Industry news
Car CD Fell 15% in 2009
If you sell car audio, last year probably hurt… a lot. Recession was one more cold blast in...
Apple iPad Available April 3
Apple fans will likely hit the keyboard en masse March 12 to pre-order an iPad tablet as Apple...
Retailers Set up eReader Departments
eReaders may be popular at Amazon and Barnes & Noble but at most retailers, the category is barely...
Free TomTom GPS
Hey, they give away iPod Touches, so why not a free GPS? If you buy new Continental Tires—four...
Polk Ships $99 Gaming Monitor
Polk is now shipping a $99 "HitMaster," designed to boost the sound for video games like Rock Band...
$69 GPS/Phone From T-Mobile
It’s another blow to the once high-flying portable navigation device (PND) market—a new $69 Nokia phone with free...
Asus Shows 9″ eReader
ASUS showed a DR-900 eReader with a 9-inch screen plus 3G and WiFi connectivity at CeBit 2010. The...
TomTom Adds Traffic to iPhone App
TomTom will update its iPhone navigation app to include real-time traffic and Google Local search plus other features....
Motorola GPS With BT/Internet at $249
Motorola began selling through Amazon it’s portable GPS devices announced in January, which are the company’s first to...
iPhone Streaming for Pioneer AVRs
New Pioneer AV receivers are the company’s first to let you sit on the couch and stream music...
Cool-er eReaders Sign D&H
The Cool-er eReader is now likely to broaden its U.S. distribution beyond QVC with a new agreement with...
Sub $129 eReader from Nextar
General merchandise stores may soon be selling eReaders as Nextar, which caters to stores such as K Mart,...
Sirius Expects New Service Plans
Sirius XM, which seems to have successfully clawed its way back from the brink of extinction, said it...
Nintendo DSi XL to Launch March 28
Nintendo set a launch date for its newest DSi handheld game machine with a larger screen, called the...
Garmin Beats Expectations, Will Push Fitness
Garmin fared better than expected in its results for the fourth quarter ended December 26, 2009, with revenue...
Smartbooks to Hit 163M in 2015
As shown in Apple’s iPad, new devices that sandwich themselves between a smartphone and a netbook are on...
Traffic’s Getting Worse (Again)
Here’s a selling point for car electronics and GPS devices: the typical commuter with a 30-minute ride to...
Walmart Buys VUDU
In a signal that ordinary TV-watching is now a thing of the past, and Internet-connected TVs will soon...
B&N Ups Nook Supply
Barnes & Noble said sales of its nook eReader have been surprisingly strong, leading the bookseller to ramp...
New TomTom iPhone Dash Kit
Love your turn-by-turn navi, but hate having your windshield blocked? There’s a new stick-to-the-dash TomTom kit for the...