It seems that this Black Friday will be jammed pack with a slew of GPS steals and deals! The guys over at Gizmodo put together a nice list of the best of the bet so far. The savings from these deals this friday range as high as $130! You might want to be sure you arrive early, and dress warmly! At these prices, they are sure not to last! Continue on to get the low-down!
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Scosche is getting into the Bluetooth Integration market, with their latest “Blue Fusion” pictured above. With the Blue Fusion, you get hands free connection as well as audio streaming directly on any factory radio. Blue Fusion is part of Scosche’s BlueLife line. You can also connect an iPod or MP3 player to Scosche BlueLife transmitter and stream audio directly to a factory radio connected to Blue Fusion.
Some of the features include the ability to display the caller ID information on the headunit display, as well as the ability to interrupt the audio for incoming calls. Audio from the phone can be played through the factory speakers, with audio-in being supplied via a included microphone. No price or date available as of yet, but you’ll know when we know!
For the full Press Release, read on!
Continue reading ‘Scosche Introduces Blue Fusion, for Bluetooth Integration.’
RAYTEL launches their new line, EGO Bluetooth® Hands-Free Car Kits. With seven different flavors to choose from, there is bound to be a model for you. Some of the features amongst all the models include DSP technology, text-to-speech and speech-to-text , Bluetooth audio streaming (A2DP and AVRCP), and connectivity to Bluetooth enables phones, with support for phone-based voice commands.
The baddest of the bunch, the EGO Drive (pictured above) comes with a slew of features, and a hefty price. The drive combines a media experience with satellite navigation. You get a 4.3-inch touch screen, the text-to-speech technology that reads out text messages, Bluetooth audio streaming (A2DP and AVRCP), MP3/video player, and GPS navigation system with 3D map view and voice prompts. It’s suggested price is $799, a bit expensive considering a lot of the Navigation Head-units can do some of this and more.
For more info, pictures, and specifications, read on!
HTK unveiled it’s new Headrest Pro-e line. Some of the specs include a 7-inch widescreen TFT monitor, built-in multi-channel FM Modulator or available PodLINK™ audio connectivity to factory radio, multi-source Viewing, allowing users to “share” videos from other HTK Pro-e monitors, and a mini aux jack on the face of each monitor, to allow for connectivity with portable devices.
No release date or pricing as of yet. But we will update you as soon as we know.
The full press release and more pictures, inside.
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Scosche introduced 40 new “Custom Kit Factory Fit” installation kits at SEMA. Key features of Scosche’s “Custom kit, Factory fit” installation kits include: factory match contour, high strength ABS plastic, and factory match color. All installation kits come with installation instructions and include all brackets necessary for a quality professional installation. Scosche’s installation kits will accommodate a DIN or Double DIN mount. Most which are available now, and others to be released the coming months up through till March 2008, retail between $14.95 to $49.95.
Read on for Full Press Release, full listing of the makes, and models and pictures…
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Looks like the newest addition to Alpine’s processor line-up, the TUA-T550HD, will include not only HD Radio, but iTunes tagging as well. The iTunes tagging is a new feature enabled through HD Radio that lets users tag over-the-air tracks for which they may later purchase, through iTunes. We will continue to seek a release date, pricing, or even specifications as they are released. Stay tuned.
Our favorite day of the shopping season is coming, Black FRIDAY! And we here at 12vBlog will be keeping you up with the the latest scoop on car audio steals and deals offered by various retailers. Today we have some of the latest deals from BestBuy and Circuit City. The pickings are slim, and nothing to get overly excited about, but it’s still better then paying regular price!
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The two gadgets that are becoming the most prevalent found and used in cars today would have to be the iPod and bluetooth enabled devices, such as the cell phone. Alpine has a gadget to ease the integration of thus said devices. The eX-10 is a dash top solution, consisting of a 2.4″ display unit, remote control, and a 12v power module for cigarette lighter ports. Connection through the iPod is through Alpine’s KCE-422i Full Speed™ Connection for iPod cable (included). The unit can display album art on screen, as well as caller i.d. information, to name some of the features. Sound output is transmitted through the car’s speakers via either an FM transmitter or line output jack.
The eX-10 will be available at authorized Alpine retailers in late November at $200 SRI. Not bad if your car does not already have Bluetooth and iPod integration built in. Read on for the full press release.
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Not only can you have HD Radio in your car, but soon you will have HD Movies in there too. Panasonic displayed a Blu-Ray single din player for blu-ray playback, and is equipped with HDMI. Not sure the relevance of having HD in car would be as of now, but i’m sure in a few years, it’ll be as common as some of the other gadgets we put in our cars today.
Looks like the Blu-Ray opposition is setting blu-ray through the same paces that DVD went through, but at a much faster rate. First home theaters and games, then pc’s, and now automobiles? Time will tell, the format wars continue.
[Source: Engadget]
Kicker is really going to be kicking some ass with this one! Behold the “Warhorse”! This baby is packing 10kW of POWAH, in a rather “small” footprint, of only 3.75″ deep by 17.75″ tall and 35″ wide, and a weight of 67 ibs, or a 6 year old child. This obviously won’t be for the average Joe Schmoe. A medium-sized power plant, preferably nuclear, will be needed to power this! That or if you happen to have eight 12v batteries and two 200-ampere alternators should do the trick. Not so pricey either, with an MSRP of about $1 per watt. $10,000 isn’t bad to anyone whoe can already afford to power this baby. It’s only a matter of time before you see these make the rounds at sound-offs.
The specs are as follows:
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