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Fusion Marine Stereo 2013, great but confusing!
Written by Ben Ellison on Jun 21, 2013 for Panbo, The Marine Electronics Hub Last week I had a long conference call with the Fusion Marine product management team in New Zealand. I came away even more...
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Intellian Technologies: smart, articulate & classy
Written by Ben Ellison on Jun 27, 2013 for Panbo, The Marine Electronics Hub Intellian Technologies has come a long way since they first introduced their own brand of satellite TV antenna systems at...
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METS 2013: Glomex WeBBoat, fingers on Garmin and Simrad, and more
Written by Kees Verruijt on Nov 26, 2013 for Panbo, The Marine Electronics Hub The Marine Equipment Trade Show 2013 held in Amsterdam last week lived up to its reputation again. The trade floors were...
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Miami 2014 comms #1: WiFi, Cellular, and V-SAT advances
Written by Ben Ellison on Feb 21, 2014 for Panbo, The Marine Electronics Hub That’s the Web browser built into the Humminbird ION10 MFD that I first saw demoed in Lauderdale (pre browser), and the test...
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Fusion-Link N2K & Garmin, happy together
Written by Ben Ellison on Mar 3, 2014 for Panbo, The Marine Electronics Hub The ability of Fusion marine stereo systems to integrate with multifunction displays over NMEA 2000 (or Ethernet) is a...
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Sonos WiFi HiFi tested: excellent at home, maybe for boat
Written by Ben Ellison on Mar 23, 2014 for Panbo, The Marine Electronics Hub I knew little about Sonos wireless hifi a month ago. While the ads suggested an elegant Apple-like design, I had the...
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Mega AV: UMSI installs KVH IP MultiCast, Crestron & much more
Written by Ben Ellison on Nov 14, 2014 for Panbo, The Marine Electronics Hub Whoever buys Island Heiress will get an amazing audio video system. The 1996 Cheoy Lee has gone through a massive refit —...
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Fusion BB300 black box stereo & a peek into 2015
Written by Ben Ellison on Dec 7, 2014 for Panbo, The Marine Electronics Hub It’s not on the Fusion website yet, but the MS-BB300 black box marine stereo was introduced in Fort Lauderdale — press...
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New NMEA 2000 stereos: Rockford Fosgate PMX-5, JL Audio MM100s & Navico...
Written by Ben Ellison on Mar 9, 2016 for Panbo, The Marine Electronics Hub Being able to use your helm’s bright waterproof color screen to run your stereo system has to be one of the most appreciated...
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Fusion Signature sound and much more, plus Clarion gets N2K
Written by Ben Ellison on Oct 27, 2016 for Panbo, The Marine Electronics Hub Fusion’s Todd Crocker has twice impressed me with on-water demonstrations of the company’s premium Signature sound system,...
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Smörgåsboat: The tasty testing buffet installed on Gizmo for 2017
Written by Ben Ellison on Jul 31, 2017 for Panbo, The Marine Electronics Hub While I do think that Gizmo offers a bountiful spread of delicious marine electronics these days, a more serious title for...
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Smörgåsboat: The tasty testing buffet installed on Gizmo for 2017
Written by Ben Ellison on Jul 31, 2017 for Panbo, The Marine Electronics Hub While I do think that Gizmo offers a bountiful spread of delicious marine electronics these days, a more serious title for...
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Raymarine MFD apps three ways: from drone control to sat comms to video...
Written by Ben Stein and Ben Ellison on Feb 26, 2018 for Panbo, The Marine Electronics Hub MIBS 2018 saw the manufacturers putting the multi in MFD, with Garmin and Raymarine each introducing multiple...
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Fusion Apollo Series, truly “The Sum of Audio Innovation”?
Even bolder than the advertising tagline quoted in my title is sentence two of the Apollo press release: “Building on FUSION’s industry recognized True-Marine design philosophy, the new Apollo Series...
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How to get TV on your boat, the choices expand
Molly and Madelyn enjoying a little TV on-board Have Another Day It’s no surprise that I get a lot of questions about the best way to receive and watch TV onboard. The traditional choices for homes...
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Amazon Fire TV Recast on a boat?
In late September Amazon announced a slew of new hardware in time for the holiday season. Included was the Fire TV Recast, a clever network-based TV tuner and DVR (digital video recorder). The...
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Innovative electronics like Navico ID hardly mentioned, a new paradigm?
What is arguably the most innovative electronics system in recent times debuted at the Miami boat show and very few people noticed! I’m talking specifically about the Navico Information Display that...
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SiriusXM InfoLink, new features and lower priced SiriusXM weather receivers
The new receiver on display at the Miami International Boat Show in February SiriusXM Marine Weather on your boat is getting cheaper and likely to get more capable in the near future. Furuno and...
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Fusion ARX Remote: simple, effective and convenient
Sometimes you just want to turn down the volume or skip to the next track, and the Fusion ARX remote is the right tool for that job. The remote’s simplicity, size, and flexible placement allow it to...
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Fusion’s new RA670, completing the Apollo line
Today Fusion announced the MS-RA670, the third head unit in their Apollo line of marine stereos. I’ve been testing one for a few weeks and it looks like the 670 slots in between the top-of-the-line...
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