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Review: Pioneer's AVIC-W8500NEX System Upgrades Your Car With Wireless CarPlay and More

Friday January 31, 2020 10:41 am PST by
Pioneer has long been one of the biggest names in aftermarket car audio, and the company's lineup of NEX receivers offers a terrific option for adding CarPlay and other enhanced functionality to older cars or entry-level models that lack some of the latest technology. Pioneer's 2019 NEX lineup includes models at a range of price points offering varying feature sets. Several months ago, Pioneer ...

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Pioneer Drops AirPlay Speaker Prices, Now Competitive with Bluetooth Models

Tuesday June 4, 2013 7:52 pm PDT by
As noted by Macworld, Pioneer has lowered the prices on several of its AirPlay speakers, which have, historically, been offered at a much higher pricing tier than Bluetooth speakers.The company recently dropped the price of its XW-SMA1 speaker from $299 to $149, while the prices of the XW-SMA3 and XW-SMA4 have similarly been cut in half from $399 to $199. (These changes aren't yet reflected on...
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Pioneer Announces Two AirPlay-Compatible Shelf Systems

Monday September 12, 2011 2:30 pm PDT by
Pioneer has announced a pair of new iPod dock/shelf systems that are fully AirPlay compatible. The Pioneer X-SMC3-S Music Tap and X-SMC4-K Elite Music Tap both connect via Wi-Fi to AirPlay enabled iOS apps, and also include a pop-out dock for charging and syncing of compatible iOS devices. In addition to Wi-Fi connectivity via AirPlay, the Music Taps include Aux-In, a USB port for connecting ...
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Pioneer Embraces AirPlay and iOS Apps With New VSX-1021 Receiver

Tuesday March 8, 2011 7:48 am PST by
Pioneer today announced its new VSX-1021 receiver, the first of eight receivers from the company scheduled to be released this year with support for Apple's AirPlay technology. The VSX-1021, which carries a suggested retail price of $549, can be easily configured to join a home network and automatically appears as an output option via AirPlay on iOS devices. Once the VSX-1021 is connected to a...