Sunday, January 28, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
new! 15.4 Jumbo Car Video Screen massive price break
We just got in a whole lot of these 15.4 inch car roofmount screen. This is a massive price brak (over 200$). Mention this blog in the notes during checkout and you will receive free wireless headphones with this purchase
BUY IT HERE
The monitor supports IR for audio, so you can use wireless infared headphones with this sound. There are 2 av inputs. All wires and manuals needed for the easy install is included with this sale.
Details
- TFT / LCD
- Display Size: 15.4
- Power: 15 w
- Power Supply DC 12 v
- Video: Dual Video Input
- Pal / NTSC with auto switching between the 2 systems
- 1024 X 760 pixels
- Brighttess: 300-1
- Brand new & Factory sealed with a one year warranty
Sunday, January 21, 2007
New car stereo features 7-inch screen, iPod support
Dual Electronics has unveiled its XDVD8182, a DVD-based entertainment system for automobiles that features a 7-inch motorized LCD touch screen display and full iPod control capability. It costs $699.
With a host of other multimedia capabilities including DVD playback support and 200 watts of combined power output, the HDVD8182 features an “iPlug” interface capable that lets you connect to an iPod and view iPod track information. What’s more, users of video iPods can watch videos and view photos from the 7-inch display as well (only for the driver if the car is parked, obviously).
The aftermarket automobile head unit also supports 5.1 audio outputs, 1 RCA A/V input, 1 rear camera input, 2 composite video outputs, infrared remote control, 48 station preset AM/FM tuner and more.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Sony Xplod Slim Series Car Amplifiers and Subwoofers Announced
esigned for Pick-up Trucks and Compact Cars
For in-car music buffs who want better sound but don't have room to spare, Sony Electronics today unveiled the Xplod® Slim Series of compact amplifiers and subwoofers. These small subs and amps provide installation flexibility and performance in compact cars and trucks where space is limited.
"Research shows that more than 1.4 million F150, Silverado and Ram pick-up trucks were sold from January through September 2006, which is five times more than the Toyota Corolla," said Brennan Mullin, general manager for mobile electronics at Sony Electronics. "We have just opened the door for both truck and compact-car owners who want to install subs and amps behind or under the seat."
Slim Series Subwoofers
Excluding the sophisticated black enclosure, Sony's Slim Series subwoofers measure less than three inches deep and incorporates Xplod's best-selling P5 subwoofer design. The P5 architecture adds strength and rigidity to the woofer cone, resulting in lower distortion for deeper, more accurate bass response. The aluminum cones offer superior heat dissipation, providing higher power handling and burly sound performance. Offering high sound output, these subs push out 1200W and 1500W max for the ten- and twelve-inch sub, respectively.
Slim Series Amplifier
The Xplod Slim Series amplifiers offer extreme power and clean metallic aesthetic with white illumination. At approximately 8.8 inches long, 7.8 inches wide and 1.7 inches high, the Sony four channel XM-4S amplifier and one-channel XM-1S amplifier are small enough to fit under the front seat of most vehicles.
These small but powerful Mono Class D models support a large output for their size: 280W at four ohms. The 4/3 channel model will support even more power output: either 50W by four at four ohms or 50W by two plus 120W by one at four ohms.
For in-car music buffs who want better sound but don't have room to spare, Sony Electronics today unveiled the Xplod® Slim Series of compact amplifiers and subwoofers. These small subs and amps provide installation flexibility and performance in compact cars and trucks where space is limited.
"Research shows that more than 1.4 million F150, Silverado and Ram pick-up trucks were sold from January through September 2006, which is five times more than the Toyota Corolla," said Brennan Mullin, general manager for mobile electronics at Sony Electronics. "We have just opened the door for both truck and compact-car owners who want to install subs and amps behind or under the seat."
Slim Series Subwoofers
Excluding the sophisticated black enclosure, Sony's Slim Series subwoofers measure less than three inches deep and incorporates Xplod's best-selling P5 subwoofer design. The P5 architecture adds strength and rigidity to the woofer cone, resulting in lower distortion for deeper, more accurate bass response. The aluminum cones offer superior heat dissipation, providing higher power handling and burly sound performance. Offering high sound output, these subs push out 1200W and 1500W max for the ten- and twelve-inch sub, respectively.
