Pioneer AVIC Radio works with Siri on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 4S!
By Amy Gilroy A lucky West Coast car electronics retailer, whose customer happened to have acquired an Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 4S in advance of shipment, has confirmed that the new Siri voice...
View ArticleWill Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) New ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ Android Join In-Car...
By Amy Gilroy Updated! Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) introduced Tuesday night the next version of Android called Ice Cream Sandwich, which will first appear on a new Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone to ship next...
View ArticlePioneer Wants Zypr to be the Siri of Consumer Electronics
By Amy Gilroy Pioneer Corporation (TYO:6773) says its free Zypr cloud platform will soon be the most robust voice interface for the car. Pioneer wants Zypr to be to all CE devices, including car...
View ArticlePioneer Announces AppRadio 2.0
By Amy Gilroy Since its introduction in June, the Pioneer AppRadio—that displays key apps on the radio—has performed well, says Pioneer (TYO:6773), so it introduced at CES 2012 a full family of...
View ArticleNew iPhone Car Radio from Next Base: Video
By Amy Gilroy Next Base, which makes DVD players for the car that are often sold through Ford (NYSE:F) dealers, is launching an iPhone car radio called Face Off. Planned for April/May at $299, the...
View ArticleBoss Audio: Latest iPhone Car Radio
By Amy Gilroy Boss Audio is pushing the technology envelope this year, offering its first iPhone car radio and also its first in-dash navigation radio. The company will also ship this year its first...
View ArticleThe New Clarion Next GATE: Video
By Amy Gilroy The short video below puts Clarion’s Next GATE—a relatively unique product for the aftermarket—through its paces. The 7-inch “tablet” is basically a dummy unit with no standalone...
View ArticleClarion Next GATE Launches at Some Best Buy Stores
By Amy Gilroy Clarion (TYO:6796) is now shipping a windshield-mounted tablet device that serves as a ‘head up’ display for the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone. Available at select Best Buy stores, Amazon,...
View ArticleCar Radio Makers Cite Problems with Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) New iOS 6
By Amy Gilroy If you upgraded your Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 4/4S to the new iOS 6 you may lose Bluetooth control over your phone in many car radios. According to Alpine and 200 complaints on the...
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