LOS ANGELES (MAY 11, 2009) – Al & Ed’s Autosound, Southern California’s largest electronics specialist, is offering a once in a lifetime chance for all of those Lamborghini owners frustrated with freeway speed limits and pesky stop signs to release their high-performance beauties on a professional race track.

The second annual Ultimate Lamborghini Experience is an automotive enthusiast’s treat sponsored by Lamborghini of Beverly Hills and Al & Ed’s Autosound. The all day event on June 4, 2009 is a chance for Lamborghini owners to be trained by former and current race car drivers on tips and tricks of high-speed driving including safe braking, acceleration and turning techniques, before they are left to test the full capabilities of their cars on the California Speedway.

“Ten current and former race car drivers will be onsite to act as private tutors,” said Gabi Mashal, President, Al & Ed’s Autosound. “Drivers will spend several laps as a passenger while receiving track instruction from the instructor. Then, attendees will take over the wheel with the instructor guiding and helping them. Finally, they’ll solo and see what their Lamborghini is really capable of.”

The Ultimate Lamborghini Experience will be held on the Auto Competition Road Course, a 2.8 mile, 21-turn portion of the California Speedway track. Not just a simple track, the course is highly-varied with several difficult turns and long straight-aways. Speeds can range up to 160 mph and drivers must expertly brake to negotiate the series of hard turns, horse-shoe sweepers and sharply configured switch-backs.

In addition to the track racing, Al & Ed’s Autosound will surprise attendees with the LP560-4 Spyder that will be showcased at the event. There will also be a display of Al & Ed’s prized modified cars including the Ed Hardy Smart Car and a completely upgraded Tesla.

Lamborghini owners interested in attending the event can RSVP at http://www.ultimatelamborghiniexperience.com or call 310-920-5454.

About Al & Ed’s Autosound
Founded in 1954, Al & Ed’s Autosound has grown to become the largest mobile electronics specialist with more than 20 Southern California stores. As a recognized leader in the mobile electronics industry, Al & Ed’s Autosound has been an instrumental partner in the pioneering of innovations such as FM radio for cars, cassette players for cars and the first car alarms, and is viewed within the mobile electronics industry as a barometer for the industry in Southern California.  For more information, visit http://www.al-eds.com

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As The Number of Distraction-Caused Auto Accidents Rise, Ground-Breaking New Early Warning Safety Technology Keeps Drivers On The Road and Out of Dangerous Driving Situations

LOS ANGELES (APRIL 13, 2009) – With driver distractions playing an ever-increasing role in accidents and fatalities on today’s fast-paced roads, Al & Ed’s Autosound is helping Southern California drivers avoid dangerous driving situations by offering the Mobileye Accident Avoidance System to aftermarket consumers in Southern California.

As drivers continue to risk and lose their lives by driving inattentively, a growing statistic due to the flurry of in-car distractions and increasing traffic, the Mobileye Accident Avoidance System uses intelligent vision-based technologies, such as forward collision warning, headway monitoring, pedestrian detection and lane departure warning systems to help drivers improve safety and avoid accidents while driving.

Once installed by the experts at Al & Ed’s Autosound, the Mobileye system acts as a ‘third eye’ for drivers, detecting situations where the vehicle may be in danger of colliding with another vehicle, person or object, and subsequently alerting the driver to the danger with a warning sound and visual indication.

In addition, the system’s innovative lane departure warning technology detects and measures road markings to determine if the driver is unintentionally encroaching into another lane.  The system immediately alerts the driver to the potentially dangerous lane drift until corrective action is taken.

As insufficient distance between vehicles traveling on a road is a major source of rear-end accidents on Southern California’s freeways, Mobileye’s headway technology uses monocular vision for vehicle detection and range measurement, and also applies lane analysis in order to measure road geometry and curvature to determine the CIPV (Closest In Path Vehicle).

“Previously only available in a select few luxury automobiles, Mobileye is a truly revolutionary technology whose aftermarket availability will have a real impact on the safety of Southern California’s freeways,” said John Haynes, Product Manager, Al & Ed’s Autosound. “Today’s vehicles have become our comfort zones and it is easy to forget that you are behind the wheel of a machine that is traveling at a potentially lethal rate of speed.  Even the seemingly smallest distraction such as inserting a CD, glancing at the GPS map or adjusting the volume on the radio can result in a potentially fatal accident on today’s fast moving roads.  From everyday commuters, to new drivers and their parents, to elderly drivers, the Mobileye system could be a lifesaver when you least expect it.”

