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.
3D printing
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3D Printing Comes to Car Audio

3D printing is creating new options for car audio retailers who can now fashion their own speaker grilles,...

Apps Meet Cars Livio
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Toyota and Ford May Join Forces in Car Radios

Toyota and Ford are exploring working together to produce a connected smartphone system for car radios, that could...

Rockford RFBTRCA Bluetooth adapter
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Rockford Ships Bluetooth Module

Rockford Fosgate announced it is now shipping a universal Bluetooth kit that converts any amplifier or head unit...

VAIS logo
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VAIS Ships its First Nissan Interface

VAIS Technology announced its shipping its first interface kit for Nissan--a SiriusXM plug and play module. The VAIS...

MESA CarPlay ad
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12V Aftermarket Sales Since 2000

Here is a view of car audio sales since the year 2000. But before you read on, it’s...

Rockford RFC-350
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Rockford Intros Power Bank

 Rockford Fosgate is entering a new category of portable chargers for a motorcycle and/or laptop or other device....

Alpine X009-RAM
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Alpine Joins Detroit Downtown Hoedown

Alpine Electronics will participate in the Downtown Hoedown, a country music festival sponsored by RAM Trucks to be...

Promaster City NAVTV
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NAV-TV Ships Promaster City Camera Interface

NAV-TV  announced the release of the Promaster City Cam backup camera integration kit for 2014-up  Dodge Promaster City...

Rockford Sturgis
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Rockford Returns to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Rockford Fosgate is returning to the huge annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally to display its motorcycle audio systems. The...

Oz Vector subwoofer
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The Returned Oz Audio Ships New Lines

Oz Audio is now shipping new car audio speakers and amplifiers, as the brand returns to the aftermarket....

BlendMount
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New Mirror Mounts for K40 Detectors

K40 Electronics announced a new mounting solution for K40 Electronics portable radar/laser detectors from BlendMount. BlendMount’s BK4 mounts...

Pioneer car
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Pioneer Launches Best Buy Demo Tour of CarPlay, Android Auto

Pioneer Electronics, which to date remains the only aftermarket company to offer both CarPlay and Android Auto ready...

Kicker logo
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Kicker Veteran Resigns

Randy Davis, a veteran of 25 years in sales and marketing for Stillwater Designs (Kicker), announced his resignation...

Ford Sync 3
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Here are the First Cars to Get Sync 3

Ford announced the first vehicles to get the new SYNC 3 systems will be the 2016 Escape and...

Maestro K150
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ADS Intros Ford F150 Car Kit

Automotive Data Solutions (ADS) is now shipping an iDatalink Maestro kit with built in heater/AC controls for 2013-2014...

Cartunes Atlanta news
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12 Volt Needs $300,000 Awareness Campaign

A sum of $300,000 is required for the industry to create an Internet based campaign that could move...

ultimate show
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Ultimate Marketing Hosts Car Audio Show for Charity

Ultimate Marketing will sponsor a local car audio show that also features NFL players and their cars. Ultimate...

DAS Seeks Inside and Field Sales Reps
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DAS Appoints New Sales Specialist

Distributor DAS Companies, Palmyra, PA, announced Shawn Gordon has been appointed Sales Territory Specialist for Southern New Jersey,...

Dow Logo
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Dow Hires Car Audio Account Manager

Distributor DOW Electronics, Tampa, FL announced it has hired a new Account Manager, Michael Blackwell,  responsible for car...

Roberts firehouse
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This 12V Dealer is in a Firehouse

Roberts Auto & Home Electronics, Louisville, KY operates out of an old two-storey fire station but that is...