Slim Series Amplifier
The Xplod Slim Series amplifiers offer extreme power and clean metallic aesthetic with white illumination. At approximately 8.8 inches long, 7.8 inches wide and 1.7 inches high, the Sony four channel XM-4S amplifier and one-channel XM-1S amplifier are small enough to fit under the front seat of most vehicles.
These small but powerful Mono Class D models support a large output for their size: 280W at four ohms. The 4/3 channel model will support even more power output: either 50W by four at four ohms or 50W by two plus 120W by one at four ohms.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
XM to Introduce First Personal Weather Tracking System
XM's Real-time Weather Tracking for GPS Navigation Complements XM's Real-time Traffic Service XM NavTraffic
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- XM, the nation's leading satellite radio company, will display a concept vehicle with XM's latest technology at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 8 through 11 in Las Vegas, Nev.
The XM vehicle will feature the first personal weather tracking system for GPS navigation. The system tracks specific, real-time weather conditions between your current location and your final destination. Plus, it provides the near-term weather forecast for your personal path. Rather than simply give general weather conditions for a region, the system focuses on the weather on your individual route. The weather information is continuously updated and delivered to the navigation system via satellite.
The weather technology, which is expected to be introduced in summer 2007, is developed by XM and its weather solutions partner Baron Services. XM and Baron, through its division WxWorx (pronounced "weather works"), currently offer professional weather services for airplanes, boats, and emergency responders, which have set the standard for mobile weather solutions in these markets.
"XM is offering the first system that alerts consumers to real-time weather threats on the road ahead," said Rod Mackenzie, vice president, advanced applications, XM Satellite Radio. "You're not just getting the temperature and the forecast for a city. You get the weather that will impact your specific journey, and this information is constantly being updated. It's a major breakthrough in providing consumers with comprehensive, personalized weather information."
This new, real-time weather service builds on the success of XM NavTraffic, the real-time traffic service introduced by XM in fall 2004. XM NavTraffic informs drivers of current traffic conditions, such as travel speeds on major roads, accident locations, and road closures, on a GPS navigation screen. XM NavTraffic is available in vehicles from Honda, GM, Toyota, and Nissan, as well as various retail aftermarket GPS navigation products.
Beyond the new weather technology, the XM "infotainment" vehicle on display at CES will feature a broad variety of information and entertainment that XM can deliver to the automobile, including concepts such as in-car video.
The XM vehicle will have in-car video systems developed by XM and On2 Technologies that can receive video and audio from XM. XM will demonstrate how video content can be sent to the vehicle by the same satellites and ground repeaters that XM uses to deliver satellite radio.
Other innovations inside the concept vehicle are voice recognition and parking locator technology. XM will show the latest software for voice- enabled XM radios developed by VoiceBox Technologies, which offers voice controls for the radio, as well as commands for weather, traffic, stock quotes, and sports scores. ParkingLink, a project of XM, Quixote Transportation Technologies, and Standard Parking Corporation, locates parking facilities on the vehicle's navigation screen and tells the driver how many parking spaces are currently available.
The XM "infotainment" vehicle will be on display at the XM booth (CES Booth #4606) in the Las Vegas Convention Center's North Hall.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Multicore processors drive in-car entertainment
Consumers are increasingly demanding more entertainment functionality and devices to be seamlessly integrated in their vehicles. NXP Semiconductors, the newly independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, is addressing this demand with a multicore approach to semiconductors for in-car entertainment. Using a multimedia infotainment concept demonstrator, NXP is now running a complete in-car entertainment system that provides consumers with a compelling array of multimedia applications, ranging from video to voice selection of digital music.
Strategy Analytics projects that there will be 13.6 million voice-controlled multimedia infotainment systems shipped in 2012.
NXP's proof of concept is one of the first to give life to the promise of voice-activated applications such as mobile phone dialing and music selection.
The demonstrator also shows video playback from multiple sources including broadcast and DVD; audio playback from sources including digitally connected portable media players and USB memory sticks; and the demonstrator's onboard hard disk drive.
All functions are running on a small number of processors that could be implemented on a single board today and are primed for implementation on a single next generation integrated circuit (IC).
The features demonstrated can be run either individually or in many concurrent combinations.
'With its ability to run several concurrent applications the demonstrator is a major advance, offering designers seamless access to entertainment, information and services so consumers can enjoy the same media in on the move as they do at home', said Torsten Lehmann, Director of Marketing and Strategy, Car Entertainment Solutions.
'The solution maximises the car occupants' choice of media - stored in the car, broadcast, or stored on a portable media device - all with the software flexibility needed to meet the different requirements of carmakers'.
