• Whenever I hear somebody mention the "good ‘ol days" of car stereo, I naturally think back to the late ’80s and early ’90s. But after seeing this Norelco Auto Mignon underdash record player, I guess I’m going to have to start thinking back even further!
• We broke the news on the new Audison Thesis Orchestra speakers last week, and we recently acquired some additional pics of these incredibly sexy looking (and expensive!) component speakers. The see-through dust cap that gives a clear view of the motor structure is pretty cool!
• HzEmall customs has made some progress on their 1969 Camaro project car! The door panels have finally taken shape, and I gotta say they are many, many times better looking than factory!
• Looking for something to get your mom for Mother’s Day? How about this Viper alarm /remote start with a pink remote control? Directed teamed up with the Susan G. Komen Foundation to produce a limited edition system with proceeds donated to support breast cancer research.

• While in Louisville a few weeks ago for a Mobile Electronics Industry event, I came across a pretty pimp widebody Scion tC in Pioneer’s booth. I really dug the custom painted deep dish wheels, but the fabbed fiberglass trunk-to-center-console was the real show stopper.
• How Not To Do It: Spring Break Nationals brought out some of the trickest custom rides I’ve seen in a long time, and this Monte Carlo was pretty sick. The custom Louis Vuitton tail lights were a cool touch, but what’s up with the dead fish floating in your trunk??
• Steve Cook is somewhat of a legend in the SPL competition scene. His Astro van hit 172.2 at SBN this year and blasted his windshield. Now, most of the time you expect a windshield to blow outwards, but Steve’s sucked in?! OMGWTF? We have pics and video!
• Tim from HzEmall Customs dropped some knowledge on us regarding the world of in dash radios, navigation, and everything in between. Get a little insight from this industry pro.

There comes a time in every man’s life when he has to make a decision. You should weigh the positives, and negatives carefully because you don’t want to make a hasty decision and figure out it was the wrong one after its too late.** Well, while you’re thinking about your decision, maybe you should catch up on the SoundDomain news:

• We told you about Realm’s ’63 Lincoln Conti not to long ago; the car is just plain hot. Well, apparently MC Hammer thought so too and at CES he tested out his new CD on the Conti’s system and the guys at Realm snagged some video of Hammer getting down to his album. Hammer didn’t hurt ‘em, but you still can’t touch this. Oh yeah… I went there.
• The guys at Thought Out developed some pretty unique iPod and iPhone accessories and the Ped3 for the iPod Touch and iPhone is by far one of the best desktop solutions I’ve seen yet.
• Tim from HzEmall Customs is back and his most recent installment for SoundDomain gives us an in-depth look into the progress on a 1969 Camaro project car. The crew is basically customizing the entire interior, re-doing most of the electronics, suspension, etc. This is going to be one big, bad-ass old school when the wrap it up. Custom seats, VERY custom car stereo install, custom center console, custom trunk, custom suspension, big ‘ol LS2/6 motor and tranny swap, air bags, and chrome 18s up front and big ‘ol 20s in the rear. You don’t want to miss this.
• And don’t forget to check out the last two installments of the Alpine Million Dollar Imprint RLS demo car build videos. In Part 3 the guys get the exterior skeleton built for the custom body panels and the fabrication of the interior panels. In Part 4, with 1 week to go before CES, it’s paint, prep, and finished product. I’m surprised Gary, Steve, and Brent had any skin left on their fingers after all the sanding this project needed!

**The CarDomain editors are not responsible for pointless, mindless, babble contained in these blog posts. And what are you doing reading this anyway?? You should be reading the SoundDomain news!!

I went to my nephew’s 8th birthday party this weekend. Pizza, video games, a movie, and lots of sugar…. That kid knows how to party! Kids these days get much cooler toys than I did back in the day. ‘Course, I get to play with cool toys like these now:

• Pioneer announced their new creme-de-las-creme of car audio equipment, the Pioneer DEH-P800PRS audiophile CD player and the über-over-engineered PRS-A900 amplifier. Damn. That’s. Hot.
• Did you know the fancy TV Tuner in your buddy’s car is no longer going to work when analog TV signals go dead in 2009? Kenwood is leaping into the future to make sure they have an awesome solution in place: MPH Digital TV, and we got a demo.
• Samsung introduced the F490 which could almost be the iPhone’s twin, except that it’s actually better equipped than the iPhone! 5.0MP Camera, MicroSD, and a haptic touchscreen FTW!
• Tim Baillie of HzEMALL Customs is SoundDomain’s newest blogger. His first post reviews a DSE electric headlight motor kit for 68/69 Camaros that replaces the OE vacuum system. Welcome, Tim!

It’s Friday, and it’s still sunny up here in PacNW. Maybe Al Gore is on to something with that whole global warming thing. But I know we’re on to something with these stories:

• We covered the new teeny-tiny JL Audio amplifiers a little while ago, but here’s a great comparison to show you just how small they actually are.
• Check out JL Audio’s "JL-350" Ford Mustang GT demo car. The completely custom interior and audio install is something Ford should study VERY closely… It’s HOT!
• What do you do when a customer wants a billet grille for their 2006 Navigator, but nothing is available? Well, if you’re the guys at HzEmall, you fabricate one!
• Don’t you hate it when you hear a killer song on the radio, then forget the artist or title? Well, Alpine and HD Radio have figured out a really cool solution, and it involves your iPod…