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		<title>JL Audio Slash v3 Amplifiers: Back in Black</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miramar, FL—In 2012, JL Audio is unleashing the latest edition of its Slash amplifiers. The Slash v3’s feature an all-black look with significant changes under the hood as well. The patented Class D output circuitry in the monoblocks has been enhanced to deliver 20% more power than the previous generation amplifiers. On-board signal processing includes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ceoutlook.com/2012/02/22/jl-audio-slash-v3-amplifiers-back-in-black/</link>
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		<title>Emerging Connected Car Technology Tested by Consumer Reports</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new car safety technology that could be an important future aftermarket car AV product has been tested by Consumer Reports, which gave it a thumbs up. The technology, in both aftermarket and OEM forms, is vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications—cars “talking” to each other. General Motors is already working on an app that links with a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ceoutlook.com/2012/02/22/emerging-connected-car-technology-tested-by-consumer-reports/</link>
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		<title>Steelmate Ships High Tech Backup Cam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Steelmate USA is now shipping its top-of-the-line parking assist system.  It uses both ultrasonic sensors and video cameras and also combines voice warnings for an advanced back up camera system. The 4-sensor system is compatible with any in-dash video unit or monitor. It also permits a video overlay. Steelmate says installation is simple for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ceoutlook.com/2012/02/22/steelmate-ships-high-tech-backup-cam/</link>
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		<title>Cobra Awarded CB-to-Phone Patent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cobra Electronics said it has been awarded a patent regarding CB Radios and connectivity to cellphones. The patent No. 8,078,120 is notable because it can allow a CB to serve as a loudspeaker for smartphones, which typically have insufficient speakers for use in a truck. The patent includes 101 claims for different scenarios involving CB [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ceoutlook.com/2012/02/22/cobra-awarded-cb-to-phone-patent/</link>
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		<title>Backup Camera Sales to Near Double</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Backup cameras are expected to continue their ascent, growing by 40 to 50 percent in unit sales this year, according to three suppliers. Sales should accelerate even more rapidly in a few years, as a law is expected to go into effect around 2014 mandating that back up cameras be included in new all new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ceoutlook.com/2012/02/21/backup-camera-sales-to-near-double/</link>
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		<title>M Rothman Named Sony Distributor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[M. Rothman said it was named the Sony Mobile distributor in the Northeast effective last month. The company, which also distributes Pioneer as well as JVC, JBL, Infinity, Audiovox, Viper and other brands, will handle Sony car audio for the areas of Trenton, NJ, Rochester, NY, Westchester/ Rockland, NY, and all of New England and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ceoutlook.com/2012/02/21/m-rothman-named-sony-distributor/</link>
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		<title>MTX Now Shipping TD Small Amps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Phoenix, AZ) 2/17/2012 &#8211; MTX Audio is now shipping the new TD Series small chassis amplifiers that were originally shown at CES 2012. &#8220;We are excited to have this new amplifier series in stock and shipping&#8221;, said National Sales Manager Jason Fickas.  &#8220;The response that we got at the CES show for these amplifiers was outstanding and our dealers have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ceoutlook.com/2012/02/20/mtx-now-shipping-td-small-amps/</link>
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		<title>Directed Sells Off Orion Car Audio Brand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Directed said it has sold the Orion car audio brand to MD Audio Engineering, the U.S. arm of a Latin America supplier that officially makes its market debut in the U.S. with Orion. The Orion brand and product rights were sold for an undisclosed sum. As of February 10, MD Audio, based in Miami, handles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ceoutlook.com/2012/02/17/directed-sells-off-orion-car-audio-brand/</link>
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		<title>Over 100 Dealers Attend Pioneer Training from Petra</title>
		<description><![CDATA[EDMOND, OK—February 16, 2012—Petra Industries hosted a Pioneer Training Event during the week of February 6, 2012 at Petra’s headquarters in Edmond, Okla. Petra partnered with Pioneer to host this two-day event, which brought in more than 100 dealers from the 5-state area surrounding Petra. Pioneer’s Bob Coyle, District Sales Manager of the Mobile Business [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ceoutlook.com/2012/02/17/over-100-dealers-attend-pioneer-training-from-petra/</link>
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		<title>Fed Proposes Limits on Car Navigation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fed proposed Thursday that auto makers produce connected car radios that require the car is in park before drivers may look up an address on a navigation system, browse the Internet or dial a phone number. An exception is voice activated use of any of the above functions, which would not require the car [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ceoutlook.com/2012/02/17/fed-proposes-limits-on-car-navigation/</link>
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