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OnStar FMV (For My Vehicle), the first out-of-the-box application of OnStar’s “blue button” automotive safety and security services that can work on 90 million older vehicles, is now on sale at Abt Electronics.  OnStar has been a staple in new cars for many years, offering a monthly service that allows drivers to get navigation information, immediate on-site assistance and general car security features.  Now, people with cars that never had OnStar factory installed, can enjoy the benefits with a new out-of-the-box unit.

For more information on the cost of the unit and the installation information, give us a call at 888-228-5800.

Sonos Play:3 is the versatile, all-in-one player with big sound in a compact size. With three integrated speakers and three digital amps, PLAY:3 streams the music in your library, wirelessly in any room for wall-to-wall sound. Go vertical or horizontal. A new, cool feature with the new Sonos Play model is that you can now control the unit with free apps for your Android smartphone, iPhone or iPad.  Raise or lower the volume, or change the song, all with the touch of a button from your cell phone.

Visit our Sonos manufacturer product page for a full selection of great items from Sonos.

Sonos recently announced an app for the Android operating system and it’s said to be even better than Sonos’ own controller. Why? Because on Android you can use your phone’s hardware buttons (volume rocker, search, etc) to control your Sonos system and even use your phone to voice search.  The application is expected to come out in March.

Check out our full line of Sonos products.

A movie becomes a much more intense experience with great speakers.  Several manufacturers showed off their new models.  From the sleek to the classy to the booming, all seem to be a great addition to a dedicated home theatre system.

Samsung’s new home theater system is a very metallic, cool looking set-up.  Accompanied with their ultra thin TV this collection looks amazing.

Klipsch announced their new line called Gallery series.  The Gallery Series is the choice  for anyone looking for enhanced sound—whatever the living environment—KlipschGallery is the first true cross-over home audio solution, that offers consumers a wide selection of wireless-new media sound systems and sleek, minimalist home theater speakers for upgraded, seamless whole-home audio.

Have you seen the latest speakers from Klipsch on our showroom floor?  If not, you’re missing out on a bright spot – and I mean that literally.  Abt is proud to carry the Klipsch LightSpeaker, a LED light and a high-quality loudspeaker all-in-one.  The best part is that it installs like a light bulb (which makes for easily installation and uninstallation)!  They fit into most 5″ and 6″ recessed lighting fixtures or can be adapted, with the LampKit, to be used in common lamps.

The LightSpeaker has a fully dimmable LED bulb that’s rated to last 15 years or more, an amplifier and driver to produce a full-range sound performance, and uses 2.4 ghz wireless technology to deliver music throughout your home wirelessly.  The speaker uses a transmitter to deliver music wirelessly up to 50 feet in any direction, while accepting two different music sources, and establishing two separate listening zones in your home.  Many people are surprised at its clarity and range.

Stop by our store to try the Klipsch LightSpeaker for yourself.  With its energy efficiency, robust audio network, and easy installation, you can’t go wrong with this device.  After you try it out, let us know what you think about it!

-Jennifer A.

The Sonos S5 Zone player has arrived, until now, it was only available in white…Today, it’s back in black. The S5 Zone player is an innovative wireless speaker system that works with iPhone and iPod Touch technologies.

The S5 gives you complete freedom to listen to music in any room of your home. With one S5 you can listen to music in one room, with multiple players, you can connect them wirelessly and have the same music play in each room—if you would like different music in each room, the Zone player can do that too.

The features on the S5 are endless. Aside from its one touch set up, control it with the technology you already have in your pocket. Use an iPhone or iPod Touch as your remote after downloading a free app. If you don’t have an iPhone or iPod Touch, get the touch-screen Sonos Controller 200. Sonos’ S5 will play your entire iTunes library, internet radio stations, even music from a CD player in your home. After you register the S5 it will automatically alert you to software updates, with the touch of one button, your system updated and better than new.

For more information on Sonos or Zone players, contact an Abt sales specialist today!

-Kelly B.

I asked Blake B., an internet sales specialist, what his favorite product in the store is currently. He told me about Apple TV. “It has some pretty cool and little known features,” said Blake.

Apple TV wirelessly synchronizes your iTunes library with your TV and you are able to listen to music, watch podcasts, and view movies all on your TV—instead of being crowded around your computer monitor.

“It can stream your entire iTunes library to your sound system and play internet radio stations. I think one of the features that surprises customers the most is Apple TV’s ability to display pictures using Apple iPhoto,” Blake explained.

For more information on Apple TV, contact Blake B. in internet phone sales or stop into Abt’s Apple boutique.

–Kelly B.

Using a Cisco Flip digital video camera is an easy way to capture memories without lugging around a video camera. They are light-weight and easy to use. Flip just made sharing the videos easier than ever.

Wednesday, Flip announced the wireless home-video-sharing system, now available for $149. This new home-video system will allow users to create a library of videos and send them to TVs anywhere in the home—all without wires.

Video-to-TV transfer and wireless video sharing are thanks to a proprietary point-to-point interface by Flip. Simply connect the FlipShare base to your TV with included composite or HDMI cables and the FlipShare USB to a PC or Mac in your home and set up is complete.

“We’re bringing back the home-movie night,” stated Jonathan Kaplan, Cisco consumer products group general manager and senior VP.

-Kelly B.

With a simple touch of your finger, wirelessly access all of the music in your house from Sonos’ multi-room music controller. Simply pick this remote up or touch the LCD screen and you are ready to play music all over your house—without running back and forth to your computer to change Internet radio stations or play-lists.

The Sonos can play music stored on as many as 16 Macs, PCs, Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices on your home network, as well as supporting MP3s and ITunes. It also comes preloaded with internet radio stations and pod-casts. If you are a subscriber to satellite radio or on-line radio stations like Pandora you can access all of that music too.

At a petite 2.9” X 4.5”, Sonos is portable and unobtrusive. It has a motion sensor or is touch screen activated to start. The battery lasts 2-5 days on one two hour charge. This is a great new electronic. Stop by Abt and check it out, or shop Abt online today.

-Kelly B.