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Is Ford Open To More Startup And Technology Acquisitions?
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 3:47pm | 662Last week, Ford (NYSE: F) announced that it had acquired Livio, a Ferndale, Michigan-based software development startup. This was an unusual move for Ford. Bill Coughlin, President and CEO of Ford Global Technologies (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford), told Benzinga that the company had not...
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Ford Acquires Livio To Enhance In-Car Connectivity (F)
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 4:20pm | 450Ford (NYSE: F) has acquired Livio, a Ferndale, Michigan-based software development startup. Known to consumers for developing various Internet radio products, such as the Grooveshark Car Kit, Livio gained some acclaim in the mobile development community after creating its Connect API and Connect...
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Livio Radio Begins Taking Pre-Sales for the Grooveshark Car Kit
Monday, November 28, 2011 - 10:45am | 245Grooveshark's first branded device will begin shipping in three weeks. Featuring hands-free calling, USB charging, and access to over 15 million songs, the Grooveshark Car Kit by Livio Radio is a plug-and-play device that delivers Grooveshark music from Android phones to any FM car stereo. “Sam [...
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Livio Radio's Car Kit Gains Huge Praise from CES
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 12:39pm | 188The company's Bluetooth Internet Radio Car Kit impressed an independent panel at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. As a result, Livio Radio has been named an International CES Innovations 2012 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree. “The first thing people see when they walk into the largest...
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Livio Connect Supercharges Automobiles with CSR Chips Integration
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 12:58pm | 188Livio Radio's developer-friendly API has become the exclusive software partner for CSR chips. Announced at the Telematics Munich 2011 conference, CSR will now use Livio Connect – which allows developers to build branded Bluetooth-enabled products – to provide all of its mobile phone application...
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RadioShack Gets Some Livio Love This Christmas
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 12:35pm | 229Consumers now have an additional 4,400 ways to purchase the Bluetooth Car Internet Radio Kit. Livio Radio has announced this morning that its acclaimed car kit is now being sold in all of the company-operated RadioShack (NYSE: RSH) stores in the United States. With 4,400 locations nationwide,...
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AccuRadio Comes to Livio Radio
Friday, September 16, 2011 - 9:17am | 176Those who own the Bluetooth Internet Radio Car Kit can now access a “sampling” of the 500+ channels offered by AccuRadio. Available for the Livio Car Internet Radio application (in addition to the aforementioned car kit), AccuRadio is regarded as one of the top 10 most listened to Internet radio...
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Livio Radio Launches Bluetooth Internet Radio Car Kit for iPod and iPhone
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 10:43am | 249Will “change the way users enjoy car radio.” Livio Radio has been getting a lot of buzz lately for the investments it received from Angel Street Capital and Western Technology Investment. But today the Michigan-based manufacturer and developer isn't announcing another round of funding – instead,...
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Facebook and Google Investors Set Their Sights on Livio Radio
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 12:43pm | 382“Additional growth capital” is just the beginning. Livio Radio, which recently received an investment from Angel Street Capital, has signed an investment agreement with Western Technology Investment, a venture debt firm that has previously thrown its support behind Facebook and Google (NASDAQ:...
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Livio Radio Receives New Funds from Angel Street Capital
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 12:05pm | 336New investment to accelerate “car Internet radio technologies in Detroit.” Internet radio device manufacturer and service provider Livio Radio has announced that it has signed Angel Street Capital as a new investment partner. Livio Radio, which develops a wide variety of products – including...
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Social Media Day 2011 Rocks Detroit, Brings the Community Together
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 12:10pm | 995I updated my “status” last night. Not by tweeting 140 characters or by writing a few words on Facebook, but by attending the 2011 Social Media Day in Detroit, MI. It was an event for people to get together, network, and rejoice in tables of free food. Most of all it was a chance to chat, chill, and...