AUTO

Standard and after-market products for the automotive market, including audio, video, hard drives, and satellite and HD radio -- as well as news from around the web featured in the 12 Volt Tech newsletter.

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Lose the Car CD Player, Lose the Weight

May 17, 2012

Automakers are constantly trying to reduce the weight of their vehicles to improve fuel economy. They shave off a few pounds here and there by...

Harman in Talks with GM for Car Audio Systems - CEO

May 17, 2012

Harman International Industries Inc, whose audio systems are standard features in BMWs and Ferraris, is now looking to expand beyond the luxury market and hopes...

GM Cuts Facebook Ad Spending, but Ford Steps on the Gas

May 16, 2012

On the eve of Facebook's wildly anticipated initial public stock offering, General Motors said Tuesday that it will stop buying advertisements on Facebook --...

Do You Need a Tutor For Your Car Electronics?

May 16, 2012

Clocks on VCRs were once considered too difficult for the average person to program properly. Now, apparently, so are new automobile dashboards. According to...

Audiovox Adds Tegerdine

May 16, 2012

Audiovox announced Wednesday that Joe Tegerdine has joined its product development team, as director of location based products and services. Tegerdine previously worked at...

Apple Obtains Patents for a Steering Wheel Remote Control

May 16, 2012

Since more consumers are connecting their Apple devices to car audio systems, Apple may be releasing a way to control music on those devices...

OnStar Files Patents for Minority Report -Style Billboards

May 15, 2012

Two weeks ago, a patent filing by General Motors was uncovered that proposed using data collected from its OnStar service to tailor public advertisements to...

Livio Connect API Wins Frost & Sullivan Award

CES2012_Livio_SolutionSlide May 14, 2012

Livio Radio said this week that it received the Frost & Sullivan 2012 New Product Innovation Award for its Livio Connect API product. ...

Ford + TechShop: Getting Employees to Tinker

May 14, 2012

Before he invented the assembly line, Henry Ford built his first prototype on a workbench in a shed. More than a century later, his company...

Cars of the Future will be Computers on Wheels

May 11, 2012

A handful of people have seen the car of the near-future, and it looks suspiciously like a lunar land rover. Or a plane. Or a...

 
 
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