There’s no denying the convenience of having a navigation system in your vehicle, whether it’s smartphone-based or built into your radio. With the nearly instant popularity of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, smartphone-connected radios are quickly replacing built-in navigation solutions as the upgrade of choice. The question is, which is the better navigation solution? Let’s […]
New Apple CarPlay Navigation Options
On Sept. 17, 2018, Apple launched iOS12 – its latest update to the operating system behind its venerable iPhone and iPad devices. Aside from security updates, performance enhancements and battery life improvements, Apple has added support for third-party applications to CarPlay. Users of factory-installed and aftermarket multimedia receivers that support CarPlay will now be able […]
New Ulm Client Gets GMC Savana Van Technology Makeover
A client from New Ulm recently contacted Sweet Sounds to discuss a GMC Savana van technology upgrade project. The owner and his wife picked up this 2000 GMC conversion van with only 60,000 miles on the odometer. It’s in great shape, but the entertainment system is quite outdated. The couple had a detailed list of […]
GPS Vehicle Tracking Systems
Do you wish you could keep an eye on your kids when they borrow the family car or know where your fleet of work trucks are at any time? A GPS-based tracking system is an easy way to keep tabs on your vehicle. In this article, we’ll discuss some of the options for vehicle locating […]
7 Reasons for Hiring A Mobile Electronics Specialist to Work on Your Car
Let’s face it, not all of us are experts at everything. Maybe you’re an electrician or engineer and love to work on projects around the house. You might even be savvy when it comes to cars. You change your own oil and do your own brake jobs. Hey, if you can, why not, right? So, […]
Google’s Waze offers the Best in Navigation
It’s not often that a piece of software creates a significant impact on our daily lives. Milestone social media apps like Facebook and Twitter most certainly remain in the limelight, but when it comes to actually being productive, Waze is a major step forward in navigation apps for our smartphones. In the summer of 2017, […]
Product Spotlight: Alpine iLX-107
Here at Sweet Sounds, our experts are always looking for the latest solutions for our clients’ needs. One such product that has just arrived is the awesome new Alpine iLX-107. It is optimized for the best possible integration with your Apple iPhone and the CarPlay platform. It is so innovative that it received a CES […]
Modern Navigation Systems for Today’s Vehicles
Paper maps used to be the only way of planning route navigation. Before you, or perhaps your parents, set out on vacation, you would pick up maps for each state or province you planned to drive through, lay them out on the kitchen or dining room table, and highlight the route to take. The problem […]
Owatonna Nissan Versa Gets Great Sound, Improved Safety and Security
Chad from Owatonna brought his 2008 Nissan Versa to the vehicle improvement professionals here at Sweet Sounds to get some much-needed enhancements for the safety, security, convenience and sound in his vehicle. It all starts off with a Alpine double DIN in dash navigation radio. Alpine has long been known for great sound, and the […]
Adding Navigation To The Factory Color Screen In Your Vehicle
Let’s say you purchased a brand-new Dodge Journey, Chevy Silverado or Ford F-150. The vehicle has a big color display for the audio system, and it may even show the heating and air conditioning controls on the same screen. But alas, it would have cost several thousand dollars to add the factory navigation system because […]