HARMAN INDUSTRIES PICKS UP PHATNOISE.Byline: Gregory J. Wilcox Staff Writer PhatNoise is now rockin' out in Harman's house. The Consumer Group of Harman Industries International Inc., a maker of high-end audio High-end audio is a term used to describe equipment that is purported by the manufacturers to be the best, regardless of the price. Definition of 'high-end' High-end audio equipment, has bought Los Angeles-based PhatNoise Inc., a developer of integrated digital media systems for the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. . Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Harman has corporate offices and manufacturing facilities across the globe, including Northridge and Washington, D.C. The consumer unit is based in Woodbury, N.Y. ``PhatNoise is a remarkably talented organization focused on developing innovative solutions for acquiring, organizing, and enjoying digital media in the car,'' Gina Harman, the consumer group's president, said in a statement. Formed six years ago, PhatNoise specializes in digital media systems for cars and trucks. Its customers include Kenwood, General Motors, Volvo, Mazda, Volkswagen and Audi brands. Harman believes the acquisition will bolster This article is about the pillow called a bolster. For other meanings of the word "bolster", see bolster (disambiguation). A bolster (etymology: Middle English, derived from Old English, and before that the Germanic word bulgstraz its own automotive business. PhatNoise's hardware and software products offer users methods of locating, managing, playing and interacting with digital content across multiple devices and environments, such as alternating between home and car. For example, PhatNoise developed a compact system that holds thousands of songs, hours of videos and hundreds of games and can be used in the front and back seats. Passengers in the front seat can use controls on the radio and steering The process whereby builders, brokers, and rental property managers induce purchasers or lessees of real property to buy land or rent premises in neighborhoods composed of persons of the same race. wheel to access their digital music collection. Those in the back seat use an overhead monitor to select music, play games or videos. PhatNoise Chief Executive Officer Sharon Graves said in a statement that Harman is at the forefront in all aspects of automotive entertainment. ``Given Harman's enviable en·vi·a·ble adj. So desirable as to arouse envy: "the enviable English quality of being able to be mute without unrest" Henry James. position as a proven leader in all aspects of automotive entertainment, this transaction is an excellent strategic fit for us and for our customers,'' said Graves. Harman's Consumer Group designs, manufactures and markets a variety of high-fidelity speakers, audio and video components, and multimedia systems for use in homes and automobiles and with computers. Brands include JBL JBL James Bullough Lansing (audio/speaker engineer) JBL Journal of Biblical Literature JBL John Bradshaw Leyfield (wrestler) JBL Jonathan Bell Lovelace (investment research) , Infinity infinity, in mathematics, that which is not finite. A sequence of numbers, a1, a2, a3, … , is said to "approach infinity" if the numbers eventually become arbitrarily large, i.e. , Harman Kardon Harman Kardon, a division of Harman International Industries (NYSE: HAR), is a manufacturer of home and car audio equipment. Harman Kardon is based in Woodbury, New York USA. Founded in 1953 by Dr. , Mark Levinson, Revel, Audioaccess and Lexicon. Gregory J. Wilcox, (818) 713-3743 greg.wilcox(at)dailynews.com |
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