NXP collaborated with some of the leading software developers in the digital media and automotive markets to realise the demonstrator, including Nuance Communications (voice control), Gracenote (content management) and Ordina (DVB-T reception).
The demonstrator uses NXP's high-quality Trimedia DSPs for crystal clear audio and video processing and ARM-based microprocessor cores to ensure compatibility with major automotive operating systems.
The software is configurable to address various combinations of video, audio and connectivity use cases.
The implementation provides extensive connectivity capabilities, including digital i-Pod connectivity and hands-free telephony.
NXP is showing this proof-of-concept demonstrator in the company's suite at the Wynn Resort at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
There is also a demonstration of current generation in-car video and connectivity solutions based on NXP's leading PNX9520 media processor.
The PNX9520 demo features video streaming from portable devices over wireless LAN as well as a multitude of other video applications involving up to two independent screens.Sony Xplod Car Audio Head Units Announced
Head Units Offer More Ways to Connect to Digital Music Players and Satellite Radio
For drivers who want to transform their cars into ultimate music machines, Sony Electronics today unveiled four Xplod® in-dash CD receivers that offer the flexibility to play digital music or satellite radio in the car.
"Our strategy is to offer full connectivity," said Brennan Mullin, general manager of Sony Electronics' mobile electronics division. "Whatever your music source, we provide an easy way to play your tunes on the road."
Plug It In
Each new car stereo offers MP3, ATRAC3plus™, non-DRM AAC and non-DRM WMA playback support and features an auxiliary input (aux-in) on the faceplate, making it possible to use portable music players in a vehicle with a standard 1/8-inch mini jack cord (not supplied). Similarly, three of the new models have a USB input, so drivers can plug a digital music player or thumb drive into the car stereo via the port, which is conveniently located on the front panel. For drivers who want to add a Sirius or XM Satellite radio, the head units are satellite-ready via a CD changer control. Satellite radio subscriptions and antennas are sold separately. Each model is also compatible with Sony's XA-110IP iPod adapter.
Get the 411
The most advanced of the GT series head units, the CDX-GT81UW model, is for digital music enthusiasts who want options for creating a powerful, in-car listening environment. Its full motion fluorescent display and motorized fold out faceplate make this the perfect deck for tricking out your ride.
This high-quality MP3 receiver, incorporating Sony's Drive-S HX CD chassis, has front panel aux-in and a USB input. It is satellite and adapter ready, and offers 4-volt front, rear and sub preamp outputs. It also includes switchable blue and red key illumination.
With the same feel as the high-end unit, the new GT710 receiver is designed for drivers who like to play a mix of digital music and traditional CDs. The CD/MP3 receiver has a motorized fold-out detachable faceplate and a switchable blue and red key illumination. Plus, it features Sony's latest Dynamic Soundstage Organizer and a 3-band parametric EQ for audio control.
Most of Sony's head units are compatible with other manufacturers' portable audio players, as well as its own. The CDX-GT610Ui CD/MP3 receiver will be appreciated by those drivers who own iPod devices. With its built-in 30-pin connector attached to a 1.2 meter cable, drivers can simply plug their device directly into the head unit and control their library from the faceplate or remote control. The receiver is satellite-ready, comes with front aux-in and USB input, and is finished in gloss black with blue key illumination.
The CDX-GT410U CD receiver is satellite and adapter-ready and features front aux-in and a front panel USB for connecting digital music players. It has a 13-segment LED display and switchable red and green key illumination.
For drivers who want to transform their cars into ultimate music machines, Sony Electronics today unveiled four Xplod® in-dash CD receivers that offer the flexibility to play digital music or satellite radio in the car.
"Our strategy is to offer full connectivity," said Brennan Mullin, general manager of Sony Electronics' mobile electronics division. "Whatever your music source, we provide an easy way to play your tunes on the road."
Plug It In
Each new car stereo offers MP3, ATRAC3plus™, non-DRM AAC and non-DRM WMA playback support and features an auxiliary input (aux-in) on the faceplate, making it possible to use portable music players in a vehicle with a standard 1/8-inch mini jack cord (not supplied). Similarly, three of the new models have a USB input, so drivers can plug a digital music player or thumb drive into the car stereo via the port, which is conveniently located on the front panel. For drivers who want to add a Sirius or XM Satellite radio, the head units are satellite-ready via a CD changer control. Satellite radio subscriptions and antennas are sold separately. Each model is also compatible with Sony's XA-110IP iPod adapter.
