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Ford SYNC teams up with Spotify for in-car entertainment

Cory Gunther — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:00:53 +0000

This afternoon the folks from Ford and the SYNC team have just announced that the largest and most successful music streaming service will finally be hitting the roads with us. Here in Barcelona, Spain for Mobile World Congress both Ford and Spotify have confirmed their collaboration to bring Spotify’s over 20 million songs to the

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Audi, Bang & Olufsen, Fraunhofer IIS team up for 3D auto experience

Chris Burns — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:43:41 +0000

The folks at three of the biggest names in auto and/or audio have come together this month to bring on a beast of a system for the Audi Q7 for 2013. Bang & Olufsen have partnered with Audi as well as Fraunhofer IIS to bring on a “3D sound experience” for the next generation of

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Pioneer debuts six new single CD car audio receivers

Shane McGlaun — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:02:50 +0000

Pioneer has been making some nice in-car entertainment systems for a very long time. The company has announced six new single CD receiver models that will fall into its 2013 line. The new models include the FH-X700BT, DEH-X6500BT, DEH-X5500HD, DEH-X3500UI, DEH-2500UI and DEH-150MP. The receivers share some of the same features with some models, including

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Sony XAV-601BT MirrorLink car system now available

Ben Kersey — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:37:15 +0000

Back at CES, smartphone and car audio manufacturers wanted both devices to work seamlessly using the new MirrorLink system. Your smartphone would connect to a car stereo unit via a USB cable, and after that you could send the phone’s content to the system with relative ease. Sony has today announced that the XAV-601BT, the

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Clarion Next Gate iPhone dashboard controller hands-on

Cory Gunther — Tue, 08 May 2012 01:27:55 +0000

Clarion aims to take on your in-car entertainment needs with their new Next Gate iPhone controller. Announced earlier today, We got a quick hands-on with the new system here at CTIA 2012 and have all the details and a few pictures below of the 7″ touch and voice-enabled iPhone companion. Calling the Clarion Next Gate

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Pioneer Officially Unveils AppRadio, Mirrors iPhone Or iPod In Your Car

Rue Liu — Wed, 25 May 2011 23:34:48 +0000

Pioneer has just officially unveiled today a new in-car system called the AppRadio. We first heard about it last month when some details on the device along with an image of the interface leaked. But now details on this first-of-its-kind car audio system have been confirmed and it looks to work tightly with your iPhone

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Pioneer AppRadio connects your iPhone to your car radio

Shane McGlaun — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:08:06 +0000

There are bunches of people that just don’t like the radio that comes in their vehicle. For these people there are hoards of aftermarket radios that they can replace their factory offerings with. Pioneer is a big name in the aftermarket radio scene and has been for a long time. A new Pioneer radio for

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Car audio system blows phone book apart

Shane McGlaun — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:13:07 +0000

Back when I was in high school, everyone wanted really loud car audio systems. I always had a modest goal; I wanted a stereo system in my car that would blow the skirts off cheerleaders. I don’t think that is asking too much really. Sadly, my high school budget could only afford speakers from Wal-Mart

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Pioneer MVH-8300BT head unit packs iPhone support, App Mode & Bluetooth

Chris Davies — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:48:34 +0000

Pioneer has outed a pair of new in-car stereos, the MVH-8300BT and MVH-7300, which each prioritize external digital media sources like iPods and iPhones. Each has a 3-inch LCD TFT display and a 7-way rotary controller; the button backlighting and wallpaper can be customized to match your dashboard, too. Inputs include USB, an SD card

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JVC unveils new line of AV multimedia receivers for vehicles at CES

Shane McGlaun — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:55:33 +0000

JVC has unveiled a new line of AV receivers that handle multimedia for vehicles at CES. The new line has four cool products that allow drivers to enjoy all sorts of content in the vehicle on the road. JVC also partnered with MotionX-GPS Drive to integrate its tech into the high-end double-DIN receivers. The tech

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Phoenix Gold to show OEM integration i-Series car amp at CES 2011

Shane McGlaun — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:33:39 +0000

There are several aftermarket car audio firms out there that people look to when the factory audio system in their car isn’t meeting their needs. One of those companies is Phoenix Gold and it will be on hand at CES 2011 to show off its new series of amps and enclosures including the new i-Series

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