The Mobileye AWS-2000 and AWS-4000 are available at any of Al & Ed’s Autosound’s 20 Southern California stores for $999 and $1,299 respectively.  The devices come standard with Forward Collision Warning for both highway and urban settings, Lane Departure Warning, and adjustable alerts. Components include a windshield-mounted vision sensor unit with a compact High Dynamic Range CMOS camera and SeeQ image processing board, a high quality speaker and volume control unit.  The Mobileye can be installed into any vehicle by Al & Ed’s mobile electronic specialists.

“Al & Ed’s Autosound has been a fixture in California for more than 50 years.  Their customers are truly passionate enthusiasts who will settle for nothing less than the finest aftermarket products and most innovative technologies,” said Skip Kinford CEO of Mobileye, Inc.

About Al & Ed’s Autosound
Founded in 1954, Al & Ed’s Autosound has grown to become the largest mobile electronics specialist with more than 20 Southern California stores. As a recognized leader in the mobile electronics industry, Al & Ed’s Autosound has been an instrumental partner in the pioneering of innovations such as FM radio for cars, cassette players for cars and the first car alarms, and is viewed within the mobile electronics industry as a barometer for the industry in Southern California.  For more information, visit http://www.al-eds.com

About Mobileye
Mobileye N.V. is headquartered in The Netherlands, with R&D in Israel and offices in the U.S., Cyprus and Japan.  Mobileye is a technological leader in the area of advanced image sensing and processing technology for automotive applications, with a product offering covering the entire range of vision applications.  Mobileye’s unique monocular vision platform works as a third eye to help drivers improve safety and avoid accidents, and has the potential to revolutionize the way we drive.  Mobileye’s products of software algorithms bundled into the EyeQ system-on-chip can be found in BMW, GM and Volvo models since 2007.  For more information, visit http://www.mobileye.com.

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The First Ever All Limited Edition Ed Hardy Smart Cars, Numbered And Signed By French Designer Christian Audigier Promise Glitz!

LOS ANGELES (November 17, 2008) – With a long history of innovation in new aftermarket vehicle enhancements for cars produced by auto manufacturers, Al & Ed’s Autosound will once again fire up the Los Angeles Auto Show attendees with an automotive experience a step beyond the vehicles on the traditional show floor. Exhibiting the latest in mobile electronics and unique style car customization, Al & Ed’s Autosound will present a fleet of vehicles that will astound, both in sound and fashion, car enthusiasts visiting the aftermarket “paradise,” located in the Los Angeles Convention Center’s Kentia Hall, Friday, November 21 – Sunday, November 30.

“Every year we put together a vehicle line-up at the Los Angeles Auto Show that shows our singular commitment to unlimited vehicle modification, from the seemingly modest to the xtreme,” said Gabi Mashal, president of Al & Ed’s Autosound. “We know no boundaries when it comes to vehicle modifications and Los Angeles drivers will ‘get it,’ as they experience our specially designed Ed Hardy Smart Cars and are physically shaken to the core in our 15,000 Watt Escalade with an amp that is as big as the tailgate, among others.”

A recognized leader in the mobile electronics industry for more than half a century, Al & Ed’s has also made its mark in trendy fashion customizations that ‘go over the top’ and break new barriers in style and class. In that regard, they are also a frontrunner in fashion innovations. The company employs top flight designers for customizations such as the trunk in the 2006 Ford Mustang with full suede headliner, or the Ed Hardy Smart Cars that have koko kuture 17” wheels with the Ed Hardy “Tiger” center hub cap and custom seven layer Ed Hardy tattoo inspired satin paint scheme.

The line up of show cars on display in the Al & Ed’s Autosound booth in Kentia Hall include:

Limited Edition Ed Hardy Smart Cars
The SmartFortwo car is the hottest ride in the streets, today. But with the Limited Edition Ed Hardy Smart Cars, which are custom-built upgrades to a standard Smart Car and individually numbered by famous French fashion designer, Christian Audigier, it is simply ‘hotter than hot’. Available in Ed Hardy satin black or Ed Hardy satin white, each Ed Hardy Smart Car has been given a seven layer Ed Hardy tattoo inspired satin paint scheme, premium leather seats with Ed Hardy® tattoo embroidered suede inserts, suede upholstered upper dash, twelve piece interior accents finished in piano black gloss, chrome dual tip exhaust system by Doug Thorley, twelve piece interior accents finished in piano black gloss and headers providing a 6HP and 14ft Lbs. torque performance increase. It has integrated Bluetooth and navigation systems, iPod and iPod video interface and a specialized Ed Hardy® edition Kenwood® 6.1” touch screen AM/FM/CD/DVD player, just to name a few.

