Industry News
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Former MTV Star Quinton “Q” Dodson endorses innovative car audio manufacturer InPhase International, Inc.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - (Atlanta, GA) Nottingham England based InPhase International, Inc., a leading manufacturer of car audio products is bringing celebrity endorsement power from the U.S. to their latest print ad campaign by signing on Quinton “Q” Dodson, former star shop manager of MTV’s hit show Pimp My Ride.
“I’m excited to partner with InPhase because of their quality products and innovative design for true automotive audio enthusiasts,” adds Q the new InPhase spokesperson. “InPhase is changing the audio game with their new InPhase Pink line of amps, speakers and subwoofers.”
InPhase and Q connected after meeting at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas earlier this year. InPhase was at CES to launch their new InPhase Pink line featuring pink colored high performance speakers, subwoofers, enclosures and amplifiers. Q was attending CES as an aficionado of after market customization and electronics surveying the latest products being introduced. Q gained celebrity as the shop manager of MTV’s popular car makeover show “Pimp My Ride” and connected with InPhase CEO about the opportunity.
“Our team is thrilled to have InPhase endorsed by Q an innovator that influenced the custom car industry through his work on Pimp My Ride, “ said Steve, CEO of InPhase International. “We have developed a unique print advertising and marketing campaign that will include Q with all of our brands.”
InPhase has invested in Q’s endorsement by engaging U.S. based marketing and advertising agency Nuance Marketing to develop a campaign around the endorsement.
“Steve is a unique CEO that has an intuitive grasp on connecting Q’s endorsement with compelling creative ads to create brand awareness,” said Edward Cates, CEO of Atlanta, Georgia based Nuance Marketing. “We believe that the InPhase campaign brings unprecedented creativity to car audio advertising and we are pleased to partner with such a visionary team.”
InPhase also has plans for an events marketing campaign that will feature Q at various shows and appearances in both Europe and the US.
“InPhase has top quality products across their brands including InPhase Pink and Black, DB Audio and Juice and they’re giving the people what they want,” adds Q. “I’m proud be down with the InPhase team and we’re going to do it real big.”
InPhase International, Inc is based in Nottingham, England and manufacturers car audio products and accessories. For additional information please visit www.inphaseaudio.co.uk.
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008
One small sized british firm, a buy out by some german giants and we have ourselves a £5,000 musical showpiece to make your ears hear music like it’s being performed live in your car everyday. The Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed, abit of a mouthful yes, but its jam packed packed with goodies!
One car, 20 Audio experts & 2 years of hard work & dedication brings us the £5k Naim Audio system.
Bentley believe the system which was specially created for the Spur by British firm Naim of Salisbury is the best audio ever fitted to a car… A very broad claim!
Naim Audio’s usual field is building high spec home audio setups for big money.
Bentley buyers have the £5,000 price tag to add this setup in thier motors but if you have the money to buy a spur, it may just be the finish to a car which deserves it!
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
We’ve all been there, cruising down the Motorway whatever it is in the fast lane (well within the speed limit of course) reminiscing on a long weekend well spent when all of a sudden the shuddering of the hard shoulder lets you know you nodded off and in fact are 30 miles closer to home than you though. Bonus. Or not, as more likely than not you’re dead.
For just such a scenario there now exists the imaginatively entitled Anti-Sleep Driving Alarm, which admittedly looks rubbish and will no doubt look even worse when stuffed in your lughole, Bluetooth headset style.
But aesthetics are not the issue here. Rather than make you look good, the ASDA (as we like to call it - no affiliation to the supermarket chain) recognises when your head angles down as you nod off at the wheel and emits an ear-shattering alarm to scare the bejesus out of you.
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Sony Just got better!!!!
Traditionally it’s cool for speakers to look crazier than a bag of cats - take a look around at bonkers efforts like Fatman’s rotund Fatboy or B&W’s pointy Nautilus in all their drug-induced lunacy. But mad doesn’t have to mean weird, as Sony’s concept-come-to-life Sountina proves.
First unveiled around a year ago, no one really expected this tubular glass tower to see the light of day in the real world, but Sony has gone against the grain and whacked it into production for the lucky few endowed with way too much money to even look at a price tag.
It delivers non-directional sound thanks to the organic glass tube that vibrates and expands sonics to a full 360 degrees; essentially meaning it should be ear massage central no matter where the butler has positioned your Eames Lounge recliner. Designer.
On sale from June 20 in unnecessarily overpriced shops across Europe, the Sountina will comes in at an utterly unreasonable 6,500 euros
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
In Phase have done it again, the long awaited XT range has been overhauled and boy does it superseded its predecessors. The new In Phase car Audio speakers are using latest state of the art technologies as expected, Electro Plated Glass Fibre Cones, Silk Tweeters neodymium magnets just to mention a few. Not only do these speakers sound amazing the looks is as good as its gets with Die cats Aluminum frames a feature that only speakers over £100.00 normally use. The speaker’s prices start from £49.99 and there are 6 models available from 4” 2 way coal.
