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Pioneer.eu: Pioneer announced that it is the proud recipient of three esteemed awards by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA), Europe’s leading consumer technology awards association. (more…)

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Engadget: Sony has been big on smartphone integration for car audio lately, having already launched its MirrorLink receivers earlier in the year for the more well-heeled drivers among us. The company is bringing that mobile tie-in down to Earth through a new quartet of in-car CD receivers. (more…)

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Akihabara News: Now you can control and enjoy music, navigation and other smartphone apps safely while on the move. With the first MirrorLink™ compatible in-car AV centre head unit from Sony, you’re always in touch with your digital world while you’re behind the wheel. (more…)

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GPS Business News: IMS Research, a subsidiary of market research group IHS predicts that the global revenue from aftermarket car radio sales (one ot two DIN head units) will decline from $6.1 billion in 2011 to $3.2 billion in 2018. (more…)

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newlauches.com: Pioneer has recently unveiled a newer way to have drivers more distracted than ever. Based on augmented-reality technology, this latest head-unit called “Cyber Navi” works as an infotainment system complete with an entertainment suite, GPS navigation, DVD playback, 1Seg television, and a motorized retractable display. (more…)

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cnet: Your car’s windshield can now be home to apps for Internet radio streaming, traffic and navigation, and voice command via Clarion’s new iPhone controller. Clarion Corporation of America announced at CTIA 2012 a new way to connect your iPhone to your car: the Next Gate. (more…)

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Engadget:  Sony and RealVNC have announced a partnership that aims to liberate your smartphone’s applications and content, bringing the wares to your car’s dashboard. (more…)

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Engadget:  Ever wish your car’s infotainment system played nice with your iPhone 4S right out of the gate? Well,Mercedes-Benz is doing just that will an update to the COMAND system in A-Class autos. (more…)

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Gizmodo: Can’t get enough block-rockin’ beats but haven’t figured out how to fit your mixing tables in the back of your Civic? No worries, Pioneer’s new MIXTRAX technology does the mixing and effects for you. (more…)

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Cnet: JVC will unveil an aftermarket car stereo at CES that you can control with hand gestures. (more…)

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Gizmag: For those of us with iPhones, there are currently various apps that allow us to receive internet radio on our devices, but … what if you’re one of those people who usually only listens to the radio while you’re driving? (more…)

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Electronista: Jaguar’s flagship sedan, the 2012 XJ, will come with a smartphone dock that will show the phone’s screen on the car’s built-in navigation screen, Pocket-Lint learned. Demonstrated at BlackBerry World in Orlando this week with a BlackBerry Torch, users will have the ability to control the phones with the car’s interface and not the phone’s. This includes contact info, music, GPS and more, but browsing the web will be locked out for safety reasons.

Multiple popular phones will be supported, which likely means iPhones and Android devices will be compatible.

The Jaguar engineer in charge of the project also suggested users could use the car’s Dual View screen to allow the driver and passenger to see different things, though multitasking would have to be supported by the phone itself. The Dual View feature allows passengers to view movies from a car’s entertainment system, while the driver can see the navigation screen or other images on the screen. Passengers may also be able to connect their own phone in addition or instead of the driver’s.

Whether the dock will be standard equipment or an option isn’t being revealed. What, if any other Jaguars will also get the dock remains to be seen.

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