2005 Mercedes-Benz G500
This knock out G500 is nothing like you have seen around your local Starbucks, super market, or especially Gym. This high-profile client has obtained a prestigious honor in allowing us to build the proper Mercedes-Benz to give the Al & Ed’s Golden Touch to his G500. The interior includes a full complete custom look with a suede headliner as well as suede inserts, pillars, and visors. Located in the hatch, a custom Mercedes-Benz Cooler was stationed to help with that tailgate experience. The two 7″ Alpine monitors allow his passengers to enjoy the full Alpine Media package including an IVAW-505 unit to control all Audio and Video functions throughout the vehicle. The fully fiber glassed Subwoofer enclosure holds two JL Audio 10″ W3 subwoofers being pushed by two Solid Focal 1 along with a Focal Solid 4 amplifier powering two sets of Focal 165K2P three way components. In addition, an Alpine rear view camera was installed flush to allow parking assistance whenever needed. Finally the exterior gives a TKO putting a halt with Brembo Brakes and sets it off with three-piece 24″ wheels.

2007 Black and “Lamborghini Green” Dodge Nitro
The ONLY NitroGhini is the first amongst all of Dodge Nitro’s out on the streets and throughout the United States to have the first vertical door kit mocked and custom made specifically for the vehicle. The Nitro also includes a full Air Ride Suspension with nine switches allowing full function air-ride including: front, back, side to side, and pancake. The custom Air Ride Suspension allows the vehicle to rise up and drop down accordingly to better view the vehicle’s 24″ wheels. Besides the eye catching vertical doors and 24″ wheels, color matched to the vehicle with black and Lamborghini Green paint as it tucks under the fender, the exterior of the vehicle has a custom three stage Lamborghini Green painted trimmings, grille, logos, roof, brakes, and calipers. The Audio System includes: a fully fiber-glassed enclosure holding three Power series T1500-1 1500 watt amplifiers, pushing six Power series 12″ T112D2 subwoofers with two Power series T400-4 400 watt amplifiers, pushing Alpine SPS600C components in all door panels accumulating 8,800 watts of pounding power throughout the vehicle. The video package in the vehicle provides five 7″ monitors: one molded in the front dash panel and four more in the head rest, two for the passengers and two more in rear for tail gate party. Speaking of hot, the uniqueness of this car cannot be overstated.

2006 Cadillac Escalade ESV – 15,000-Watt Experience
With an unprecedented 15,000-Watt Rockford Fosgate T15kW amplifier, one of only six in the world, twenty-four Rockford 6-1/2-inch component speakers and eight 15-inch subwoofers packed in to this 2006 Cadillac Escalade ESV, audiophile auto-show-goers will finally be able to “feel” the music.
2008 Limited Edition Dodge Challenger Hemi
This car’s look has that eye-catching Dodge Hemi orange. Together with its custom satin black painted wheels and custom performance headers by Doug Thorley Headers and Eibach lowering springs, it is an absolute must see car. In the dash, show attendees will find Kenwood’s DNX7120 am/fm/cd/dvd/ipod/ipod video/Sirius satellite radio/navigation/bluetooth touch screen and custom installed in the front doors, are Kenwood KFC-X1720 6.5″ component speakers, while in the rear deck of the car, is a custom installed Kenwood KFC-X1710. There are three Kenwood amplifiers totaling over 4,600 watts of power and two Kenwood KFC-X1022D 10″ subwoofer in a custom fiberglass enclosure.

2009 Scion XB
A brand new demo car has a custom paint job that is like none other and will never be duplicated. This car also includes custom two-tone leather interior. The sound system is comprised of an Alpine radio IVA-W505, eight Rockford Fosgate 15″ (woofers), two Rockford Fosgate T1500bd, one 3Sixty.2, two Rockford Fosgate T6004, one 10 Farod Capacitor, five Kinetik Power cells, one pair of 8″ Marine for the rear, one pair of 6.5 Marine for the rear door and one pair of components. And behold, it has a 32″ LCD hooked up to a Nintendo Wii. This is one of those vehicles that show attendees will just have to experience the ‘ride.’

