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.
End Result logo
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The End Result Announces Show Seminars

Manufacturers' Rep, The End Result announced the seminars to be held at its Annual Dealer Show to be...

Directed DS4 remote start
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Directed Launches New Dealer Program

Directed launched a new program for its key retailers last month, offering pricing discounts, priority technical support and...

Caruma
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First 4G “Dropcam” for Car?

A startup called Caruma Technologies plans to offer in the third quarter, the first “dropcam” for the car—a...

Sony RSX-GS9
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Hi-Res Audio Sweeps Car Audio

One of the key themes at the recent CES Show was the surprising number of Hi-Res Audio product...

NAV-TV Jay Kent
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NAV-TV Extends Support; Promotes Jay Kent

NAV-TV Corp. announced it is extending sales and support hours for authorized NAV-TV dealers, effective immediately.  Support is...

Rostra BackZone Pro
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Rostra Updates Backup Sensors

Rostra has updated its BackZone Pro sensors and added new truck sensors with an extended harness to accommodate...

Jim Minarik
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CEO of Directed’s Parent Retires

Directed Electronics parent company, DEI Holdings Inc., announced that its Chairman and CEO, Jim Minarik will retire on...

Pioneer DEH-X6800BT
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It’s Official: Aftermarket Head Unit Sales Grew in 2015

Against the odds, aftermarket in-dash CD player sales in the US (wholesale) grew by 7 percent in units...

NAV-TV rear camera kit for Mercedes Metris
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NAV-TV Launches Rear Camera Solution for Mercedes Metris

NAV-TV launched a new rear view camera solution for the new Mercedes Metris van. The Metris was introduced...

SiriusXM Commander
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SiriusXM Releases New Commander

SiriusXM released its first touchscreen satellite radio controller that integrates into the car without the need to replace...

Dash Connect Plus
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New Car Audio Interface Brand Debuts

Dash Connect + is a new car audio interface brand for the aftermarket launched by the makers of...

Kenwood Rep of the year 2015
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Kenwood Rep of the Year Awards for 2015

Kenwood recognized the top performers in manufacturer's reps for 2015. Excellence in Sales, Eastern Region, was awarded to...

Alpine rep of the year Osheaski
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Alpine Announces Reps of the Year

Alpine Electronics of America announced its Alpine Rep of the Year as Rob Oscheaski of Echo Sales &...

HArman HUD
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Heads Up Displays for the Aftermarket

Heads up displays have been on view at CES in recent years, but momentum for bringing them to...

SBN spring break nationals
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Get Ready For Spring Break Nationals/in.car.EXPO 2016

The 30th annual Spring Break Nationals/in.car.EXPO, which claims to be the industry's longest running mobile electronics expo, is...

Encore
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Encore Ends Partnership with Memphis

Encore Automotive, the four-year old supplier of remote start and safety products, said it has parted company with...

Cerwin tower speaker SMC8W
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Cerwin Ships RPM Tower Speakers

Cerwin-Vega Mobile is now shipping its RPM  (Recreation. Powersport. Marine.) tower speakers that use speaker pods with specially...

Parrot Simple Box
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Parrot’s Unusual Car Radio

Parrot showed at CES the “Simple Box,” which won a 2016 CES Innovation Award. The box is part...

Hybrid-U69
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Hybrid Ships New Speakers

Hybrid Audio Technologies announced it added a new 6 X 9-inch midbass, 3-inch midrange, and add-on three-way passive...

JL Audio
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A Rare Honor in Car Audio

It’s not every day that car audio, or audio is recognized for creating jobs. But that was the...