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DICE Adds BMW Version of MediaBridge
DICE Electronics added BMW to the list of vehicles its MediaBridge iPod/iPhone/USB/Sirius/Bluetooth adapter will accommodate. MediaBridge lets users...
Shake up at Microsoft’s Entertainment Div.
Microsoft is changing the guard at the helm of its entertainment division which oversees such items as the...
Magellan Adds Lifetime Traffic to Full Line
GPS maker Magellan is adding free lifetime traffic to its full 2010 line up plus a new GPS...
Mobile DTV Delayed Til Holidays
The in-store launch for Mobile DTV—free digital DTV to portables and car TVs—has been delayed until the pre-Christmas...
Pandigital Offers “Poor Man’s iPad”/eReader At $199
Pandigital is entering the eReader market with two color LCD eReaders that might be likened to a poor...
Car AV Sales Rise in April by 1%
UPDATE! The good folks at the NPD Group revised the total car audio numbers given us to uniformly...
FlipSYNC Key Fob is an iPhone Charging Cable
Scosche is shipping a flipSYNC key fob that doubles as a charging or sync cable for an iPod/iPhone...
Android 2.2 Due in Phones in June
Google took the wraps of its new Android 2.2 (Froyo--short for Frozen Yogurt) smartphone OS which will convert...
Hyundai OnStar Device May Launch at CES
The next car maker to take on OnStar may be Hyundai Motor America, whose cars have been selling...
Pandora Car Radio Sell Through: 1st Look
As best we can tell, Pandora radios, the head units from Alpine and Pioneer, that let users listen...
Pioneer Sneaks in a Second Pandora Radio
Pioneer announced at its Road Show this month (but forgot to tell the press) about the AVIC-Z120BT—its second...
Sony Google TVs Due in Fall
In the next bid to merge the Internet with TVs, Sony will deliver TVs this fall using Google...
iPhone, Android Phones May Get Tethering
Get ready to start saving on air card fees. The upcoming iPhone 4.0 OS expected to be released...
Sennheiser Founder Passes at 98
Sennheiser reported the passing of Dr. Fritz Sennheiser, 98, who founded the headphone/headset/microphone company in 1945. His son...
Mother’s Day eReader Sales: No Big Spike for Off-Brands
If you are not a Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader or iPad, Mother’s Day may not have seen the...
JVC Launches Viral Video with All-American Rejects
JVC Mobile Entertainment is launching its third “Turn Me On” viral video campaign, this time featuring the band...
L5 Turns iPhone into Remote
The L5 add-on that turns an iPhone/iPod touch into a remote control for home theater products and appliances...
Kindle App for Android Due Summer
Amazon is adding Android to its roster of phones that support the Kindle eReader app. This summer smartphones...
Samsung Delays eReader
Samsung will not be releasing its E6 $299 WiFi eReader this spring as planned and may be looking...
OnStar Teams with Google; New Smartphone/Radios from Harman
As we said before, the car companies are getting VERY serious about smartphone apps. True to an earlier...