2008 Spyker C8 Spyder
This is a truly fascinating car. Fascinating in details and technology (400HP). You can see (and feel) the craftsmanship in every single detail, from the gull-winged doors to the leather seams. The Spyker C8 Spyder has the absolute latest in customized electronics. In the dash is a custom installed unit, a Kenwood KVT819DVD am/fm/cd/dvd/ipod/ipod video/Sirius satellite radio/navigation/bluetooth touch screen. This Spyker also has a Focal 165VRS 6.5” component “slim” speakers installed with a custom stainless steel speaker grille. Add to that a Pioneer TSSW1241D 12” slim woofer in a custom enclosure also with a custom stainless steel speaker grille and an Alpine PDX4150 digital amplifier totaling 600 watts of power custom installed behind the driver’s seat and the ‘dream’ sound surrounds the driver and passenger.

About Al & Ed’s Autosound
Founded in 1954, Al & Ed’s Autosound has grown to become the largest mobile electronics specialist with more than 20 Southern California stores. As a recognized leader in the mobile electronics industry, Al & Ed’s Autosound has been an instrumental partner in the pioneering of innovations such as FM radio for cars, cassette players for cars and the first car alarms, and is viewed within the mobile electronics industry as a barometer for the industry in Southern California. For more information, visit http://www.al-eds.com.

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Mobile Electronics and Auto Aftermarket Retailer to Offer Internet Entertainment System at all 22 Stores in Southern California and Online

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17, 2008 — Autonet Mobile, the world’s first in-car internet service provider , today announced that mobile electronics leader Al & Ed’s Autosound will carry and install the Autonet Mobile in-car WiFi router in its 22 Southern California stores and online. A recognized leader in bringing innovative new mobile electronic products to the car, Al & Ed’s is Autonet Mobile’s first retail partner to offer the company’s next generation entertainment system.

Autonet Mobile turns vehicles into WiFi hotspots, delivering reliable and easy-to-use internet access. Passengers can now bring all of their own WiFi-enabled devices such as laptops, web tablets, PSPs, and other devices on the road. The kids in the back seat can feed their Webkinz pets online, do homework, IM or play online games while Mom checks traffic and weather reports, and books a dinner reservation. Autonet Mobile retails for MSRP $499 but will be offered at a special holiday promotional price of $399 and includes three free months of service. Monthly service plans start at $29, and connect every passenger inside the car.

“Al & Ed’s Autosound has always pioneered bringing new technologies to the mobile electronics consumer and recent trends show that consumers want connectivity wherever they go,” said John Haynes, Product Manager, Al & Ed’s Autosound. “While other technologies like wireless cards and hotspots can provide connectivity, nothing matches the flexibility of Autonet Mobile’s solution for car enthusiasts, commuters, and families. We’re very proud to be one of the company’s first retail partners.”

Al & Ed’s is California’s largest mobile electronics and communications specialty retailer. As one of the originators of the mobile electronics industry, Al & Ed’s Autosound was instrumental in the pioneering of innovations such as FM radio for cars, cassette players for cars and the first car alarms, and is viewed within the mobile electronics world as a “barometer for the industry.” Customers can purchase the Autonet Mobile wireless router at any Al & Ed’s location or online at www.al-eds.com <http://www.al-eds.com> , beginning today.
“Al & Ed’s is the premier brand name in innovative aftermarket retailers,” said Sterling Pratz, CEO of Autonet Mobile. “Savvy passengers are moving away from DVDs and looking for interactive services such as on-line games, downloadable content and search when they are in the car. Al & Ed’s customer base of early adopters and smart technology consumers epitomizes the growing opportunity for in-car internet and we’re eager to deliver the digital lifestyle experience to their cars.”

About Al & Ed’s Autosound
Founded in 1954, Al & Ed’s Autosound has grown to become the largest mobile electronics and communications specialist with more than 24 Southern California stores. Headquartered in the city of Van Nuys, CA, Al & Ed’s Autosound sells and installs today most major brands within the mobile electronics product lines, including car stereos, iPod solutions, amplifiers, speakers, equalizers and processors, mobile theater systems, navigation systems, security systems, radar detectors, Bluetooth(R) hands-free devices as well as motoring accessories.. For more information, visit http://www.al-eds.com
About Autonet Mobile
Autonet Mobile is the world’s first in-car Internet service provider. Founded by a corporate executive and former race car driver and a leading network architect and designer, the company is dedicated to enhancing the in-car experience by bringing the power of the Internet to the 200+ million cars on the road in the U.S. Autonet Mobile currently provides uconnect web as a dealer installed Mopar(R) Accessory that is available to 3,700 Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge dealerships nationwide along with the Avis Connect service for Avis Rent a Car which continues to roll out nationwide. For more information about Autonet Mobile, visit www.autonetmobile.com <http://www.autonetmobile.com>

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