In Phase have delivered another industry-first car amplifier. Not using gimmicks’ to sell their amps they are using good old British quality, and they pack a punch. The new amps are so compact that they can fit under your seat by using the latest heat sink technology the news amps dissipate heat up 60% more than the old models. The PCB use duel layer PCB for a more compact deigns and higher quality as circuits can now sit closer to the output stage. Every terminal is now silver plated for a zero tolerarance connection. There models start from 2×75WRMS and go right upto 1 Ohm Stable Class D mono block rated at 4000WRMS.
For more information on the In Phase range please go to www.inphaseaudio.co.uk
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Remember when the Wrightspeed X1 electric car beat both a Ferrari 360 Spyder and Porsche Carrera GT off the line? Well, ex-Cisco and DEC engineer Ian Wright is back with his SR-71 that he says will do 0-60 in a brain-numbing 2.5 seconds. The new electric speed dart should show up in about 18 months and could even get a street-legal version in 36 months. That’s a long time to wait, sure, but a faster-than-Bugatti EV at a fraction of the cost could just be worth it.
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Some interesting electric car developments went down in England recently - Liberty Electric Cars announced plans to convert “tens of thousands” cars and SUVs to electric operation, starting with the Range Rover, and NICE previewed a scissor-door concept it’ll be showing at the London Auto Show. Liberty’s pumping £30M into a new factory that will start converting Range Rovers to electric vehicles using a “state-of-the-art” drivetrain good for 200 miles on a single charge. You’ll have to pay for the privilege, though — pricing is expected to run between £95,000 and £125,000.
Similarly, another UK company No Internal Combustion Engine (NICE, very cute) is previewing an all-electric sports car that it plans to show off at the London Auto Show in July. Although it’s just a prototype, the company says that it hints at a future production model. Details are pretty light, but here’s hoping those hot scissor doors make in into production.
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Bang & Olufsen have built & designed a top quality sound system for the brand new Audi Q5, the critically acclaimed Bang & Olufsen Sound System boasts massive spec & a sound quality to match even the most customised SQ setup out there.
Features include:
- 14 loudspeakers, 10 amplifier channels and a total output power of more than 500 watts, the Bang & Olufsen Sound System offers a unique combination of renowned sound quality and high output power.
- Through numerous hours of music listening and sound tuning, Bang & Olufsen sound designers have fashioned an outstanding soundstage that matches the acoustic signature of the Audi Q5 perfectly.
- Bang & Olufsen True Image™ Digital Signal Processing turns 2-channel stereo signals into perfect 7.1-channel surround sound.
- Bang & Olufsen True Image™ Digital Signal Processing also optimises multichannel formats such as DVD-Audio into 7.1 channels for vehicle playback.
- Sound can be optimized according to the number of people in the car and their position.
- The system uses a microphone integrated in the ceiling of the cockpit, and automatically adapts the volume and equalizing to changing noise conditions.
- The Bang & Olufsen Sound System is completely integrated with the multi media user interface (MMI) in the Audi Q5.
Jens Peter Zinck, MD of Bang & Olufsen Automotive
“By seamlessly integrating a unique sound system into the Audi Q5, Bang & Olufsen is not only giving drivers and passengers an exceptional sound experience, but also pleasing all their other senses through the strongest possible commitment to performance, design, craftsmanship and user-friendliness”
“Being a mid-size luxury SUV, the Audi Q5 is an exciting addition to Audi’s product range, and one that Bang & Olufsen is proud to add an extra dimension to. The formidable performance and sleek design of the sound system is the perfect match for the pure thrill of the athletic and muscular Audi Q5″
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Naim is pleased and proud to have been chosen to produce the world’s finest in-car entertainment system to be installed exclusively in all forthcoming Bentley models. After 18 months of research and development, the result is an in-car audio experience which remains true to both Bentley and Naim’s philosophy of no compromise in the search for quality.
The Naim and Bentley partnership was announced 4th March 2008 at the Geneva Motor Show where Naim had its own special booth on Bentley’s stand demonstrating its complete 500 Series domestic system to Bentley’s distinguished guests.
Naim Audio Managing Director Paul Stephenson said: “At least 30 years of experience in manufacturing exclusive, high-end, high fidelity products has earned Naim Audio an unparalleled, world class reputation for excellent sound reproduction, reliability and build quality. The partnership with Bentley will provide Naim with a global branding opportunity to take our premium products to new audiences and offer them bestin-class high fidelity.”
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Alpine’s obsession with building a mental demo vehicles has continued, previous builds include Sinister 6, that chopped Mini Cooper, and last year’s Imprint RLS. This year they went all out, building a fully pimped ski boat and tow vehicle to promote their new Marine line.
This one-of-a-kind boat started life as a battered 25-foot 1994 Commander V-bottom, and was crafted into a custom ski boat ready to make it’s own waves!
Alpine’s guys carved new, and re-molded the factory lines, straightening the fiberglass shell into quite simply something else!The boat ended uplooking 10 times better than when it left its factory in the first place! The team modified the intakes and completely revamped the interior from scratch.
The boat apparently took up 4000 hours of work and took about 5 months to complete. The guys mad enough to take on this mammoth task were Steve Brown, Gary Bell, and Brent Davison - Rather tham than me!
This build is just too mad for words - Happy Sailing!
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