A new aftermarket company will offer to car audio specialists luxury car-specific DVRs for Audi, Mercedes-Benz and others. The new 12 volt specialty brand DriveAssist is also shipping automatic liftgates specific to many vehicles next month. DriveAssis…
Car audio amplifiers are changing. Mini amplifiers, generally paperback book sized, are now selling at the same rate as larger, traditional models. And many suppliers expect mini amps will continue to rise, becoming 75 percent or more of the market. A…
This motorcycle is so packed with technology it even has CarPlay. The 2018 Honda Goldwing Central is not only the first motorcycle to offer CarPlay, it also has keyless entry and an option for LED puddle lighting! CarPlay is provided with a 7-inch LCD …
DAS Companies a Mid-Atlantic consumer electronics distributor, is assuming the role of exclusive Sony car audio distributor in a larger swath of the East Coast. Effective immediately, DAS assumes responsibility for the additional territories of Norther…
New factory replacement radios that bring a Tesla-like 12-inch screen to popular trucks and cars will start shipping from LinksWell following the SEMA Show next month. The radios are styled to look like they came from the factory but they add an ultra …
Long range weather forecasts call for extra frigid weather in parts of the North and lots of snow in the Northeast with the coldest temps hitting in January. Accuweather is predicting especially frigid temperatures on the Northern Plains. Accuweather …
Motorcycle audio competition is expected to attract many hundreds of competitors this year, as both dB Drag Racing and IASCA, launch their first bike audio events. IASCA is launching its first motorcycle competition called Motosounds today, a new form…
We conducted a survey this summer asking industry members which of the major trade shows they prefer to attend. The most popular trade show, according to respondents, was the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. We received 133 respondents to our survey. About 96…
It’s rare that a competitor in the upper classes of 12 volt competition takes home a championship trophy on a vehicle using a factory radio. But Brian Mitchell of Arc Audio did just that and won first place in Ultimate Sound Quality in the IASCA North …
A new 1.5-inch device from Garmin is essentially the first Amazon Echo Dot for the car. The “Garmin Speak with Amazon Alexa” lets user ask by voice for map directions, songs on demand, news, traffic and more. Users may call up songs by artist, title o…