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CES 2011: Monster lets you control your iPod with the wave of a hand

Monster wasn’t all about headphones at CES. The company also announced a few new iPod accessories, specifically a lot of car chargers. While car chargers themselves wouldn’t be too interesting, Monster actually has an interesting idea. The iMotion CarPlay Direct Connect is Monster’s way to make the category more interesting. The device charges your iPod, more »

Ford SYNC now in 3 million cars – should it be in yours?

Ford announced that its popular SYNC is now installed in 3 million cars, bringing voice control along with phone and music player integration to Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Ford is very excited about the positive feedback from SYNC and will show it off at CES again this year. The company released survey results pitching SYNC more »

Drivers cheating on their factory-installed navigation

According to a new report from J.D. Powers, owners of vehicles with factory-installed navigation devices are using portable navigation devices (PND) and smartphones as their primary navigation choice. The study by J.D. Powers set out to rank customer satisfaction of these units and found a large number of owners opting to use something else to more »

The iPhone gets Smart with Smart Car app and charging cradle

Motorola introduces Car Mount and Multimedia Station for Droid X

While the Droid X news is still hot, Motorola figured they would announce their accessories for the Droid X ahead of launch in case customers want to know what will be out there for the Droid X. On the Motorola Shop site, there are two accessories that will be available presumably when the phone launches more »

CEA Line Shows: Blue Ant introduces voice controlled car speaker phone

Blue Ant has announced two new hot Bluetooth products. The first, called the S4 is a truly handsfree bluetooth speakerphone. It’s voice activated so it allows you to make and receive calls, get information and with the Vlingo SafeReader app, access and listen to their messages, all without taking your hands off the wheel or more »

Moshi launches new Voice Control Bluetooth Car Speakerphone unit

When driving, having a reliable and quality Bluetooth device is a necessary piece of technology in order to practice safe driving. The new Bluetooth device from Moshi connects with your cell phone, providing the driver with a hands-free solution to talking on the phone. With its superior voice commands, users can set speed dials, check more »

Apple gearing up to smother Pandora?

Is Apple getting into the streaming music game? According to rumors regarding next week’s Apple event, yes. According to the rumors, Apple has spoken to the top four music labels about music streaming as a way to add value to the sales iTunes currently garners. The rumors play off Apple’s purchase of Lala, a streaming more »

CES 2010: Three big winners

CES 2010 is an enigma. For the Gadgetell crew, there wasn’t a clear winning product. One thing we can agree was three companies owned this show, all without actually having a booth. Those three companies are Netflix, Facebook and Pandora. These three are bread, peanut butter and jelly to electronics today. They represent the go-to more »

Ford to offer HD radio and iTunes tagging in 2010

Ford, who recently announced dealer installed WiFi in Sync-enabled vehicles, has now announced that some vehicles will have HD radio and iTunes tagging in 2010. Ford is the first automaker to announce this technology which will turn normal radio into nearly CD-quality sound with an added bonus of being able to tag songs for later more »