Alpine Bows First Aftermarket In-Dash Receiver With Wireless Apple CarPlay

Alpine is shipping the iLX-107 ($900), calling it in an announcement the first aftermarket in-dash receiver “dedicated to wireless Apple CarPlay.” The receiver includes an AM/FM tuner, 7-inch touch screen, auxiliary input and rear-view camera system input, Alpine said. IPhone owners can use CarPlay to make and receive calls, access text messages, play music and get directions optimized for traffic conditions via the touch screen or Siri voice control, it said.