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Hertz Adds New Car Amps
Elettromedia-USA, which distributes the Italian Audison/Hertz/Connection brands, announced Friday new Hertz full-range digital car amplifiers under its HDP...
First Peek at iPhone 5 “Photos”
MacRumors gathered up the features that have been rumored to grace the next generation iPhone and hired an...
OnStar Demo Tent For Retailers
OnStar debuted a “Larger than Life” demo tent for retailers that resembles the box of its new FMV...
MESA Buying Group Exploring New In-Car Categories
Car Audio buying/marketing group MESA (Mobile Electronics Specialists of America) is considering entering new areas in car electronics...
IASCA Puts “Event in a Box” Trailer on the Road
IASCA has built a new “special event unit” which is a demo trailer full of the equipment necessary...
Harman Ad Campaign to Include Car Audio as the Company Restructures
Harman is restructuring its business so that aftermarket car audio and branded OEM car audio will now be...
Sony Hits Breakthrough Car Audio Prices
Updated. Sony revamped the low to mid-end segment of its car audio line to include what it termed...
iPod Kits in Demand by New Car Buyers
Drivers spend or plan to spend about $800 on automotive accessories, including iPod adaptors, in the first two...
R&D Distributor Show for 8 States
The Progressive Group is aiming to expand its annual distributor show beyond the Michigan area to the other...
New iRoc iPhone Head Unit Ships
The iRoc is joining a new class of car radios that let you swap out the traditional radio...
Pioneer App Radio Shows Promise, Needs Work Says CNET
The Pioneer AppRadio is one of the most innovative car radios to hit the dash, but like other...
KnowledgeFest Registrations Ahead of Last Year
KnowledgeFest sponsor MERA (The Mobile Electronics Retailers Association) said registrations for the car electronics trade event later this...
Consumers Want Better Audio
Nearly 40 percent of consumers with a moderate interest in audio are willing to pay for better quality...
New BlackBerry Torch, Bold Models Debut from Research in Motion
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion unveiled 5 new BlackBerry Torch smartphones Wednesday including a touch-only device--it's first model...
Chrysler Uconnect v Ford Sync Comparison
Strategy Analytics recently studied the Chrysler Uconnect radio system and offered some comparisons with the MyFord Touch/Sync radio....
Coastal Car Kit Streams Apps to Car Radios
Coastal Electronics announced new Lockpick interfaces that “unlock” the car radio screen to display audio, video and mobile...
Almost Half Ready to Pay for “Connected” In-Car Service
Updated. Even in this belt-tightening economy, people are willing to pay for connected services in the car, especially...
Intel Serious About Car Security
Intel labs is working on a full car security platform that can tap into the car’s built-in cameras...
Grom Audio Ships MOST Car Kit
Grom Audio announced a new kit to add a USB drive or iPhone/iPod or other portables to most...
As PNDs Sales Drop 25%, Garmin’s Earnings Fall
Updated! Garmin said it expects sales of portable navigation devices (PNDs) to fall about 25 percent this year....