Infotainment Systems Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Saturday, April 3, 2021

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ever since the first car radios appeared in vehicles in the late 1920s and 1930s, audio entertainment has been evolving. 1952:

If there’s one thing that keeps broadcasters up at night, it’s the future of radio in the car. Automobiles and

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver