January 12, 2007

CES: XM's New Mini-Tuner Car Stereos

Friday, January 12, 2007 at 4:54 PM

XM Mini-Tuner Car Stereos

Ding dong, the Plug-and-Play is dead. That's the first thing that came to mind when I saw this display of XM Mini-Tuner enabled car stereos.

No longer would we need a fish-finder stuck to our windshield. No longer would wires be running across my dashboard. The car stereo has finally whole-heartedly taken on satellite radio, and with the XM Mini-Tuner, I can take my subscription with me anywhere!

What you see above is XM's display for new car stereo headunits (and the bottom two are marine stereos) at CES this year. On the outside, it doesn't appear impressive (hell, they're just stereos), but that's partially why I feel they're so desirable. These are perhaps the most significant receivers on display at CES.

Follow the jump to read on, and of course, to see a ton of pics...

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CES: Jensen NVXM1000 "Rock-n-Road" GPS with XM Radio

Friday, January 12, 2007 at 10:25 AM

Jensen NVXM1000

The Jensen NVXM1000 GPS with XM Satellite Radio - nicknamed the "Rock-n-Road" (ha! ya' get it?!) - features a built in slot for the XM Mini-Tuner as well as a full featured navigation system and an 8GB hard-drive. The device provides full U.S. and Canada mapping, plus over 11 million Points of Interest, on a beautiful 4-inch color touchscreen display.

Turn-by-turn voice prompts are provided in 12 languages (just in case) and it's powered by a built-in rechargeable Li-Poly battery. There is also an optional rear-view camera to check blind spots and an FM modulator that allows you to hear navigational instructions or XM programming through your car's speakers.

Jensen NVXM1000
Plus there's that built-in XM Mini-Tuner slot (pictured above), that by simply popping in a $30 XM Mini-Tuner, enables the NVXM1000 to receive all your favorite XM Satellite Radio channels.

Jensen NVXM1000
The Jensen NVXM1000 "Rock-n-Road" GPS/XM nav system will go for an MSRP price of $999.99 and will be available this Spring.

Check out a ton more photos of it after the jump... and for the record, after playing with this thing, I want it - badly. 

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January 11, 2007

CES: Audiovox Audiovox DV7300XM Home Theater System

Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 4:50 PM

Audiovox DV7300XM
If you can say anything about Audiovox, you can say that they're dedicated to bringing the XM Mini-Tuner to market in a big way. As part of the onslaught of new Mini-Tuner compatible products, the Audiovox DV7300XM Home Theater System joins the fray with 300-watts of high-quality audio performance and a host of other features.

The DV7300XM will fill a room with high-quality sound to support any movie, concert, etc - and when you add in the Mini-Tuner docking station, you have the complete home theater package.

Audiovox DV7300XM 

Audiovox DV7300XM 

The Audiovox DV7300XM Home Theater System will go for an MSRP price of only $199.95.

CES: Audiovox CE547XM Micro-Shelf System

Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 2:12 PM

Audiovox CE547XM
The Audiovox CE547XM Micro-Shelf System includes an XM Mini-Tuner docking station in addition to AM-FM and CD functionality.

The CE546XM has a full-range speaker system consisting of wooden speaker boxes and cloth grilles for the truest sound reproduction, delivered by 20-watts of output power. It's the kind of tonal quality that can only be obtained from tried-and-true wood-constructed speakers.

Audiovox CE547XM 

The Audiovox CE547XM Micro-Shelf System will sell for an MSRP price of only $129.95. 

CES: Audiovox XM Mini-Tuner/iPod Desktop Radios

Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 12:24 PM

Audiovox XM Mini-Tuner/iPod Radios
Audiovox unveiled two desktop radios equipped with the XM Mini-Tuner docking capability and an iPod docking station that will play and charge your iPod at CES 2007. And yes, they're also alarm clocks.

Audiovox XRC200
The Audiovox XRC200 Desktop Radio, along with the ability to accept the XM Mini-Tuner, has a CD Media Center that will play back CD-DA, MP3, WMA, CD and CD-R/RW. It's driven by an amplifier with the power to deliver "concert hall-like quality." For those begging for an XM Mini-Tuner equipped alarm clock, the XRC200 provides multiple alarm-snooze-sleep and time settings from 30 to 90 minutes.

Also included are AM, FM and CD playback and an iPod docking station that will play and charge your iPod. The XRC200 will go for an MSRP price of $229.95.

Audiovox XR100
The Audiovox XR100 Desktop Radio combines high-quality sound with attractive, "fits-anyplace" cosmetics. There's a built-in Mini-Tuner docking station (shown after the jump) as well as 30 presets for XM, AM and FM.

Like it's big sister, the XR100 has an iPod docking station to play and charge your iPod. It also serves as a dual alarm clock with settings for people on different wake-up schedules.

The XR100 will go for an MSRP price of $119.95.

Check out additional photos of the XR100 showing where the XM Mini-Tuner docks in after the jump...

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January 10, 2007

CES: The new XM CommanderMT

Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 2:17 PM

XM CommanderMT
The new XM CommanderMT universal satellite radio receiver delivers XM to any FM car stereo, regardless of make, model, or year. Updated from the original, the new CommanderMT adds support for, you guessed it, the XM Mini-Tuner.

More than a plug-and-play, the newly renovated CommanderMT is meant specifically for the car by integrating the slim, sleek faceplate seamlessly into the dashboard.

But for the added mobility of the plug-and-play, the CommanderMT now works with the removable XM Mini-Tuner cartridge, rather than a traditional tuner box. So if you want to take your XM with you - just pop the tiny Mini-Tuner into your pocket, instead of the entire PnP unit.

XM CommanderMT 

One of the interesting thoughts with "the return of the Commander" is that this is essentially embracing the professional install. Since the FCC-mandated changes to the FM modulator now pretty much makes professional install a requirement for any plug-and-play unit (or at least, a more complicated DYI install). So if you're going to go through the trouble of doing that, then you might as well have it integrated into your car.

The CommanderMT is essentially targeting those who want to keep their existing headunit (whether it be an aftermarket, or stock, headunit).

More pics after the jump... 

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