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New Aftermarket Companies Exhibit at KnowledgeFest 2012
The KnowledgeFest car audio convention next month will include more than 15 new vendors, many of whom are...
Apple Plans Sept. 12 Event to Intro iPhone 5
Apple is planning a September 12 event to introduce the next version of the iPhone, several news agencies...
Note to Best Buy: Get Car Audio Out of the Back Corner
Why does Best Buy market smartphones in the front of the store? Doesn’t classic merchandising tell you to...
Startup Expands Best Buy’s Position with Car Connectivity
Greenlight Connectivity Solutions was launched this spring to take advantage of the growing “connected” automotive marketplace. Greenlight is...
Car Radio Gesture Control Heats Up
Car makers are experimenting with gesture controlled radios at an increasing pace. Harman is the latest to jump...
Dash iPhone-Radio Delayed Til September
The launch of the Dash iPhone “snap in” radio planned for July has been delayed until September. Supplied...
The Car Will Surpass the Smartphone in Innovation
While smartphones and tablets have lead the innovation in consumer electronics for many years, it will likely be...
Car Audio Sales for 2013: Revised CEA Estimates
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) revised its forecasts, as it does every July, and it's now predicting the...
Audiovox Will Intro iPad Back Seat Systems
Audiovox will introduce at the SEMA show this fall, new rear seat kits for the iPad 2 and...
California Allows Hands-free Texting
California passed a law this month, permitting handsfree texting in the automobile, which could lead the way for...
Car Audio Shift Due This Fall With Expected iPhone 5
The next iPhone, expected this fall, will include a new connector that's smaller than the current 30-pin dock...
Industry Loses Brilliant Installer to Cancer
Industry member, supremely talented fabricator and friend to many, Steve Hock passed away of skin cancer at the...
Amazon to Charge Sales Tax in Many States
Amazon will start charging sale taxes in 8 additional states in the next several years, starting with California...
Honda Intros Sync-Like Radio; First OEM with Aha
Honda will be the first car maker to offer Aha Radio this fall, as part of the all-new...
New Ca-Fi Android Aftermarket Radio Packs Kitchen Sink
China-based Innotrends will ship to the U.S. next month a radio with enough advanced features to make it...
Pioneer USA Appoints New President & COO
Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. announced a new President and Chief Operating Officer, Kiyokazu Igarashi, who comes to the...
Brandmotion Ships New Ford Backup Cameras
Brandmotion is shipping 3 new backup cameras for Ford trucks that are built into the Ford emblem on...
JVC Generates 40M Views for Car Audio
Since launching its first viral video car audio campaign in 2008, JVC Mobile has generated 40 million combined...
iPhone 5 To Get Thinner Screen: WSJ
The next version of Apple’s iPhone will use a technology that makes the screen thinner, and the picture...
Backup Cameras Now Built Into Custom Truck Handle Covers
Corrected Steelmate USA will introduce at KnowledgeFest next month a line of unique backup cameras that are embedded...