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New Apple iPad and Apple TV? Expected Next Week
Confirming reports earlier this month, Apple announced a press event for next Wednesday, March 7 where the next...
HTC Phones to Create “New Car Experience”
HTC began heavily pushing quality audio when it partnered with Beats by Dre. Now it wants to create...
Get Ready for Quad Core Phones
Some of the world’s first quad core phones with blazing fast processor speeds were unveiled at Mobile World...
Samsung Intro’s Car Mode App for Toyota
Samsung Electronics Co. announced it is collaborating with Toyota to create the Samsung Car Mode Application—an in-car solution...
Feb 29 is D-Day for Backup Cameras
February 29 could prove a critical day for aftermarket sellers of backup cameras. Unless there are further delays...
Mercedes-Benz’s New Radio Works with Siri
Mercedes-Benz appears to be the first auto maker to include Siri in its infotainment system. Drivers of an...
Boston Acoustics Exits Car Audio Aftermarket
Boston Acoustics, a 23-year fixture in the car audiophile market is exiting the 12 volt aftermarket as of...
Global Car Infotainment to Grow 3% in 2012
The global market for car infotainment systems will see a 3 percent increase this year and growth will...
Drivers Continue to Keep Cars Longer
U.S. drivers continue to hold onto cars for increasingly longer periods. A new Polk study finds consumers...
First Blind Spot Detector for Aftermarket Due
The first standalone, automatic blind spot detector for the aftermarket is due later this year from Steelmate USA....
Emerging Car Technology Tested by CR
A new car safety technology that could be an important future aftermarket car AV product has been tested...
Steelmate Ships High Tech Backup Cam
Steelmate USA is now shipping its top-of-the-line parking assist system. It uses both ultrasonic sensors and video cameras...
Cobra Awarded CB-to-Phone Patent
Cobra Electronics said it has been awarded a patent regarding CB Radios and connectivity to cellphones. The patent...
Backup Camera Sales to Near Double
Backup cameras are expected to continue their ascent, growing by 40 to 50 percent in unit sales this...
M Rothman Named Sony Distributor
M. Rothman said it was named the Sony Mobile distributor in the Northeast effective last month. The company,...
Directed Sells Off Orion Car Audio Brand
Directed said it has sold the Orion car audio brand to MD Audio Engineering, the U.S. arm of...
Fed Proposes Limits on Car Navigation
The Fed proposed Thursday that auto makers produce connected car radios that require the car is in park...
Massive Audio Updates Car Speaker Line
Massive Audio is now shipping its new CK X line car audio speakers, updating its CK Series with...
Remote Start-from-a-Phone Sales Update
Sales of smartphone-controlled remote start are beginning to make a dent in overall remote start sales. The In-Car...
Best Buy’s Other Car Audio Trial
Best Buy is expanding its BFF relationship with Car Toys beyond the expeditor sales announced Tuesday. It is...