Get the 411
The most advanced of the GT series head units, the CDX-GT81UW model, is for digital music enthusiasts who want options for creating a powerful, in-car listening environment. Its full motion fluorescent display and motorized fold out faceplate make this the perfect deck for tricking out your ride.
This high-quality MP3 receiver, incorporating Sony's Drive-S HX CD chassis, has front panel aux-in and a USB input. It is satellite and adapter ready, and offers 4-volt front, rear and sub preamp outputs. It also includes switchable blue and red key illumination.
With the same feel as the high-end unit, the new GT710 receiver is designed for drivers who like to play a mix of digital music and traditional CDs. The CD/MP3 receiver has a motorized fold-out detachable faceplate and a switchable blue and red key illumination. Plus, it features Sony's latest Dynamic Soundstage Organizer and a 3-band parametric EQ for audio control.
Most of Sony's head units are compatible with other manufacturers' portable audio players, as well as its own. The CDX-GT610Ui CD/MP3 receiver will be appreciated by those drivers who own iPod devices. With its built-in 30-pin connector attached to a 1.2 meter cable, drivers can simply plug their device directly into the head unit and control their library from the faceplate or remote control. The receiver is satellite-ready, comes with front aux-in and USB input, and is finished in gloss black with blue key illumination.
The CDX-GT410U CD receiver is satellite and adapter-ready and features front aux-in and a front panel USB for connecting digital music players. It has a 13-segment LED display and switchable red and green key illumination.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
GPS Has Evolved
GPS SYSTEMS FOR EVERYONE!
LAS VEGAS -- Not so many years ago, civilian Global Positioning System devices were the province of land surveyors and other specialists, who needed suitcases to carry them around. Now the devices are popular with hikers and soccer moms, and they are small enough to hold in one’s hand, attach to a dashboard or integrate into other products.
As with the latest crop of devices on display at the Consumer Electronics Show demonstrate, GPS units are easier than ever to use and they are now coming bundled with other capabilities.
One of the slickest products is the Pharos GPS Phone. The 5.2-ounce phone is a little larger than many cell phones, but it includes a 2.8-inch touch screen that displays easy-to-read maps and driving instructions. The GPS phone ships loaded with North American road maps and “points of interest.” Users can update this data by connecting to Pharos servers via the phone’s built-in Wi-Fi or cellular service.
The GPS phone also offers quad-band cell capabilities, Bluetooth, a 2 megapixel camera, an FM radio and Windows Media Player. The phone, which uses Windows Mobile 5.0 as an operating system, has a suggested retail price of $699.95 and can be used with various service providers.
Garmin International’s new Nuvi 680 is also impressive. Garmin has been providing auto GPS devices for some time, but this product is something new. Besides serving up maps and directions, the Nuvi 680 also enables users to locate the lowest gas prices, movie theaters and other information -- all courtesy of MSN Direct.
The Nuvi 680, which also doubles as an MP3 player, sports a 4.3-inch wide screen and supports Bluetooth. The unit has a list price of $999, which includes a year’s subscription to MSN Direct.
The Nuvi 680 isn’t the only option for GPS data integration in the car. Dash Navigation is also previewing its Dash Express GPS service. The service, which should be available this summer, will deliver location-sensitive information, such as guides to retailers, gas stations and the like. But it will also include traffic information by collecting data from other Dash-enabled units on the road. Dash Express is designed to work with existing GPS units.
LAS VEGAS -- Not so many years ago, civilian Global Positioning System devices were the province of land surveyors and other specialists, who needed suitcases to carry them around. Now the devices are popular with hikers and soccer moms, and they are small enough to hold in one’s hand, attach to a dashboard or integrate into other products.
As with the latest crop of devices on display at the Consumer Electronics Show demonstrate, GPS units are easier than ever to use and they are now coming bundled with other capabilities.
One of the slickest products is the Pharos GPS Phone. The 5.2-ounce phone is a little larger than many cell phones, but it includes a 2.8-inch touch screen that displays easy-to-read maps and driving instructions. The GPS phone ships loaded with North American road maps and “points of interest.” Users can update this data by connecting to Pharos servers via the phone’s built-in Wi-Fi or cellular service.
