Video: You Can't Touch This - Realm's '63 Conti & MC Hammer

The guys at Realm posted up some video from CES of the '63 Lincoln Continental we blogged about a few days ago, two videos, actually. The first video is a cool walk around of the car with Chris McSweyn, product manager of Realm. He gives a brief introduction of the flat woofer we blogged about not too long ago, but then jumps right into the Conti walk-through.

And second video is a real treat.... MC Hammer stopped by the Realm booth at CES and took the Conti's audio system for a test drive with Hammer's new EP. From what I can tell from the video, Hammer's new sound definitely has come a LONG way since his "Can't Touch This" days, and he also seems pretty impressed with Realm's install.

Check out both videos after the jump.

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Realm's 63 Custom Continental is Classic Cool

The 1960's Lincoln Continental is a true collector's classic. The suicide door-sporting land yacht was available in both convertible and hard-top variations, and was one of the last production cars to be designed by a single person. Originally designed as a T-bird replacement, the Conti's bold-yet-elegant design influenced many other manufacturers during it's reign.

Realm Audio's 1963 Conti is the perfect staging ground for Realm to demo their line of high-end speakers, amplifiers, and subwoofers. The large, wide-open cockpit offers plenty of room for the speakers and subs to breathe. But this big baby wasn't a perfect show car, it took a lot of work to get her to what you see today. Trevor Kaplan and Nathan Perkins of Realm did all of the work in-house at Realm's R&D facility. The restore took approximately 1 year, and the audio install about 400 hours over a four-week period. Click on the jump for the details and a few more pics.

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Cool Video: Kenwood DNX8120

I found this cool video of Mike Morgan from Kenwood running though the basic functions of the new Kenwood DNX8120 double-DIN multimedia navigation radio. This was by far one of my favorite radios from CES.

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Phoenix Gold Roadster 66: Bringin' Back that Old School Feeling

Over the years ago, Phoenix Gold has introduced several cutting-edge, high-power, high-dollar amps into the industry. Many have been very limited issue, but mention one to any old school car audio guy (ZPA0.5, ZPA03, MS2250, Octane, etc), and you'll instantly get a distant-but-concentrating gaze and a "those were the days" smirk.
Well, it looks like those days are back. This year Phoenix unveiled the new Roadster 66 amplifier, a surfboard of an amp with loads of power, gobs of style, and a really cool aluminum carrying case. This 5-channel behemoth is the epitome of amplifiers, designed for the power-hungry SQ enthusiasts with a 4-channel Class A/B full range section and a separate Class-D mono section for subs. Check out the specs and features after the jump and a host of pics as well. 

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A King Dethroned: The New Navigon 8110

We just told you about the new Navigon 7100 a few days ago, donning it the "King" of current portable navs. Well, it might be getting dethroned, but at least it's staying in the family. This might be the new Navigon 8110. It looks sleeker and sexier, and should feature the latest Navigon MobileNavigator software (Version 7), which will be faster and offer an upgraded 3D Reality View interface. The 8100 series will be housed in a brushed aluminum housing with a 4.8" widescreen, a nice upgrade from the 7100's 4.3" screen.

The 8100 is just as feature-packed on the inside as the 7100, offering Bluetooth for handsfree mobile phone connectivity and a built-in RDS/TMC receiver for real-time traffic and weather info for example, but will also feature a built-in wireless FM transmitter to integrate the 8100's route instructions through any radio.

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