What more could you Truckin' Magazine readers want out of life? How about Las Vegas and all of the coolest, newest and most innovative mobile audio products around, all in one convenient location? Well, your prayers have been answered, because every year Las Vegas plays host to the largest gathering of companies looking to sell their newest products for the upcoming year. Yep you guessed it, it's the Consumer Electronics Show for 2003, and 2003 was looking to be even better than ever.
This bad-ass, silver Pro-Street...
This bad-ass, silver Pro-Street truck had a sound system just as powerful as the engine!
The folks from PBase brought...
The folks from PBase brought out their demo van to show off their new products.
Alanis Morrisette was in the...
Alanis Morrisette was in the Sirius booth, playing some songs and chatting up the host.
If you have never been to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), it's a Mecca of all things electronic ... and we mean ALL things. Looking for the latest in mobile audio technology? It's there. How about satellite radio? They had two huge booths, no waiting. How about gargantuan, high-definition plasma televisions? More than you could shake a stick at. What about beautiful women who are constantly trying to get your attention and drag you into their booth to show off their new products? Oh please, this IS Las Vegas, you know. and they were all out there to promote all of the stuff you know you'll want to buy.
The yellow Hummer had a rockin'...
The yellow Hummer had a rockin' A/V system that took up the whole back end.
Now this is one sweet truck...
Now this is one sweet truck box from Boss Audio. This was one of the nicest we saw.
This bagged, custom station...
This bagged, custom station wagon drew crowds to the Interfire Audio booth.
As people of the truck, we know and appreciate all of the stuff that makes life more enjoyable, and to be sure, all of those things were there. From massage chairs, to 18-inch, square subwoofers, to competition level amplifiers and killer audio video components for your truck, CES had it all and much, much more.
All of the major players in the mobile audio and video industry were in attendance, as well as some newcomers. MTX, Kicker, Kove Audio, Directed Electronics, MA Audio, Bazooka and Phoenix Gold had a bunch of new products for your ride, and were showing them off in grand style.
Mary-- Kove Audio
Tyran -- Bazooka.
Nichole -- MA Audio.
But rather than bore you with all of the sordid details here, take a sneak peek at some of the stuff we got a glimpse of at the show. And be on the look out for a full-blown feature in an upcoming issue of Truckin' Magazine. Stay tuned.