If you’re an automotive enthusiast of taste, you can’t stand the idea of fitting a janky aftermarket stereo into your nice, clean ride. Flashy, modern head units can spoil the look of a car’s interior ...
When it comes to used cars, I'm pretty open-minded. In the past four years, I've owned a Lincoln Town Car, Toyota 4Runner, Mazda 3, Mazda Miata, Acura CL Type-S, Lexus LS400, Honda S2000, and Porsche ...
You can usually plug your phone into your car’s stereo with an audio cable, but why do that when you can go wireless? Here’s how you can add Bluetooth capabilities to your factory car stereo. Most ...
In the mid-2000s, standardized head units were replaced by integrated receivers. Then came USB and Bluetooth connectivity. And yet, millions of vehicles out there predate these factory audio ...
Music and cars go hand in hand, all the way back to the invention of the radio. Since then, countless songs have romanticized road trips, cruising, and the freedom of cars. Take a bow, Bobby Troup.
Bluetooth does nothing new. Even before the technology was introduced, you could make hands-free calls to Mum and stream Mobb Deep’s The Infamous through your car stereo. Bluetooth’s crowning ...
My partner and I just bought a car, against my better logic as a New Yorker. It's this glorious old Volvo station wagon: Buying a 13-year-old car means buying a 13-year-old car stereo, as I recently ...
Between new driver safety laws, phone feature limitations, and just plain convenience, a Bluetooth connection in your vehicle is a veritable necessity — but for those of us with older cars that aren't ...
FM transmitters allow you to connect your phone to your car even if you don’t have CarPlay or Android Auto. All you have to do is connect your phone to the transmitter via Bluetooth or an aux cable, ...
It's hard to imagine a time before Bluetooth was everywhere, but when it came to cars I've only been able to take advantage of that wireless connection to my phone quite recently — every other vehicle ...
Bertel is a Linux user who likes budget smartphones more than flagships, uses a custom ROM, and gets his apps from F-Droid. When he isn't writing short stories for Android Police, you might find him ...
The HTC Car StereoClip (Aux) accessory is a USB flash drive-sized Bluetooth dongle that will receive wireless audio from your phone and pass it off to a speaker with its male 3.5mm headphone jack. The ...