Among the industry members named to the Consumer Technology (CT) Hall of Fame this week was Rep. Darrell Issa, now a congressman, and founder and former CEO of Directed Electronics, maker of Viper, Python and other car alarm/remote start brands. If yo…
PRESS RELEASE: ARLINGTON, VA– For the first time ever, more consumers say they’ll use smartphones (61 percent) to do their online holiday shopping compared to any other device, including laptops (54 percent) and desktop computers (46 percen…
FEATURE Story: Pioneer, Alpine and JVCKenwood reported mixed results for the first half of the Japanese fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. Alpine reported stronger than expected growth in sales and profits. Total profits swung to a gain of $21.18 m…
PRESS RELEASE: CLEARWATER, FL –PAC, a Power Brand of AAMP Global, is pleased to announce the formal launch of their new Amplifier Integration Solution, AP4-FD11, for select 2010 – 2014 Ford and Lincoln vehicles. A part of the company’s AmpPRO product l…
PRESS RELEASE MONTREAL–Fortin is pleased to announce that the “No Key Sacrificed” immobilizer bypass and remote start solution for Volkswagen 2017 vehicles has been updated and now covers Jetta, Tiguan and Passat 2017 push-to-s…
FEATURE story: ESCORT, Inc announced a new radar detector for the connected car. It’s new MAX 360c includes WiFi so it can connect to a car that has built-in WiFi to issue certain alerts through the car radio. With the new MAX 360c, ESCORT Live …
PRESS RELEASE: LONG BEACH, CALIF., November 7, 2017 (MEDIAWIRE) – JVC Mobile Entertainment has continued its annual practice of releasing 2018 model-year receivers in time for the 2017 holiday season. The worldwide developer of value-priced, high-quali…
FEATURE STORY: Power Acoustik announced its entry into driver safety during the SEMA Show last week. Its new products include a wireless backup camera plus backup sensor embedded in a license plate frame designed to work over WiFi with an iPhone or And…
PRESS RELEASE: KAUFMAN, TX: Rocking the powerful features of packages 2 and 3, package 4 amps it up even further with the addition of a custom rack for the 1000 watt water resistant sub amp. An optional custom battery holder is also available for the s…
FEATURE Kicker has developed a programmer for Harley-Davidson motorcycles that can link directly to the bike’s CAN Bus to allow the addition of aftermarket speakers and amplifiers without the need for “bandaids” such as a line output converter. The pro…