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Apple Testing Smaller iPad: WSJ
Apple is beginning to test a smaller iPad, with a screen around the size of 8-inches, reports the...
Best Buy Officially Enters Car Expeditor Market
Best Buy and Car Toys officially announced they will begin selling car AV/navigation equipment to car dealerships and...
42 % of Aftermarket Car Radios Have Bluetooth
About 42 percent of all in dash car radios sold at retail in 2011 were Bluetooth equipped, according...
Aftermarket OE Integration for Cars Hits $170 Million
Devices that help you connect an iPod or smartphone in the car are gaining in popularity, accounting for...
Audiovox to Launch New OE Fit Radio Program
While OE-Fit or factory look a-like car radios are spiking in sales at car dealers, retailers have been...
Directus Adds Navi to Chevy Equinox
DIRECTUS released its latest version Prodigy One system; this time for the Chevrolet Equinox. The product is unusual ...
Ford Expands Sync Availability
The Ford Sync is now available as standard equipment (standard, not optional) on all trim levels for the...
Fed Loosening up on Driver Distraction:WSJ
The Fed is changing its tune on calling for a full ban on cellphone use in the car,...
Apple iPad 3 Due Next Month: Report
Apple will announce in early March a new iPad that will ship shortly after, reported the AllThingsD blog...
JBL Ad Features Paul McCartney
As part of its new TV campaign that kicks of at the Grammy Awards presentation this Sunday, Harman...
VOXX (Audiovox) Buys Hirschmann
VOXX, parent company to Audiovox Electronics, announced it entered an agreement to buy Tier 1 OEM supplier Hirschmann...
Sirius XM Announces On Demand and Personalized Radio
Sirius XM confirmed it will launch two new premium services for its Internet subscribers including an on-demand service...
Pioneer Sales Fall on Floods in Thailand
Even though sales of Pioneer’s OEM in-car navigation systems were up, Pioneer’s net sales fell 13 percent during...
JL Audio Updates Popular Amp
JL Audio will ship this quarter a replacement for one of its best selling car audio amps—the monoblock...
Harman TV Ads Feature Jennifer Lopez
Harman International will launch a new TV ad starring Jennifer Lopez during the Grammy Awards on February 12....
All Budget Cars to Get Phone Connectivity in 5 Yrs
We’ve heard more aggressive claims before, but Harman's latest pronouncement drives home the point… Harman said Tuesday it...
Audiovox to Distribute Bongiovi Tech for OEM
Audiovox Electronics Corp. said it expects to become the exclusive U.S. distributor of the Tony Bongiovi designed Digital...
Rockford Launches RATS Car Audio Tool
Rockford Fosgate launched an online system aggregator that lets you “virtually” test car amps and speakers to see...
Almost 100 Million Own Smartphone in U.S.
Since the smartphone is now a part of the car radio sale (as consumers want their phone to...
Alpine Reports Lower Net Income
Alpine Electronics reported lower sales and net income for its fiscal year to date, citing continued fallout from...