Amy Gilroy

Amy Gilroy

Amy has been reporting on the consumer electronics industry since cellphones and compact disc players were first introduced. She's worked for numerous industry publications and was a senior editor at This Week in Consumer Electronics (TWICE) magazine for 15 years.
Maestro AR with PC
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Maestro AR Ships in Limited Quantities

Automotive Data Solutions (ADS) is now shipping in limited quantities the Maestro AR interface that allows easier integration...

kenwood logo
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Kenwood Announces Two New Reps

Kenwood USA announced two new partnerships with manufacturers' sales representative firms. Momentum Marketing, based in Prosper, TX; and...

David-Hatcher
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Industry Evangelist Passes

David Hatcher, a longtime employee of Directed and evangelist for the car audio industry, passed away last week....

car stereo
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15 Percent of Customers Bring Their Own Car Stereo

At many car audio dealers close to 1 in 6 customers arrive with their own car audio equipment,...

Apple iPhone 7
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iPhone Sales Continue Downward Trend

For the fourth quarter in a row, Apple iPhone sales showed a dip in sales falling a slight...

Sony Car Audio adds a new distributor.
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Sony Creates Boot Camp for Distributors

Sony is expanding its boot camp for distributors first launched last year. It offers product training both in...

idatalink-maestro
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ADS Awarded Patent For Maestro

Automotive Data Solutions (ADS), makers of the iDatalink Maestro audio interface products, was granted a US patent,  on...

VOXX Electronics names Ian Worrall Regional Sales Manager
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VOXX Restructures

VOXX Electronics has combined its car security division with its driver safety division and also integrated Rosen in-dash...

Elevate Audio-Nate car audio shop
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21 Year Old Opens Car Audio Shop and Kills It

Adrian Avila, 21 and Nate Treirweiler,32, opened their car audio shop last year with a folding chair and...

NAV-TV-Mazda-interface
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NAV-TV Camera Interface for Newer Mazdas

Coral Springs, FL - NAV-TV Corp. announces the release of the MAZDA CAM 2 rear view camera interface...

JL-Supra-Boats
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JL Sponsors Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour

Miramar, FL—JL Audio announced plans to sponsor the 2017 Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour—the most dominant, highest credibility...

Kenwood car radios
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JVCKenwood Sales Up For the Year

JVCKenwood reported a sales increase for its full fiscal year that ended March 31. Its overall sales rose...

JL-Audio-Jay-Kent
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JL Audio Appoints new Product Training Specialist

Miramar, FL— JL Audio, an innovator in high-end audio solutions, has announced the appointment of Jay Kent to...

Massive Audio seeks sales support representative for car audio
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Massive Audio Announces New Distributor

Massive Audio announced Sylvester Electronics from Cumberland, RI as its new distributor. “With their MECP certified staff on...

SiriusXM to use EyeLock security for e-Wallet
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SiriusXM Buys Connected Car Service

SiriusXM announced it has purchased Automatic Labs Inc. (Automatic), based in San Francisco, which offers OBD2 devices for...

Petra-CarExpo
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Photo: Petra Holds 15th Annual Car Audio Expo

Petra Industries' 15th annual Car Audio expo on Sunday included its first Pro Challenge where four installers competed...

Magic-Mount-CD
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Scosche Adds MagicMount CD

OXNARD, Calif. – SCOSCHE Industries, announced new additions to the MagicMount series of magnetic, cradle-less, mobile device mounts:...

gentex-fdm Cadillac Mirror
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“Cadillac Mirror” Now Shipping to Dealers From VOXX

The famed "Cadillac mirror" that can show a rear video feed behind the car to eliminate blind spots...

Clarion logo
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Vickers Takes on Clarion Marine Line

Marietta, GA– Vickers AV announced that it has been authorized by Clarion Corporation of America to immediately stock...

avidworx-car-audio-shop
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Re-Marketing For 12 Volters

The car audio industry, as a whole, does not properly re-market (market to existing customers), so a new...