techradar: For?a bargain price, you and your iPod-toting friends can now become the most annoying people outside of any Big Brother house thanks to a breakthrough in karaoke technology from Japan. Logitec’s LAT-PKARA01SV microphone may not even have a proper name, but don’t let ...
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PC Advisor: Sony is launching an in-car CD tuner and MP3 player. The Sony MEX-BT3600U is designed to be a neater way of pumping music from iPod or Walkman MP3 player to car stereo speakers. Unlike other in-car MP3 player hookups which generally involve tuning in to an available FM channel, the Sony...
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Slashgear: So Jaguar goes and picks up Bowers & Wilkins for their cars and Subaru follows suit and goes and picks up another well known non-car audio system manufacturer to do work in their car. The announcement was made?on Thursday?at Subaru’s R1e unveiling. They are going to have HK outf...
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CNet: With its monochrome display and blue backlighting, the Pioneer DEH-P6000UB is a sharp-looking head unit. Adding to the appeal of the faceplate, the stereo features a plain control interface consisting of a seven-way “multicontrol” jogwheel and six other hard buttons, for se...
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Duemotori: Previously something to be tackled with trepidation, an In-Car Entertainment (ICE) ‘install’ is no longer reserved for the audio expert, thanks to Clarion – the world’s largest manufacturer of in-car audio, entertainment and satellite navigation solutions – who’s launch of the DXZ388RUSB ...
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Mobile Magazine: The in-dash entertainment system found in our cars these days is getting more and more advanced by the day. We’ve already got music, movies, and navigation, but BMW wants to add Internet access to the mix too. Man, this sounds incredibly useful, especially if you need to q...
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Audio Junkies: Clarion has released a new high end hard disk based GPS module called the NAX973HD. Measuring just 1.1″ high, the NAX973HD contains a 30GB hard drive pre-loaded with map data for 30 countries. A 400Mhz processor provides instant route calculation, while a built-in RDS-TMC tu...
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The Auto Channel: Following a successful event last spring in Tucson, Arizona, Pioneer Electronics Inc. today announced the second annual Pioneer Sound Build-Off. Twenty-two of Pioneer’s Premier nationwide retailers, including the top five that participated in last year’s event as well as the People...
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Stereophile: Bentley Motors, the 89-year-old, Volkswagen-owned manufacturer of bespoke luxury automobiles has decided that a high-end audio system would complete its definition of automotive excellence, choosing Salisbury-based audio manufacturer Naim to develop a “Naim For BentleyR...
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NaviGadget: Yaris SR in Europe is getting the new Eclipse AVN2210p which includes a detachable TomTom portable navigation system.Nice thing about this setup is that you can use the 3.5″ touch screen as an interface for the car stereo and when docked into its place the TomTom charges its battery so y...
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E-Gear: Want to learn all about car audio systems, even with next to no prior knowledge of the subject? A new book should go a long way towards helping you out. California-based writer and E-Gear magazine contributor Doug Newcomb has written “Car Audio For Dummies,” the latest entry in Wiley &#...
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AVReview: Despite its critical success in the home entertainment market, Pioneer hasn’t neglected its in-car entertainment division with the release of eight new head units. To sum up then: The DEH-1000E is entry-level with front aux-in connector for MP3 hook-up, rotary volume control and...
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Audio Junkies: Sound Domain got the scoop on Pioneer’s 2008 Premier high-end car audio lineup. Two things of interest are the DEH-P800PRS headunit and PRS-A900 amplifier. The P800PRS is the replacement for the renowned P880PRS headunit and the PRS-A900 is a completely new amplifier. Pione...
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NaviGadget: If you need to give your console a retro look or do not want to clutter with fancy touch screen displays you maybe interested in the TravelPilot Amsterdam NAV35E from Blaupunkt. It is all black and white and it doesn’t even show maps. Just an arrow that tells you when and which direction...
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NaviGadget: Garmin and BMW recently announced a partnership where Garmin will customize sat nav systems for BMW 1 and 3 series based on the nuvi 360.The portable GPS navigation system will have custom logos, pre-installed BMW dealer database and a special dock on the car’s instrument panel which mea...
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Anything but iPod: There are a few problems with in-vehicle accessories such as player docks and other player specific accessories. Let’s say that you bought an iPod and had a dock professionally installed to look and work seamlessly with your car’s stereo or after market head unit. Then you finally...
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NaviGadget: European car maker Seat is offering a new breed of GPS navigation system which is DVD based but also comes with a 30GB hard disk drive. This new add-on will set you back?€2115 - way above what you would pay for an after market GPS navigation system.The device is actually built by Siemens...
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Slashgear: This is apparently the company’s first foray into this market. It’s a really tiny camera that should be mountable just about anywhere on the rear of the vehicle. Even better yet, it should be fairly easy to integrate into any existing display or navigation system. They also took it a ste...
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Engadget: We’ve already seen a few of Alpine’s latest products take advantage of its IMPRINT sound system architecture, but now we’re finally getting a few more details on what the technology actually brings to the proverbial table. Put simply, it utilizes Audyssey&...
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CNNMoney: Garmin International, a unit of Garmin, yesterday announced that Garmin will supply the BMW Group with the Garmin nuvi 360 as a customized portable navigation solution for the BMW 1 and 3 Series. “This system has numerous customizations that make it unique to BMW such as the BMW...
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