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Murata Enabling a Connected, Mobile World By John Sutherby, Marketing Communications, Murata North America
New Vehicle-Specific Component Speakers from Kenwood
In the spirit of enabling a more connected and mobile world, Murata, a global leader in the design and manufacture of electronic components, wireless connectivity solutions and power conversion products, is once again at CES. Visitors to booth #MP26161 South Hall 2 can collaborate with product experts, meet management and engineers, and observe our innovation first-hand. Demonstrations include sensor products, solutions for autonomous driving, health monitoring, real-time location system, RFID
Introducing the industry’s best solution for a 6-inch by 9-inch door speaker and vehicle-specific sized dash speaker replacement – all in one package! In the past, a choice typically had to be made for replacing the front sound stage in many vehicles from Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Nissan, Toyota and more. Change the 6-inch by 9-inch door speaker to a 6.5-inch driver or similar, then install a tweeter in the dashboard locations that housed a larger than tweeter sized speaker – effectively reducing the amount of mid-bass and vocal reproduction response? Well, these tough choices are now history! From Kenwood eXcelon’s line of speaker products,
BOOTH #MP26161
BOOTH #4602
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Velodyne Provides Powerful LiDAR Solutions
Singsation Karaoke & Party Systems Dominate Category
BOOTH #9010
BOOTH #13506
Velodyne LiDAR, Inc., in booth #9010, is proud to showcase its groundbreaking LiDAR sensor technology at CES. The world leader in LiDAR, Velodyne's sensors boast an unmatched combination of long range, high resolution and wide field of view. The result is a clear and detailed image of the surroundings that enables reliable and safe navigation. Velodyne’s booth features the company's latest breakthrough technologies and highlights several of the company’s key applications, including: Continued on Page 49
Singsation Karaoke, a brand by Voxx Accessories Corporation, made a huge splash in the category in 2017 with its 5-in-1 Solo Deluxe microphone, and had national big box sellthrough last year with karaoke systems ranging from $30 to $300. For 2019, it has announced even more innovation with five new systems, filling voids from $50 to $130 while keeping the massive pro model at $300. Singsation leads the category in professional voice tuning, the most integrated sound effects and the largest room-filling light shows on board. Identifying the pain points of either buying Continued on Page 47
Las Vegas Tuesday, January 8, 2019
W3C Standards for Connected Vehicles
The now multi-industry ecosystem around automotive is paying closer attention to the importance of web and automotive standards from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), with increased participation of industry members in W3C, to create a rich application ecosystem for vehicles and other devices allowed to connect to the vehicle. “Drivers want the information they need at the right time and in the right context via easy-to-use applications,” said Thilo Koslowski, Managing Director of Porsche Digital GmbH. Continued on Page 49
BorgWarner Pushing the Limits of Technology
BorgWarner is a global product leader in the development of clean and efficient technology solutions for combustion, hybrid and electric vehicles. It’s just one reason that the world’s largest automakers have come to rely on BorgWarner innovation to drive the automotive industry forward. BorgWarner customers include virtually every major automaker and vehicle producer in the world, including nearly all segments and propulsion options, from passenger cars to commercial trucks to construction equipment. With manufacturing and technical facilities located in 66 locations in 18 countries, the company Continued on Page 47