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In-Car Satellite TV Still Tuning In, Slowly

By Marty PadgettMarty Padgett, May 21st, 2009

In-car television is still in its infancy--at least, the satellite-powered variety. But AT&T may have moved a step closer to delivering 22 channels of auto-aimed broadcasting with its CruiseCast service, announced last year and finally moving out of the vaporware phase.

Engadget reports that CruiseCast is finally rolling out, bit by bit. The telecom company is pushing out its satellite TV hardware to small groups of installers and customers as it executes a soft launch of the technically challenging concept. AT&T's flavor of in-car TV offers up 22 television channels and 20 audio channels, plus all the hardware, for $1,299 plus a...

In-car television is still in its infancy--at least, the satellite-powered variety. But AT&T may have moved a step closer to delivering 22 channels of auto-aimed broadcasting with its CruiseCast service, announced last year and finally moving out of the vaporware phase. Engadget reports that CruiseCast is finally rolling out, bit by bit. The telecom company is pushing out its satellite TV hardware to small groups of installers and customers as it executes a soft launch of the technically challenging concept. AT&T's flavor of in-car TV offers up 22 television channels and 20 audio channels, plus all the hardware, for $1,299 plus a... Read More

Tags: Technology, Driving, Mobile Audio, Shoppers, Frugal Shopper, SiriusXM, Satellite TV

Alpine Announces New HD Radio Tuner with iTunes Tagging Capability

By Colin MathewsColin Mathews, November 17th, 2008

Alpine announced yesterday that it will begin shipping its newest HD Radio tuner, which provides HD's benefits of improved sound quality and more content choices plus a new iTunes Tagging functionality that eases the ability of consumers to track and purchase music they hear on their Alpine HD Radio. The tuner is a small hide-away box that may be connected to any Alpine '07-08 Ai-NET head units, lending HD Radio reception to those head units. When the head unit equipped with the newest tuner is tuned to an HD Radio station that has chosen to broadcast metadata such as artist, album, and song information, the head unit will display these bits... Alpine announced yesterday that it will begin shipping its newest HD Radio tuner, which provides HD's benefits of improved sound quality and more content choices plus a new iTunes Tagging functionality that eases the ability of consumers to track and purchase music they hear on their Alpine HD Radio. The tuner is a small hide-away box that may be connected to any Alpine '07-08 Ai-NET head units, lending HD Radio reception to those head units. When the head unit equipped with the newest tuner is tuned to an HD Radio station that has chosen to broadcast metadata such as artist, album, and song information, the head unit will display these bits... Read More

Tags: Marketing, Safety, Gadgets/Products, Mobile Audio

Posted in: 2008, Suzuki

Audi to Offer HD Radio Across 2011 Lineup

By Marty PadgettMarty Padgett, October 23rd, 2008

"Vorsprung durch Technik"--that's German for "Advancement Through Technology," a concept that Audi espouses in promoting new technologies such as HD Radio as standard equipment on many of its model-year 2011 lineup. The German automaker, who shares a U.S. headquarters with Volkswagen in Herndon, Virginia, announced yesterday that its luxury vehicles with HD Radio will offer "the best in digital broadcast engineering, top-of-the-line AM/FM HD Radio audio systems featuring added content and format choices and crystal-clear sound." iBiquity Digital Corporation's Jeff Jury feels the partnership between Audi and his firm--which is responsible for... "Vorsprung durch Technik"--that's German for "Advancement Through Technology," a concept that Audi espouses in promoting new technologies such as HD Radio as standard equipment on many of its model-year 2011 lineup. The German automaker, who shares a U.S. headquarters with Volkswagen in Herndon, Virginia, announced yesterday that its luxury vehicles with HD Radio will offer "the best in digital broadcast engineering, top-of-the-line AM/FM HD Radio audio systems featuring added content and format choices and crystal-clear sound." iBiquity Digital Corporation's Jeff Jury feels the partnership between Audi and his firm--which is responsible for... Read More

Tags: Technology, Industry, Gadgets/Products, Mobile Audio, Cars We Love

Posted in: 2011, Audi, Sports Cars, Luxury