The GPS phone also offers quad-band cell capabilities, Bluetooth, a 2 megapixel camera, an FM radio and Windows Media Player. The phone, which uses Windows Mobile 5.0 as an operating system, has a suggested retail price of $699.95 and can be used with various service providers.
Garmin International’s new Nuvi 680 is also impressive. Garmin has been providing auto GPS devices for some time, but this product is something new. Besides serving up maps and directions, the Nuvi 680 also enables users to locate the lowest gas prices, movie theaters and other information -- all courtesy of MSN Direct.
The Nuvi 680, which also doubles as an MP3 player, sports a 4.3-inch wide screen and supports Bluetooth. The unit has a list price of $999, which includes a year’s subscription to MSN Direct.
The Nuvi 680 isn’t the only option for GPS data integration in the car. Dash Navigation is also previewing its Dash Express GPS service. The service, which should be available this summer, will deliver location-sensitive information, such as guides to retailers, gas stations and the like. But it will also include traffic information by collecting data from other Dash-enabled units on the road. Dash Express is designed to work with existing GPS units.
Monday, January 8, 2007
JBL Sets the Standard for Car Audio With GTi MkII Component Systems
JBL Mobile Systems, with a proven track record of designing and manufacturing car audio components that make the music in your car sound like a live performance, today unveiled its GTi MkII Component Systems. Available in 5-1/4-inch and 6-inch models, the component systems are the latest addition to the GTi product line. Audio distortion is virtually nonexistent with the GTi Component Systems – they provide crisp and clear sonic reproduction at all sound levels.
“The JBL GTi component systems deliver what recording engineers call cut or bite – it’s a quality heard at live music events,” said Andy Wehmeyer, product marketing manager, JBL Mobile Systems. “In order to reproduce it, speakers must be capable of handling tons of power and of responding instantaneously to high-amplitude transients – without distortion, without hangover and without high-amplitude adjacent-band deviations. A pioneer in the live music arena, JBL has more experience reproducing live music than anyone else, and the result of our extensive engineering efforts is some of the best car audio component systems money can buy.”
Advanced motor technology is at the core of the GTi MkII component systems. Both the C508GTi and the C608GTi employ JBL’s Symmetrical Field Geometry™ (SFG), which includes a flux-stabilization ring designed to create symmetrical coil inductance while the coil is moving within the motor. This dramatically reduces distortion – even when the speaker is driven to its excursion limit. A two-inch aluminum edge-wound voice coil is used on both the five- and six-inch models. The ribbon-shaped aluminum wire enables JBL to precisely specify the number of coil windings in the magnetic gap, optimizing motor force for high efficiency and reducing distortion. It also provides maximum power handling and minimum coil inductance for extended high-frequency response.
To further reduce distortion, the systems’ woofer cones are made of anodized aluminum and feature the company’s patent pending Plus One® technology, creating 30 percent more cone area than is found in competing speakers, and delivering higher efficiency and more bass output. Anodized aluminum moves first-modal cone-body breakup to a higher frequency outside the operating band, significantly reducing audible distortion and maximizing midrange clarity.
Both systems include JBL’s 08GTi tweeter, and an outboard crossover network with a 24dB/octave Linquitz-Riley acoustic alignment. Air-core inductors are used to reduce magnetic saturation, and high-power and polypropylene capacitors ensure near-ideal characteristics with low series resistance (ESR).
The C508GTiMkII component system (MSRP: $479.00) and the C608GTiMkII component system (MSRP: $499.00) are now available at authorized JBL car audio dealersSunday, January 7, 2007
XM Radio to Demonstrate In Car Video, Weather Tracking System at CES
XM has teamed up with On2 Technologies to showoff satellite video at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that starts this week. The company says the new technology will allow their satellites to beam video content to automobiles. XM also announced another great tool for drivers in the press release. A real-time weather tracking system that will allow drivers to see what kind of storms might be heading the way they are traveling. I
n the statement Rod MacKenzie stated, “XM is offering the first system that alerts consumers to real-time weather threats on the road ahead. You're not just getting the temperature and the forecast for a city. You get the weather that will impact your specific journey, and this information is constantly being updated. It's a major breakthrough in providing consumers with comprehensive, personalized weather information.”
n the statement Rod MacKenzie stated, “XM is offering the first system that alerts consumers to real-time weather threats on the road ahead. You're not just getting the temperature and the forecast for a city. You get the weather that will impact your specific journey, and this information is constantly being updated. It's a major breakthrough in providing consumers with comprehensive, personalized weather information.”
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