Is iPhone really a substitute for an iPod? To find out, we tested the iPhone with two different iPod-compatible head units by Alpine and were surprised by the results. This is Steve. Steve is a Mac addict.             As a Mac addict, Steve wants to demonstrate the eminent superiority of all ...

The proposed merger between Sirius and XM satellite radio probably won’t help the ailing companies. Not everybody is happy about the idea of a merger. Last time I blogged on this topic I looked at how the National Association of Broadcasters were calling the merger a form of government handouts.   Just yesterday XM and Sirius ...

JVC Mobile has just released seven new products into its Arsenal line of car audio speakers. Of the seven new speakers three are component and five coaxial speakers. Arsenal is JVCs foray into the higher end of its mobile products. The prices of the new JVC car audio speakers range from the low end $169.95 for its CS-AR500 a budget coax speaker. ...

The Nissan Sentra is one of the coolest, most affordable rides on the road (count me biased, I own a 2004 SE-R).  For a few years now, car audio manufacturer Rockford Fosgate has contributed to the Sentra’s success with its exclusive agreement to provide it and the Nissan Versa with stereo equipment.  Now, it appears the deal has been ...

The very word Alpine draws images to mind like picturesque Alps, winter sports and mountainous central-European nations with hot blonde chicks toting machine guns on skis. But no Alpine daydreams are complete without thoughts of fine car audio. Alpine has been making iPod compatible head units since 2004 making it first to provide complete ...

 This isn’t the first Blutooth for iPod rumor to make the rounds, but this time it has some legitimacy. Apple’s iLounge reports that a spokesman from Pioneer is talking about a forthcoming Apple Bluetooth iPod adaptor. The purpose is to give the iPod the ability to use Bluetooth peripherals like Pioneer’s own DEH car stereo head units. ...