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Vizualogic to Release Android In-Headrest<br />
Entertainment System<br />
It may look like any other industrial space in the<br />
neighborhood, but something exciting is happening<br />
inside TMI’s corporate headquarters in Corona, California,<br />
where the Vizualogic brand is ramping up for an<br />
exciting new launch at this year’s <strong>SEMA</strong> <strong>Show</strong>. With new<br />
products and a new look, Vizualogic is poised to make<br />
a breakthrough in the automotive entertainment field.<br />
Vizualogic got its start in rear-seat entertainment in<br />
1999 with TMI’s Back Seat Theater, a flip-down roofmounted<br />
display with a remote VHS player. The product<br />
was a success, and the brand has grown exponentially<br />
with TMI’s move to a larger facility in 2001. TMI’s<br />
experience in matching OEM interiors for custom cars<br />
quickly led to the creation of its headrest entertainment<br />
line. By integrating high-quality screens into a headrest<br />
that perfectly matches a vehicle’s OEM upholstery, it<br />
quickly expanded into a whole new field.<br />
That history of innovation has led to a formidable<br />
product lineup. Vizualogic’s line of headrests feature<br />
dual DVD players, USB and SD card connections, wireless<br />
headphones and industry-leading high-resolution<br />
glare-free screens with impressive viewing angles. Each<br />
screen is carefully fitted in a handmade headrest that<br />
is matched to a specific car to ensure an OEM fit and<br />
finish. Once installed, you’d be hard-pressed to tell<br />
the difference.<br />
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Vizualogic also has your rear seat entertainment needs<br />
covered with a variety of roof-mounted flip-down monitors<br />
that feature a larger screen the whole family can<br />
enjoy. For smaller cars, the Roadtrip Elite center console<br />
display is a perfect fit. It features an 8-in. screen that can<br />
easily be viewed by rear-seat passengers, and it folds away<br />
when not in use to save space. There’s also a universal<br />
post-mounted system that features dual 9-in. screens.<br />
Vizualogic has some exciting products for the driver<br />
too, including a rearview mirror with an integrated GPS<br />
screen and handsfree Bluetooth connection to your<br />
mobile phone. The BlueLogic system integrates any<br />
Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone with the car’s audio<br />
system and allows music streaming and handsfree phone<br />
calls—it even automatically mutes the radio when a call<br />
is in progress.<br />
Vizualogic’s newest product is the Hindsight Flip, a<br />
small motorized screen connected to a rearview camera<br />
that folds out when the car is in reverse to assist the driver<br />
with blind spots behind the car... and stows itself away<br />
once you shift back into drive.<br />
Despite the success with its current product lines,<br />
Vizualogic isn’t resting on its laurels. “We’ve always<br />
stayed on the cutting edge, and we’re really excited<br />
about what we have coming up this year,” said Aaron<br />
Lyle marketing director. “With more and more people<br />
living in a digitally connected world, we think the time<br />
is right to integrate that technology into what we do.”<br />
Vizualogic will unveil a new latest product at the 2012<br />
<strong>SEMA</strong> show in October, a new headrest featuring the<br />
Android operating system. Android is a full-fledged<br />
mobile operating system that many users are already<br />
familiar with from their smartphones and tablets. In<br />
addition to enjoying their favorite songs and movies,<br />
passengers will be able to browse the Internet, check<br />
e-mail, play games and much more with this new product.<br />
“When Vizualogic started out, VHS was all the rage.<br />
Since then, we’ve added DVD and digital video files<br />
and, now, we’re able to offer something that’s leaps and<br />
bounds beyond audio and video,” said Lyle.<br />
Vizualogic is launching a whole new theme to go with<br />
this year’s exciting new products. Of course, it’ll be showing<br />
off its range of in-headrest entertainment, including<br />
products for plenty of the hottest ’13 vehicles, in a bigger,<br />
redesigned booth where there will be demos of all<br />
its products, including the new Android product. So,<br />
head on over to booth #11745 to check out the latest<br />
from Vizualogic.<br />
“Our team is really pumped up for the <strong>Show</strong> this<br />
year. Android is huge and what we can do with it is very<br />
exciting! It’s going to change rear-seat entertainment as<br />
we know it.”