In the car of the future, the car entertainment system will be even more important, says a new study from Forrester Research. Once cars are autonomous, the car screen will become the next movie screen, say some reports. Cars may become entertainment mobiles. Advertisers will infiltrate the car as never before, and car makers will […]
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NAV-TV announced a new “before-the-amplifier” interface for many General Motors vehicles, creating a simple way to add speakers and amplifiers to a car audio system while keeping the factory radio in place. With the new NAV-TV M650-GM there’s no need for additional expensive integration devices to draw a clean audio signal from the factory radio […]
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Waylens has been quietly gaining a presence in the aftermarket dashcam/security market. Waylens recently became an automotive camera supplier to the Mobile Electronics Specialists of America (MESA) buying group; a notable feat for a company with a single product less than a year old. Its product is the Horizon a high-style dashcam for automotive enthusiasts, […]
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Hurricane Harvey may prove to be one the costliest natural disasters in US history, reports NBC News. Reports are starting to filter in of 12 volt dealers impacted by the storm. Shawn Simpson of Momentum Marketing, North Dallas said 7 of the dealers he calls on are under 4 feet of water or more, and […]
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A tool drive to help installers in the wake of Tropical Storm Harvey has been launched by Shawn Simpson of Momentum Marketing in North Dallas. Car audio installers rely on their tools but few if any can afford to insure them. Over the next few days, installers will be returning to their shops to find […]
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Hurricane Harvey, which poured trillions of gallons of water across the greater Houston area over the past five days, may have destroyed as many as 500,000 vehicles, reports The Detroit Bureau. The storm is expected to raise prices across the country on used cars and drive up sales of new cars. Once again, this is […]
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VOXX Electronics is launching shortly a new wireless, Bluetooth backup camera that works with a smartphone. Called “LOOK-IT,” it will be available in select Best Buy stores and Crutchfield. LOOK-IT includes an adjustable rear view camera that’s pre-mounted in a license plate frame. It communicates via Bluetooth 4.0 to a smartphone mounted in your car […]
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Apple updated a patent for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technology that could be included in car radios with Apple CarPlay. Under Apple’s system you might see icons around your vehicle on a screen showing other cars. And drivers might be alerted to an emergency vehicle driving nearby. The system might show if vehicles nearby are motorcycles or […]
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Oliver Marketing, a Pacific Northwest rep firm for brands including Kenwood, Sony, and Rockford has purchased Cal West Marketing, a rep firm based in Los Alamitos, CA. The purchase extends Oliver Marketing’s reach deeper into the Southern California market. Similarly, Oliver Marketing’s distribution arm, Custom Plus Distributing has purchased Cal West Marketing’s distribution arm, DNA […]
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DroneMobile, the smartphone remote start system that was first in the aftermarket to work with Alexa for certain features, is now also first to work with Google Home. Google Home is Google’s speaker with a voice assistant named Google Assistant. Through Google Assistant you can issue commands such as, “OK Google, Tell DroneMobile to lock […]
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