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Time-shifting programs works great for DVRs, so why not bring it to radio? GM has announced it is bringing its Pause and Play radio feature, currently available in models like the Chevrolet Equinox and Cadillac SRX, to the upcoming Buick Regal and Chevrolet Cruze.

Pause and Play radio lets drivers or passengers stop a live broadcast, record up to 20 minutes of it on an embedded hard disk, and play it back later. It engages with one push of the radio’s Reverse button.

It also works with the car off; for example, a driver could pause the radio, shut off the car, fill up at a gas station, get back in, and resume listening to a football game or talk show where it was left, without missing all that time in the middle.

Other cars with the feature include the GMC Terrain and the Cadillac CTS Jukebox and Navigation radio, where the feature first appeared in 2008. Back in October, GM announced that Chevy, Buick, Cadillac, and GMC dealers will begin offering Autonet Mobile’s $499 WiFi router as a dealer-installed option on its SUVs and trucks.

Sherwood has been running with the network connectivity ball ever since it adopted Verismo’s VuNow hardware into its receivers. We dropped by their booth before departing CES to get a quick look at the functionality in action (video embedded after the break), plus put our hands and eyes on the company’s R-904 NetBoxx, RD-7505 receiver and iNet 2.0 tabletop radio & internet streamer.

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Sherwood’s internet-enabled receivers, tabletop radio hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s been a hot minute since we’ve heard the good word from Alpine, but as with pretty much every other outfit in the consumer electronics realm, said company has decided to spill its latest innovations here at CES. Most notable is the introduction of the iDA-X305S head unit, which is the firm’s first digital media receiver to offer up direct control over the wildly popular Pandora iPhone app. Users simply connect their iPhone via the USB socket, and the head unit plays Pandora stations from the app — simple as that. For those looking for something a touch more robust, there’s the INA-W900 in-dash nav system. This one sports a 7-inch WVGA touchpanel, Burr-Brown 24-bit DAC, turn-by-turn guidance and six million POIs. Alpine’s also unveiling new Type-R subwoofers, PDX amplifiers, the CDA-118M waterproof marine head unit and the PXE-H660 audio processor, all of which are detailed in the full release just after the break.

Continue reading Alpine intros Pandora-controlling iDA-X305S head unit, INA-W900 in-dash nav system

Alpine intros Pandora-controlling iDA-X305S head unit, INA-W900 in-dash nav system originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, it seems like South Korean companies aren’t fooling around when it comes to getting us riding that newly minted Mobile TV bandwagon. In the wake of LG announcing its first Mobile DTV devices this morning comes Cydle with the P29A PMP. It sports a 2.9-inch touchscreen (see what they did there?), an accelerometer for automatic reorientation, a world clock, and voice recording via a built-in mic. That’s a somewhat disappointing goodie list, considering the currently available HD radio-playing P29H (pictured for illustration purposes) also has GPS onboard. Still, you can snap up the A model in Q2 2010 for $199, which seems like a keen price when compared to the $499 Mobile DTV car tuner we’ve seen before.

Cydle P29A spices up mundane spec sheet with Mobile TV capabilities originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Despite being proudly introduced to the world in early September, it seems as if Logitech’s Squeezebox Touch is still fighting the good fight on its way to mass production. Originally, the device was slated to go on sale this month in order to get wrapped and tucked beneath a-many Christmas tree, but now we’ve heard directly from the company that it won’t be shipping out until February 2010. We took a brief tour around the web, and sure enough, most respected e-tailers aren’t showing any stock (or any sign of stock); what’s odd is that we know at least a few of these things leaked out onto the market, though the whole “Logitech denying its existence” scenario that we saw play out back in August certainly makes a lot more sense now. Either way, it looks as if you’ll be waiting if you’re believing the official word, which just so happens to be quoted in full after the break.

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Squeezebox Touch delayed until February: Bah, Humbug! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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