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Ford Sync Prototype Will Connect to a Glucose Monitor
Woah….Car radios connecting to your glucose monitor for diabetics? Didn’t we just start connecting to smartphones and tablets?...
GOgroove FlexSmart X2 for the Car
Is it us, or are there suddenly more car audio devices on flexible stalks that plug into the...
DICE Launches OE Integration Training
OE integration devices that let you add-on to your car’s factory stereo system have a problem. They are...
Directed Donates 100 SmartStart GPS’s
Directed Electronics said it will donate up to 100 Viper SmartStart GPS units to help law enforcement track...
JVC Launches 4th Viral Campaign
JVC Mobile Entertainment is launching its fourth “Turn Me On” viral video campaign. The first three videos over...
All About Amazon Rumored Phone & Tablet
It’s now presumed that Amazon will launch a tablet that will let users easily shop from their livingroom...
And Now, On Driver Safety…
How about a left-turn crash detector? BMW is developing such a feature because left turns, along with U-turns,...
Pioneer Electronics Gets New President
Pioneer Electronics (USA) announced Junichi Naito as its new president and COO, who will lead Pioneer’s business operations...
Audiovox: Up for the Year, but Down in FY Q4
Audiovox Corp. reported higher sales and income for the full year ending February 28, but sales dropped in...
CEA May Take Over 12V Initiative
There's hope for a unified car audio awareness campaign yet. We received news that a plan is to...
Rockford at Indy500
Rockford Fosgate is a sponsor for racer Paul “PT” Tracy who will debut the Rockford Fosgate logo at...
Sirius XM Won’t Raise Prices in 2011
Sirius XM said it won’t raise prices this year. The satellite radio company’s promise is part of the...
Ford Cites MyFord Touch Screen Issues
Some owners of cars with MyFord Touch and MyLincoln Touch radios are having problems with the screen going...
Alpine Ships First XM/Radio Bundle
Alpine Electronics is now shipping the industry’s first car radio to be bundled with a satellite radio tuner....
Advanced Driver Safety Taking Off
Advanced driver safety features like lane departure warning and adaptive speed control crossed a threshold this year, and...
Directed Parent to be Sold for $285M
DEI Holdings, the parent of Directed Electronics said it agreed to be acquired for about $285 million through...
Now FL. Court Says Anti-Car Audio Laws Violate Free Speech
It’s been a busy week for car stereo rights in Florida. First the Florida Congress said a new...
AT&T to Sell Garmin Trackers
Garmin may not have done too well selling nuvifones through wireless carrier stores, but its personal tracker just...
Car Stereo Bill Struck Down on Racial Profiling
Earlier this month, the Florida Senate voted against a proposal to raise fines for loud car stereos. The...
TomTom’s HD Traffic Expands to All LIVE PNDs
TomTom’s HD Traffic—which improves real time traffic—was available on a single model, but now it will expand to...