...
Sound Advice Expanding to 8 Stores; “Car Audio is Rocking”
Sound Advice is embarking on a comeback, as the once 35-store chain and popular car audio destination, prepares...
Pioneer Sponsors First Car Audio Hackathon?
Pioneer will sponsor at the SEMA Show (October 30- November 2) a Hackathon where developers are challenged to...
JVC: Mainly Business as Usual With iPhone 5 Audio/ iOS
JVC Mobile said its initial testing of current radios with USB show that all audio, Bluetooth and album...
Audiovox GPS Tracking Heads to Sears, Pep Boys
VOXX, parent to Audiovox Electronics, announced Thursday its new Car Connection GPS tracking system (that can plug into...
Pioneer Compatibility Chart for iPhone 5
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Pioneer Clarifies iPhone 5, iOS 6 Updates Model by Model
Pioneer has completed additional testing of its products and says a firmware update will be coming soon for...
Remote Start From Phones to Hit 10% of Sales
Starting your car from a phone is gaining momentum and industry members believe remote-start-from-a-phone products could reach 10...
Compustar Intro’s Super Heterodyne PLUS Remote Start
Remote start supplier Compustar is shipping 4 new remote transmitters including its first to use the Super Heterodyne...
Pioneer iOS 6 update
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Pioneer Launches Gesture Control Navi in Japan
To make navigating easier, Pioneer Corp. is launching gesture control radios in Japan this month. Pioneer's new “Air...
Safety Telematics to Reach 75% of Autos in U.S.
Safety & Security Telematics such as OnStar and GPS tracking is now at a penetration of 30 percent...
Snowy Winter Forecast for NE as Remote Start Season Begins
Both AccuWeather and The Old Farmer’s Almanac are predicting a snowy winter for the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states...
Second Annual Car Audio Business Summit
Mobile Solutions will hold its second annual business summit for car audio retailers this November in Tempe, AZ....
27th Annual Spring Break Nationals Dates, Events
SBN EXPO Group LLC, producers of the annual Spring Break Nationals car audio fest, is pleased to announce...
Alpine Posts Fix for iPhone 5 Issues
Alpine Electronics has released a beta software fix for its newer navigation and AV radios so that they...