Three years ago, Alpine Electronics of America, Inc., unveiled the industry’s first aftermarket head unit designed to deliver a fully integrated iPod experience in the vehicle. Building on its ...

Jason is a corporate communicator by weekday, freelance writer by weekend. His Android days go back to the atrocity that was the HTC ThunderBolt, but his love for Android began in earnest with the ...

Back in the summer we went hands-on with Pioneer’s budget-minded MVH-1400NEX CarPlay head unit (review). What we found was an excellent no-frills aftermarket head unit with a clean design. The ...

Touch screen head units are pretty much the norm these days. Many compromise with annoying on-screen volume controls or tiny buttons. If you find yourself with such a unit, you might like to hack in a ...

Apple CarPlay is all the rage now, so much so that less than 10 brand new cars in 2024 don't come with it fitted from factory. Even the cheapest new car on the Australian market, the manual Kia ...

Lots of new cars are being introduced with Apple CarPlay this year, which is great if you’re in the market for a new vehicle, but you can easily add CarPlay to your current vehicle with aftermarket ...

We know staying connected in important and a head unit with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will make it easier and less distracting. Connectivity is king these days, even while on the road. This is ...

It didn't seem that long ago when aftermarket touch-screen head units were just hitting the market and iPods only came with monochrome screens, but if Alpine's iXA-W404 double-DIN touch-screen Digital ...

As we said so many times before, if your car didn’t ship with CarPlay and Android Auto as a factory-installed option, your next best option is to upgrade the head unit with an aftermarket device. At ...

Touch screen head units are pretty much the norm these days. Many compromise with annoying on-screen volume controls or tiny buttons. If you find yourself with such a unit, you might like to hack in a ...

Many people don't even think about replacing their car head as a standard one is enough to let them listen to music -- and that's really all they need. However, if you're someone looking for awesome ...