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Infotainment Systems

Tech 

Do you use Apple CarPlay? There have been some changes with iOS16

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple, CarPlay, Infotainment Systems, iOS16

As an iPhone user who has been endless frustrated by various infotainment systems, I won’t even look at a car

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Random music news for Monday, June 21, 2021

June 21, 2021June 20, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, Infotainment Systems, Jay-Z, Mozart Effect, Noel Gallagher, Podcasts, Podz, Porsche, Sparks, Spotify, Streaming Audio, Tom DeLonge, UAPs, UFOs, Wedding Songs, Wiggles

This is one weird looking animal. Now we’re off to music news for June 21, 2021. French police broke up

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Random music news for Saturday, April 3, 2021

April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bez, BTS, Donald Trump, Happy Mondays, Hybe, Infotainment Systems, Ithaca Holdings, Journey, Media Ownership, Radio, Scooter Braun, The 12/21, US Supreme Court

Three? Oh, dear. Will all of them, you know, work? Think about that as you browse music news for April

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Gadgets 

Jaguar Land Rover is working on touchless infotainment systems

July 25, 2020July 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Infotainment Systems, Jaguar, Land Rover

Speaking of painful experience, the infotainment systems in Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles suck. They’re slow, don’t hold a connection

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Random music news for Saturday, June 27, 2020

June 27, 2020June 26, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Adele, Anthrax, Body Count, Bourbon, Dance Music, Elton John, Glastonbury, Ice-T, Infotainment Systems, Justin Bieber, Pharrell Williams, Sammy Hagar, Tool

Tiger King: The smartphone game (and it’s from Carole Baskin; I wonder if the goal is to find her husband?)

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Gadgets 

Tesla is working to change the automobile infotainment system

November 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Infotainment Systems, Tesla

I’m fascinated with the evolution of the car radio. It began with a tube-powered insanely expensive tube-powered aftermarket item in

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Music News 

Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 222: Dashboard decisions

March 27, 2019March 30, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Infotainment Systems

Buying a new car? Chances are you’re just as concerned about what kind of electronics are in the dashboard as

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, January 24, 2019

January 24, 2019January 23, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1968, Adele, Dolby, Drugs, Ed Sheeran, Infotainment Systems, KISS, MQA, Music Blogs, Nile Rodgers, Vinyl

Off to Nashville today for a chat with Metallica. Kirk Hammett and I will inevitably have a conversation on our

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Music News 

Cool: Your future car could have a dashboard like this

January 12, 2019January 11, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Infotainment Systems, QNX

QNX, a division of BlackBerry, is all about the software that powers automobile infotainment systems. Here’s what they demonstrated at

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Radio Tech 

The latest look at how people consume audio entertainment in the car

December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Commuting, Infotainment Systems, Radio

RAIN reports on a new study by Edison Research on how we consume audio entertainment in our vehicles as we

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, June 14, 2018

June 14, 2018June 13, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Airpods, Apple, BitTorrent, Bonnaroo, Fyre Festival, Infotainment Systems, Justin Bieber, Music Discovery, Ozuna, Robbie Williams, RPM, Russia, Streaming, Tegel Airport, Vinyl, Vladimir, World Cup

Donald Trump’s friends are Russia, China, and North Korea. His enemies are Canada, France, Germany, and Japan. What’s wrong with

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