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Brandmotion Adds Entry Level Camera Kit
Brandmotion is now shipping a universal auto camera kit at $139, designed as an entry-level camera with higher...
First U.S. MirrorLink Car Radio Now Available from Sony
Shown in January at CES by Sony, the first MirrorLink car radio is now available. With MirrorLink, you...
What You Need to Know about Apple Maps
Starting this fall, Apple will offer its own Maps feature that can give you turn-by-turn directions and traffic,...
Apple Makes Siri a Steering Wheel Button
Updated! Apple announced today at its Worldwide Developers Conference that Siri will be offered via a steering wheel...
iSimple Intro’s Car Tablet Mount
iSimple introduced a tablet mount for the rear seat of the car. The StrongHold mount attaches tablets from...
Update on Facebook in Car Audio
An amazing 50 percent of smartphones connect to Facebook every hour of the day. So you can see...
New Motorcycle Amp from Kicker
Kicker's new motorcycle amplifier is smaller than a brick. Designed for vehicles with small battery/charging systems, the PX100.2...
Rockford Ships New Marine Speakers
Rockford Fosgate is now shipping a new marine audio system for wakeboard towers. The enclosed speaker system comes...
JL Audio Shortages To Resolve End of Summer
JL Audio said it is air shipping in magnets to alleviate subwoofer and enclosure shortages that have plagued...
Barry Vogel Closes His Shop
Regrettably, Barry Vogel, former president of the Mobile Enhancement Retailers Association, is closing up shop after 36 years....
Fed May Target Voice Controlled Car Radios
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, said at a press conference yesterday that the Feds will “examine voice commands for...
Boss Ships Flagship $699 Navigation/DVD
Boss Audio is now shipping a $699 in-car navigation/DVD, the BV9370NV, first shown in January at CES. The...
Audiovox Updates FLCAN for Remote Start/Alarms
Audiovox announced a new firmware upgrade for its FlashLogic CAN interfaces for remote starters and car alarms. With...
Parrot Has Sold 25K Asteroids: Reuters
Parrot is in the news this week for aiming to become a Tier 1 supplier to the auto...
Pandora Now on 50 Car Models
Mazda is the latest car maker to announce plans to integrate Pandora into the car radio. Starting this...
Ford Radios Get On-Demand Music
Just like radios from JVC Mobile, BMW and Mini, now Ford radios will control on-demand music of more...
Truckers Get PND With WiFi
You can now tap the screen of a portable GPS device to see a weather overlay of rain...
Zapco Prepares for Comeback
Zapco is preparing a comeback after keeping a low profile since its heyday in the mid 90’s to...
Avidworx Updates Free In-Store Merchandising
Retail display maker Avidworx has updated its free in-store merchandising system so that any retailer can present a...
Florida 12V Retailers Unite to Improve Sales
In an unusual act to improve their fortunes, competing Florida car audio retailers are banding together to hire...