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New JBL Amps for October
JBL will ship two new car DSP amplifiers with an on-board, menu-driven digital signal processing menu designed to...
Harman: Best Buy, MS-8 Backorder
Although Infinity Car Audio was generally removed from Best Buy shelves this spring, it is still in 200...
LG Plans Android Tablet, 10 New Smartphones
LG Electronics is planning an Android tablet for Q4 under its Optimus line. The tablet will focus on...
Geek Squad Offers eReader Set Up
In case you missed it, Best Buy’s Geek Squad began offering this month an eReader set up service...
JVC Kenwood Will License its Brand
JVC Kenwood Holdings Inc, the company resulting from the merger of JVC and Kenwood late in 2008, is...
Best Buy Expands Expeditor Trial to Minn.
We told you in April that Best Buy partnered with Car Toy of Seattle, WA to test market...
Google Gingerbread Tablet by Motorola Reported
Some of the first reports of Android 3.0 (Gingerbread) tablets due in Q1 2011 are issuing from Taiwan...
2nd Pandigital Color eReader Heads for Retailers
Pandigital, the digital photo frame maker, is offering its second 7-inch color eReader/tablet in its Novel series. The...
Black Friday Tablet Rumored from HTC; Toshiba Tablet for September
Toshiba and HTC are rumored to be readying tablets with HTC preparing a Chrome OS model that will...
AudioControl Readies 2 New Processors
AudioControl is readying 2 new processors for this summer/fall including a simplified OEM processor for around $100. Also...
JBL, Infinity Become PRO Group Car Audio Suppliers
Harman International’s car audio brands JBL and Infinity have partnered with the PRO Group AV buying group. JBL...
Froyo iPad Rival Due from Stream TV
New consumer electronics supplier Stream TV Networks will launch a 7-inch tablet, which it calls an iPad rival,...
Is New BlackBerry Torch in Trouble?
It was supposed to be the phone that put Research in Motion (RIM) back on the map with...
New Nook eReader Apps
Barnes & Noble updated its eReader apps and has switched most of them the Nook brand rather than...
Windows Phone 7 Gets Games
Microsoft announced a full slate of gaming titles for Windows Phone 7 (due in phones by Christmas). Guitar...
7″ iPad 2 Due Soon Says 2 Taiwan Journals
A 7-inch iPad 2 is already on the assembly line and may be here by Christmas or in...
FLO TV May Get New Pricing; Here for Long Run
More Audiovox news here... The company strongly defended the longevity of its FLO TV product and said it...
Boston Acoustics Adds 15″ G2 Subwoofer
Boston Acoustics expanded its G2 car subwoofer line with a 15-inch model G215. The new woofer boasts a...
GM Invites MECA to Judge New Cars; Results Like Aftermarket
MECA, the car stereo competition group, has confirmed what many car electronics people already knew. A new car...
Notion Ink iPad Rival Could Ship December
The much anticipated Notion Ink Adam tablet—a possible rival to the iPad—may be available by the end of...