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Portable navigation device forecast
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Posted May 19 2008 10:16 AM by brook.howell
You have to wonder about the plummeting price of portable navigation devices, or as we in the know call them, PNDs. They burgeoned on the market last year. It seemed like every weekend we saw ads proclaiming incredible...
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Acoustic Edge Chicago Location
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Posted April 24 2008 03:48 PM by brook.howell
Even while many rub their hands together and fret about the state of the industry, Dave Johnson, top dog of Acoustic Edge, has decided to go balls out and open a third location of the mobile electronics install school....
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Motley Crue, Crue Fest, JVC
Sirius and XM Satellite Radio Merger
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Posted March 25 2008 02:30 PM by brook.howell
Yesterday, the Justice Department approved Sirius and XM Satellite Radio's plan to join forces. Now the two companies face one last hurdle: getting the FCC to agree to the $5 billion dollar merger.
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Hot Import Nights LA Scion xD
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Posted March 24 2008 02:54 PM by brook.howell
This Saturday, I stopped by the Los Angeles Convention Center to check out our Scion project car. Usually, I trek out to the convention center for the LA Auto Show, a far more sedate affair. But Hot Import Nights is far...
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Top 12 Installers
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Posted March 6 2008 04:37 PM by brook.howell
Every year, business mag Mobile Electronics puts on a contest for the top installers and shops in the country. This year, CAE contributor and MECP Master Certified Installer Chris Yato is a candidate. He’s won it before...
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Nokia UC Berkeley real-time traffic experiment
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Posted March 3 2008 02:55 PM by brook.howell
For anyone who has used the traffic feature of a navigation unit, you know most systems are far from “real” time. The unit could be accessing info a half a hour old, and it certainly can’t keep up to the minute about...
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Reader survey
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Posted February 28 2008 10:44 PM by brook.howell
I get handy updates from the Consumer Electronics Association on a daily basis. They keep me abreast of what’s going on in the general electronics world (there’s a lot more out there than stuff that goes in cars, people)....
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ROCK THE DASH
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Posted February 25 2008 03:53 PM by brook.howell
Visit Alpine’s website right now for your chance to win one of the prizes from a stash worth over $18,000. All you have to do is upload your original song and wait for folks to vote for you.
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Filed under: Car Audio News, Alpine Car Audio
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HIN Tour 2008 schedule
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Posted February 22 2008 10:00 AM by brook.howell
Hot Import Nights (HIN) has something special going on. The car show/nightclub roams to different cities, spreading enthusiasm for modded out rides. This year, HIN features plenty of live performances and products...
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Toshiba stops producing HD DVD
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Posted February 21 2008 10:35 AM by brook.howell
We all knew Toshiba’s HD DVD format was dead when Warner Bros. announced early this year that it would no longer support the format. Everyone was a titter at Toshiba’s press conference to see what they would say (which was,...
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JL Audio People’s Choice
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Posted February 8 2008 10:07 AM by brook.howell
CarDomain.com has run a People’s Choice competition for a few years with multiple categories that visitors can vote on. For 2007, JL Audio won the award for Best Car Audio Manufacturer.
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Directed Electronics UFC
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Posted February 6 2008 10:00 AM by brook.howell
What’s with all these audio manufacturers’ sponsoring outsider (i.e., non-traditional) sports? As you’ll see from post yesterday, Kicker has signed even more dirtbike riders. And, from an earlier post, you’ll see MTX’s...
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Kicker Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki Racing
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Posted February 6 2008 09:53 AM by brook.howell
I recently received word that Kicker has signed the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki Racing team. For anyone that has been to the Kicker’s giant SEMA party (a noisy extravaganza that usually features extreme sport...
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Scosche Industries New Website
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Posted February 4 2008 09:43 AM by brook.howell
Our friends at Scosche spruced up their website for the new year. It looks good, but it also functions much better with straighforward navigation to get you to popular products. Whether you’re an enthusiast or a dealer,...
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