Tag: car audio

New Scosche Toyota Kits

Scosche is delivering radio kits for the Toyota 4-Runner and 2011 Sienna. The kits allow both single and...

Pandora: Aftermarket Yes; OEM, Not so Much

Pandora in the car may prove to be a bigger hit in the aftermarket than in new cars...

Car & Driver Says MyFord Touch “Stinks”

By Bill Damsky The MyFord Touch got beat up again in the media, this time by Car and...

Ford Sync: 94% Take Rate in Explorer

We stumbled on an Edmunds blog from last month that mentioned that 94 percent of buyers of the...

Kenwood Ships 2 Pandora Nav/Radios

Kenwood is now shipping two of its 2011 navigation/radios with Pandora control under its Excelon line. The DNX9980HD...

Hawaii Wants 12V Dealers to Educate

Corrected! The Hawaii legislature has introduced a bill resolution that would require aftermarket car audio retailers to educate...

Car-Gadget Standard Gets Boost

We may be getting closer to tightly linking phones and gadgets to the car’s audio system and steering...

OnStar Mirror Delayed ‘til End of June

The release of OnStar’s retail mirror has been delayed from April until the end of June, according to...

JVC’s Earthquake Update

Bill Turner vice president of JVC Mobile was travelling at the time we asked suppliers how they fared...

Japan Tragedy May Impact Car Audio

Car audio supplies may see some disruption down the line due to the earthquake tragedy now racking Japan....

Hawaii Anti-Car Alarm Bill Deferred

The Hawaii legislature missed a deadline to vote on the car alarm-killer bill HB 64 on Thursday night,...

iPad 2: FaceTime in the Dash (WiFi Only)

Updated! The Apple iPad 2, which went on sale Friday, is now even more in-car friendly due to...

Hybrid Audio Enters Subwoofers

Hybrid Audio Technologies, a boutique maker of component car audio speakers, is entering the 12 volt subwoofer market....

Update on Rockford’s Panasonic Radios

Here's a follow up on last week's story about Rockford Fosgate selling Panasonic branded radios. While the first...

Ford Ads Launch on Electronics

By Bill Damsky If you’ve got 15 seconds it might be worth it to watch one of the...

Rockford To Sell Panasonic Car Radios

Rockford will become a reseller of Panasonic car radios starting with two models that ship March 7. Panasonic...

12V Watching Gas Prices

Gas prices are rising, but there’s little impact presently on car stereo spending say retailers. Some buyers are...

Hawaii Forms Electronics Association-Hawaii

Hawaii car stereo retailers are forming their own association to be named the Electronics Association-Hawaii in order to...

A 12 Volt Tea Party: Commentary

I neither love nor hate the tea party. But I see it as a model that would help...

New Harman Tech in Mercedes, Ferrari

Harman announced a new OEM navigation system for Mercedes-Benz and a sound system for the Ferrari FF. Under...