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PCI Now Sole Regional Distrib. for Parrot
Parrot has expanded its relationship with distributor, Progressive Concepts Inc (PCI), which become Parrot's "sole preferred distributor" for...
Rockford Launches Facebook Promo
Rockford is running a Facebook contest, giving away a $25,000 grand prize to help drive consumers to its...
Expect Larger 12V Aftermarket Radio Screens
As pointed out in USA Today, screens are getting bigger on the dashboard, just as they’ve upsized in...
Toyota Teams with Nintendo to Control Radio
In Japan, Toyota and Nintendo have teamed up so that you can control a Toyota navigation system with...
Audiovox Appoints New Director of LBS
Audiovox Electronics Corp. announced Wednesday the appointment of Joe Tegerdine to the post of Director of Location Based...
Apple Lands Patent for Steering Wheel Control
Apple was granted a patent Tuesday for a steering wheel remote control for a smartphone or iPod-like device....
Massive Audio Adds to DX Drivers
Massive Audio announced it will ship this summer, additions to its DX line of coaxial OEM replacement car...
Audiovox Parent Sees Some Car Audio Gains
Audiovox Electronics parent VOXX Corp. announced gains in sales of OEM and traditional car audio for fiscal 2012...
Kenwood Puts Driver Assist on Roadmap
Kenwood may offer driver assist products in the future, joining other suppliers such as Mobileye, Alpine and Audiovox....
Pioneer Transforms Aftermarket Navigation in Japan
Pioneer announced delivery in Japan this July of its head up display that now adds augmented reality navigation. ...
MirrorLink Standard to Determine Best Apps for Car
Not every app works well on the dashboard at 50mph. So the Car Connectivity Consortium (which developed the...
iOnRoad Wins CTIA Wireless E-Tech Award
At the CTIA wireless show this week, iOnRoad was selected as the E-Tech Award winner in the Automotive,...
What Geeky Millennials Think About Car Audio
This photo elicited 2500 comments recently on Reddit- a popular Internet...
Audiovox to Develop Bongiovi DSP for Expeditors, OEM
VOXX International, parent of Audiovox Electronics, announced it finalized an agreement with AVG Inc. to become the exclusive...
12V Web Radio from HTC
Phone maker HTC released a new video showing its Car Stereo Clip in action. An HTC Bluetooth USB...
Quick Video of Clarion Next GATE
The short video below puts Clarion’s Next GATE—a relatively unique product for the aftermarket—through its paces. The 7-inch...
Larry Frederick Joins Diamond, Cerwin Vega
It appears Diamond Audio/Cerwin Vega parent, Domestic Investment Group, is trading key managers with Hertz parent Elettromedia. Larry...
New Smartphone Breaks 12 Volt Ground
The new Samsung Galaxy SIII won headlines last week for its many intelligent features plus a dazzling screen...
Livio Connect Wins Frost & Sullivan Award
Livio Radio announced Tuesday hat it has received the Frost & Sullivan 2012 New Product Innovation Award for...
Directus Changes Name; Ships Audi Kit
Directus, maker of the Prodigy One and other car aftermarket solutions has changed its name to Intraphex as...