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.
Car audio and electronics suppliers feel the squeeze
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12V Companies Feel the Squeeze

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Suppliers are feeling one of the deepest profit squeezes in years, according to many. Raw material prices have...

AudX expands car stereo offering.
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AudX Expands Offering

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AudX Sound, a new company launched by former Alpine Product Development Veteran Javier Vergara, offers an amplifier and...

Audio Dynamics unusual founder
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Audio Dynamics Expands

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.Audio Dynamics’ founder Aaron White has been slowly building the brand over the past 16 years, and has...

GM patent published for See- Through car
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GM’s See-Through Car

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General Motors is  exploring a “see through” car according to a newly published patent.  The system gives the...

Monster Audio is new car audio brand with ties to Monster Cable.
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Monster Audio Launches in US

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Monster Audio is a new brand with ties to Monster Cable, the legendary, audio cable company led by...

Sundown Audio to appeal WoofersEtc case
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Sundown to Appeal WoofersEtc Case

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A verdict has been reached on the case of WoofersEtc and partners against Sundown Audio, and new owner...

Crossover Marketing names new vendor
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Crossover Mktg Adds Another Vendor

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Press Release (UNEDITED): Houston, TX, The Crossover Marketing Group is proud to announce the addition of Monster Audio...

MEA is accepting nominations for Hall of Fame
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Nominate an Industry Member for MEA Hall of Fame 2026

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The Mobile Electronics Association (MEA) is accepting nominations for the 2026 Mobile Electronics Hall of Fame. This honor...

Shortages of Ford F150
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Many 12V Dealers Spared Impact by Ford F150 Shortage

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Ford inventory of the F150, the best selling vehicle in the US, has fallen as much as 40...

A Midwest car audio distributors closes its doors.
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A Midwest Distributor Folds

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House of Electronics, a long time Chicago area distributor, has closed its doors and will officially cease operation...

Android Auto gets major updates include Dolby Atmos and video while parked.
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Android Auto Gets Major Updates

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Google announced yesterday a number of significant updates for Android Auto, which is now in 250 million vehicles....

Mercedes-Benz recalls over 144K vehicles due to infotainment control unit software glitch
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Mercedes Recalls 144K Cars Due to Failure Linked to Infotainment

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Mercedes-Benz issued a recall due to the infotainment control unit’s software in over 144,000 vehicles.  It told NHTSA...

KnowledgeFest Atlantic City to host distributor technology pavillions.
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KnowledgeFest Atlantic City Gets New Distributor Tech Pavilions

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Press Release (UNEDITED): North Andover, MA — The Mobile Electronics Association (MEA) today announced that KnowledgeFest Atlantic City,...

JVCKENWOOD and Alps Alpine report full year earnings as of May 2026
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JVCKENWOOD, Alps Alpine Full Year Earnings

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JVCKENWOOD and Alps Alpine reported results for their full fiscal years ended in March and Gentex, which owns...

Jensen launches Apex mid tier line with advanced speaker materials.
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Jensen Launches New Mid-Tier Series

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Jensen is launching a new step-up line which brings advanced NASA-grade speaker materials to the mid-tier car audio...

GM reaches $12.75 million settlement with California for selling customer driving data.
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GM to Pay $12.75M to California Over Misuse of Customer Data

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General Motors has reached a settlement with California to pay $12.75 million for selling its customers' driving data. ...

Huawei headlights can project movies.
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These Headlights Are Awesome

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China is racing ahead of the curve in headlight technology. Huawei’s new XPixel headlight technology, to be available...

Firstech ships Drone LTE GPS tracker
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Firstech Ships Drone Tracker

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Firstech is shipping the wireless Drone XT-LTE GPS tracker--a portable, battery-powered anti-theft solution for tracking vehicles, trailers, boats,...

JL Audio Logo
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JL’s Surprise Luxury Home Audio System

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JL Audio has entered the luxury home audio system market with a full system, available now, at towering...

Firstech Canada named master distributor for Skyworks in Canada.
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Firstech Canada Named Master Distributor for Home Custom Integration Company

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Press Release (UNEDITED): Saskatoon, SK – Firstech Canada today announced it has been appointed Master Distributor for SKYWORTH...