Tag: infotainment
Rosen Teams with Scosche on Retail OE-Look Radios
Rosen Electronics is showing at KnowledgeFest this week, its first line of factory look-a-like radios designed specifically for...
It’s Not Just Car Audio…
...It's the Whole Car Snubbed by Millennials Young people, who rather be online than in a car, could...
Alpine Sees Higher Aftermarket Car Audio Sales
Alpine Electronics posted higher aftermarket car audio sales in North America for its recent quarter ended June 30....
Alpine Invests in Gesture Control
Alpine Electronics has partnered with a sensor-maker Neonode to include advanced gesture and mult-touch sensors into Alpine’s in-car...
Car App Alerts to Nearby Deals & Sales
ROXIMITY is a new app that alerts you to local sales on items you like in real time...
Harman to Buy Android Tech Company
Harman announced plans to purchase tech company Interchain Solution of India, which produces Android-based in-car solutions. The company...
Chrysler Gets Sprint Car Radio
Built-in wireless service in factory radios is continuing to catch on with Chrysler announcing Monday that it will...
Best Buy Ends Ford Sync Program
Best Buy’s cross marketing program with Ford that employed Best Buy’s Geek Squad to help Ford owners use...
Alpine Ships Car Radio with 8” Screen
Alpine Electronics of America is now shipping a first-of-its-kind in-dash AV/navigation radio with an 8 inch screen to...
Startup Expands Best Buy’s Position with Car Connectivity
Greenlight Connectivity Solutions was launched this spring to take advantage of the growing “connected” automotive marketplace. Greenlight is...
Car Radio Gesture Control Heats Up
Car makers are experimenting with gesture controlled radios at an increasing pace. Harman is the latest to jump...
The Car Will Surpass the Smartphone in Innovation
While smartphones and tablets have lead the innovation in consumer electronics for many years, it will likely be...
Honda Intros Sync-Like Radio; First OEM with Aha
Honda will be the first car maker to offer Aha Radio this fall, as part of the all-new...
New Ca-Fi Android Aftermarket Radio Packs Kitchen Sink
China-based Innotrends will ship to the U.S. next month a radio with enough advanced features to make it...
60% of Cars to Be Internet-Ready in 5 Years
In five years more than 60 percent of the world’s cars will include features such as built-in Internet...
Microsoft May Bring Kinect to the Car
Microsoft said it plans to tie in Kinect—it’s full body wireless game controller—into the car. At least it...
Alpine Launches New Navigation Platform
After some delay Alpine is now shipping its first radio/navigation deck, the INE-S920HD, using a new platform. The...
Aftermarket Kit with Siri “Eyes Free”
DICE (now Audiovox Driven by DICE) has added Siri capability to its MediaBridge car kits. By pressing the...
CD-less Car Radios to Grow by 42%
CD-less (mechless) radios are gaining momentum, and should see a 42 percent boost in sales this year, even...
Ford’s Silicon Valley Lab Opens
Ford’s new Silicon Valley Lab is now open to help cultivate new ideas in car electronics. “We want...