Search results for Alpine Electronics

iPod Accessory Guide
April 2009 From E-Gear
We are living in the age of the iPod and iPhone. The iPod’s dominant market share in its product category is the envy of just about every manufacturer of portable media players, while the iPhone is now the most popular mobile phone in the U.S. and has spawned legions of imitators.

Study: More Satellite Radio, GPS in New Cars
August 2008 From News
Market penetration has jumped over 50 percent for satellite radio in new cars, while up to a quarter of cars on the road now contain navigation systems. That’s according to a survey released Wednesday by J.D. Power and Associates, which found that consumer demand is on the rise for both. The J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Multimedia Quality and Satisfaction Study also rated various mobile electronics manufacturers on customer satisfaction, with Alpine Electronics coming in first place in the AM/FM/single CD player category, Panasonic Automotive Systems winning the AM/FM/multi-CD changer segment, Delphi Corp. taking first prize in the AM/FM/single CD player/satellite radio rankings

Hot Product: Alpine eX-10
February 2008 From Hot Products
The eX-10 Advanced iPod Controller with Bluetooth is a dash-top solution for iPod playback and Bluetooth connectivity that lets you listen through your car’s speakers. The eX-10 consists of a no-installation display unit that sits on top of the dash, a remote control and a power module that plugs into the vehicle’s cigarette lighter. It connects to any iPod with a dock connector via Alpine’s KCE-422i Full Speed Connection for iPod cable (included). $200 www.alpine.com

Street Smart Navigation
September 2007 From E-Gear
Today’s navigation systems not only tell you how to get where to go, but what the traffic will be like along the way, where to find the cheapest gas, what’s playing at the movies and more. When the first CD-ROM-based in-car navigation system became available about a decade ago, the electronic pathfinders were like a dashboard miracle. Just punch in a destination and in a minute or so a screen would show you the way, with voice prompts to make sure you didn’t miss a turn. If you did make a wrong turn, the system would reroute you, and even find ATMs, gas stations,

Parrot 3200 LS-COLOR Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit
August 2007 From Product Reviews
People are always asking why Bluetooth connectivity and iPod integration aren’t in every vehicle in 2007. The reason is the extreme lead time the OEM auto manufacturers have to adhere to. For something to show up in a car in 2007, a committee in an automaker probably discussed it back in 2004. Although it is true that lead times are getting shorter because of CAD technology and other cool manufacturing processes, sometimes a small electronic gadget in a car can get snagged because it hasn’t gotten crash-tested with the rest of the vehicle. As John Stossel would say on 20/20 “Give me a

Car Audio on a Beer Budget
May 2007 From College Gear Guide
So, you are loading the last load of Yaffa Blocks and computer peripherals into your ride to return to school. The thing you really need? Killer tunes for your trip. There is nothing like a high-end car audio system, and if there is any time in life you should splurge on one, it is college. College exposes you to so much more diversified music than you've ever experienced with your buddies in high school. Why not enjoy them on a high-end car audio system? It even makes more sense for commuter students. Unfortunately, car audio can be a low priority with leisure funds

Nav It Your Way
January 2007 From E-Gear
With all the vehicle navigation options available today, there’s just no excuse for getting lost anymore. Plus, prices have dropped significantly over the last few years for nearly every type of navigation device, while the inevitable trickle-down of high-tech features from expensive nav systems to those on the budget end of the scale has made it possible to get even more for your money. Below we look at three navigation categories—portables, in-dash and cell phone and PDA solutions—and within each one we give examples of products designed to fit nearly every budget and every lifestyle. Pick the one that best suits your needs and

Review: Alpine Blackbird Portable Navigation System
October 2006 From Product Reviews
The Alpine Blackbird is a Lilliputian little nav system. A large well-made controller on the right is flanked by a 3.6” LCD screen on the left with 16.7 million possible colors. The controller allows you to zoom in and out on the map, and also flip-flop between navigation and music functions. The little screen is a touchscreen, and Alpine has taken into consideration that sometimes clumsy fingers will be operating the unit. Therefore, when the touchscreen prompts you to press a button, it is a little larger than on other Alpine units making it easy for the end user. It differs from other competitors’

SUPERSYSTEMS
October 2006 From E-Gear
These do-it-all car stereo head units are the top of the 2006 class—with the emphasis on class. Auto manufacturers are coming out with more and more impressive sounding and feature-laden systems these days, and the OEMs have significantly narrowed the performance gap that the car-stereo aftermarket has long enjoyed. But the automakers still can’t match aftermarket suppliers when it comes to early adoption of new technology, features per dollar or just plain good looks and pizzazz. The most obvious example of this is the way in which the leading aftermarket car-stereo companies keep squeezing more and more features into the same-size chassis. After