Kenwood USA Corporation announces the initial retail delivery of its flagship multimedia/navigation DVD receiver, the DNX9960 ($1,800.00 Sound FX price). Specifically engineered and manufactured exclusively for the Kenwood Excelon retailer network, the DNX9960 offers more enhancements over last year’s top-of-the-line model, including advanced 3-D navigation technology by Garmin which offers three-dimensional buildings and landmarks with many images being photo-realistic. Lane Assist with Junction View is a new feature designed to reduce highway interchange confusion and improve driving safety. The DNX9960 also includes built-in NAVTEQ Live Traffic service that is free for the life of the product. For maximizing fuel efficiency while driving, the DNX9960 offers the Garmin-developed EcoRoute feature that measures the impact of driving habits on the environment and suggests routes that will consume fuel most efficiently. Kenwood’s voice control feature allows a user to fully operate the navigation system and utilize features such as entering addresses or phone numbers, choosing menu options and select points of interest. The voice control system will also operate the audio and video systems, allowing the user to change between multiple sources, raise and lower volume, seek out music and video files and access station presets. In addition, the DNX9960 can decode MPEG4 and H.264 video files from an external USB drive. The DNX9960 has a 3-D animated graphic user interface (GUI) with selectable skins and movable, drag-and-drop icons for customization. A high-resolution WVGA 6.95-inch touchscreen with Dynamic Luminance Control provides DVD video, iPod video, USB video, navigation maps and source icons. The latest Parrot Bluetooth module is built into the DNX9960 and is compatible with almost all cellular telephones on the market. The DNX9960 comes with a two-year warranty and is immediately available and in-stock at Sound FX.