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VIDEO: BMW announces SYNC-like voice recognition technology for nav, audio

Issuing voice commands to your vehicle's infotainment system used to be an arduous task that rarely, if ever, produced the desired effect. New systems, like Ford's SYNC, have cured many of those ills and BMW is on track to bring voice recognition to the next level later this year. Beginning in September, BMW will roll out its new voice control system, allowing users to issue direct spoken commands to manipulate both the navigation and audio controls. The most revolutionary – if obvious – implementation of the system will be ... Read more →

REPORT: Honda to invest in Pioneer electronics Jonathon Ramsey

In spite of Honda's $2.91 billion Q1 loss, the Japanese marque knows the investment show must go on, and it's reported to be finalizing a stake in Pioneer. The Japanese electronics maker is shutting ...

Scion picks a partner for HD Radio Jonathon Ramsey

Scion has selected iBiquity Digital to provide HD Radio technology in some of its audio systems. Scion hasn't said how it plans to integrate iBiquity into Scions, or which cars will get the systems ...

Bentley's new 1100-watt sound system, courtesy of Naim Michael Harley

Click above for a high-res photo gallery of the Naim Audio System Dropping us yet another hint that ultra-luxury automobile buyers really do listen to Kanye West when their windows are rolled up, ...

Prius targeted: Maryland lawmakers want "minimum" vehicle sound levels Michael Harley

Click above for a high-resolution gallery of the 2007 Toyota Prius Touring. While the Toyota Prius and other hybrids may be the next best thing to riding a Vespa for the environment, one group has ...

Retro Sound radio brings modern music to your classic car 1 year ago on Autoblog

The great thing about vintage cars is, well, they're vintage cars. One of their drawbacks is vintage sound from vintage speakers and vintage playback capabilities. For those times when neither 8-tracks nor some gaudy modern stereo system will do, the Retro Sound Model One keeps things looking ...

Better sound in Volvos: HD radio standard in 2009 1 year ago on Autoblog

Since the debut of the original C70, and even before, Volvo's had a hi-fi fetish. That first C70 debuted the idea of in-car surround, running a Pro Logic head unit with available Dynaudio drivers arranged around the cabin. Volvo wants to continue offering its customers a euphonic experience, so ...

Toyota gets in on the iPod integration game 2 years ago on Autoblog

When a new car lists "iPod Jack" in its feature list, you never know just how much of a feature that really is. Sometimes it just means your iPod will play and charge while plugged in to the car stereo, but forget about changing artists or choosing a new playlist unless you fish it out of whatever ...

Honk? How 'bout "Move it, Sucka!"? 2 years ago on Autoblog

It'll cost you about the same as an iPod, but it's so much cooler. Or obnoxious. Mike Kosco dreamed up a way to make his Hummer growl, as well as sing whatever nuggets that could be crammed into 256 megabytes, too. If you're driving around a Hummer with the Incredible Hulk on the hood, you should ...

Only the beginning: hard drives in cars 2 years ago on Autoblog

There's already been a silent technology explosion in automobiles over the last ten years. Command and control has become largely a computerized affair. With high and low speed data buses throughout the automobile, your car is basically a network. It used to be that you'd press the power window ...

The mobile audio equivalent of a Howitzer: Subwoofer Truck 2 years ago on Autoblog

The naming is appropriate for a low-frequency addicted BAMF - Sub Mofo. If you're looking to jiggle the teacups in Aunt Millie's breakfast nook over in the next county, this is the vehicle for you! It appears to be some sort of promotional vehicle for mobile audio manufacturer Power Acoustik. In ...

Good riddance: The demise of the in-dash CD player is nigh 2 years ago on Autoblog

A few short years ago, getting a CD player or better yet, a multidisc changer in your car was an upgrade. Now, the little silver disc has taken up residence with cassettes as cast-off technology. Even with the cheap digital to analog converters that are in car stereos, CDs have a sound advantage ...

VW + LG = MP3 2 years ago on Autoblog

You might say that, in terms of broad market appeal, the iPod is the VW of personal electronics. If that's the case, then what happens when Volkswagen comes out with a digital media player of its own? The German automaker has teamed up with LG to produce a special MP3 player designed and branded as ...

The M3's V8 put through its paces, and your speakers 2 years ago on Autoblog

Our friends abroad were able to procure a duo of audio samples that give the full aural range of the new V8 powering BMW's upcoming M3. The two tracks, which are available here through the PistonHeads website, include one sample of all eight cylinders working their way to crescendo and on to a ...

Siemens VDO system hears crash, deploys airbag 2 years ago on Autoblog

The safety-obsessed people over at Siemens VDO have developed a new system that, depending on the noise produced by a crash, will figure out the best way to deploy the airbags. The Crash Impact Sound Sensor (CISS) is quicker on the draw than other systems (up to 15 milliseconds), and depending on ...

Slacker brings internet radio into your car 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's like Pandora for your car! Slacker, a new web-based radio website has just launched this week. The channel selection is very similar to what's available on XM or Sirius, and we liken it to Pandora because the number of songs you can skip is limited, but the selection is large and the experience ...

New small Rover packs big audio punch: Dolby Pro Logic II 7.1 debuts on LR2 3 years ago on Autoblog

Land Rover, Land Rover, send surround sound over! Land Rover's all-new Freelander, to be dubbed LR2 Stateside, will be the first-ever vehicle to use Dolby® Pro Logic II® 7.1 surround sound. Sure, almost all vehicles have a rudimentary version of surround sound with speakers taking residence ...

Pimp My Heart 3 years ago on Autoblog

Here it is, folks, this is what you get for the tuner who has everything. Introducing the "Pimp My Heart," a system that uses sensors in the steering wheel to gauge your heart beat as you drive and subsequently pump said heart beat through your car's audio system for the ultimate beats. Using his ...

Forget the car - crooks want what's inside 3 years ago on Autoblog

As the interiors of our cars start to resemble the sales floor at Circuit City, and as auto manufacturers get increasingly better at discouraging at least casual thieves (the pros will just roll your ride onto a flatbed), what's inside your vehicle may now be more attractive than the ...

Ferrari's $20,000 Art.Engine tower speaker 3 years ago on Autoblog

The most credible threat to Apple's dominance in the consumer electronics marketplace may turn out to be Ferrari, which has added a $20,000 tower speaker called the Art.Engine to its lineup of branded electronics that also includes laptops, MP3 players and cell phones. Designed by David Wiener ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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