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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Trusted Reviews: Based on Alpine’s game-changing iPod-centric iDA-X001, the ‘iDA-X200′ and ‘iDA-X300′ feature the same central ‘Self-Return’ dial which eliminates endless turning by employing an incremental speed system meaning th...
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Reuters: Parrot, a leader in wireless peripherals around the mobile phone, today announced that iPhone users can now enjoy the advantages of Parrot’s Bluetooth hands-free car kits. iPhone users will enjoy crystal clear conversations directly through their car speakers in hi-fi quality audi...
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Audio Junkies: Rythmik Audio has released a new subwoofer kit, comprised of their A370 Direct Servo Amplifier and DS1500 15” high excursion driver. Rythmik claims that their Direct Servo technology which feeds the servo signal back to the feedback summing points of power amplifier, without the use o...
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itVARnews: Intex Technologies (India) Ltd, Intex Technologies, an 11-year-old IT Hardware and Electronics company, headquartered at New Delhi has marked 104th out of 200 fastest growing IT companies in India (Dataquest, July, 2007), has introduced In-Car MP3/CD receiver as a substantial product-line...
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marketnews: Jabra has added two new models to its growing line of Bluetooth products. The BT8040 is a miniscule, Bluetooth headset that fits directly in one’s ear via comfortable ear gels; while the SP5050 is an in-car Bluetooth speakerphone that mounts to a car’s visor. Both models allow for hands-...
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CNNMoney: In a move expected to accelerate the rollout of mobile digital television (DTV), Kenwood USA Corporation has become the first major manufacturer of automotive electronics to develop a truly mobile DTV receiver for over-the-air broadcasts in North America.Kenwood has created prototype terre...
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BusinessWeek: There’s a reason all those car ads on TV sound like personal-computer pitches. Automakers, aided by a slew of computer and consumer electronics players, are working hard to replicate in their vehicles the same kinds of integrated entertainment centers that car buyers have in ...
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Reuters: Parrot, a leader in wireless peripherals around the mobile phone, today announced that iPhone users can now enjoy the advantages of Parrot’s Bluetooth hands-free car kits. iPhone users will enjoy crystal clear conversations directly through their car speakers in hi-fi quality audi...
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Telegraph: A few years ago, the audio equipment in a new car consisted of a radio/CD and a four-speaker system. It came as part of the package and really didn’t have a high profile. All this has now changed. A recent survey showed that audio equipment has suddenly become a top-five in-car ...
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MSNMoney: Nuance Communications said thursday that Ford Motor Co. has integrated Nuance speech technologies in several new European car models. Nuance said the technology is part of a system which allows drivers to navigate the car’s phone, cruise control and audio systems using the human...
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Easier motoring: Having recently grabbed Europe’s top gong in the in-car, audio-visual stakes - In-Car A/V Head Unit of the Year - Clarion is showing no signs of let-up in the development of cutting edge in-car entertainment, with the launch of its intuitive VRX578RUSB multi-media masterpiece. Feat...
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EE Times: The market for automotive networking nodes will grow at a pace of 14 percent annually, predicts market researcher Strategy Analytics. However, not all protocols will have a chance to get under the hood of future cars.Driven by the trend to comfort, entertainment and safety, the deployment ...
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CNet: The good: JVC KT-HDP1 is a compact and stylish device with a user-friendly HD Radio programming interface and numerous audio customization features. We particularly like its universal connectivity and its wide range of installation options. The bad: The monochrome LCD screen is not the most v...
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Motortorque: Drivers who use in-car systems to connect their iPod to their car′s audio system are being warned not to assume that their iPhone will be compatible. The Apple iPhone may not be compatible with all in-car systems as the device′s circuitry is different from that of the iPod. Car manufa...
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The Sun: NOW let’s get this straight, you are not, I repeat not, to drive along watching this. But the new SONY in-car audio/video system, the XAV-W1, is one of the best pieces of kit you could install in your motor. With a seven inch WVGA TFT Touch Monitor, it is designed for watching D...
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Tech.co.uk: DAB radio expert Pure has launched the world’s first self-install in-car DAB digital radio. Called the Pure Highway, the groundbreaking product allows users to access DAB radio through the car’s existing FM radio -- meaning there’s no need for a messy digita...
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CrunchGear:?This is?basically a Bluetooth speakerphone that clips to your visor and outputs sound to your car’s stereo. You can use it for calls but, even better, you can use it for audio. So if your phone or MP3 player does Bluetooth, you can stream your tunes directly to your car stereo without an...
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