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.
UCAC
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Unified Car Audio Championships Results

More than 200 vehicles competed in the third annual Unified Car Audio Championships, requiring an overflow building to...

JML Audio expands retail space
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1sixty8 Media:12V Retailer Turns Marketing Guru

Award winning retailer Mitch Schaffer of Mobile Edge, Lehighton, PA. is moving into the new business of providing...

Brandmotion Ford Qi
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Video: How To Install a Wireless Smartphone Charger

Not yet up on how to install a kit for wireless smartphone charging in the car?  Here's a...

METRA 95-3314G
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Metra Intros New Kit for Chevy Malibu

Metra Electronics announced new radio replacement kits for 2013 and newer Chevy Malibu without factory color touchscreen. The...

Blackhawk RES
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12V Smartwatch to Launch at SEMA

Blackhawk RES may soon become a smartwatch that can remote start a car from any location and perform...

Infiniti Q50
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New OEM Radios Even Worse: Consumer Reports

Last year the radio was the source of the most complaints about new cars. This year's radio performance...

Kicker SEMA 2014
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Kicker Announces SEMA Show Cars

Kicker will be represented at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas next week in more than 30 vehicles....

Alpine iLX-007 CarPlay
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Alpine Officially Ships CarPlay Radio at $800

Alpine Electronics is now shipping a CarPlay radio at $800, making it the second aftermarket brand to offer...

Dan McLeod
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Leading Car Audio Vet Moves to MTX

MTX Audio announced that Dan McLeod, a long-time veteran of Rockford Corp., has been named National Mobile Audio...

Massive Audio Dalek
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Massive Audio Wins Doctor Who License

Massive Audio announced its first licensing deal with BBC Worldwide North America for the production of Doctor Who...

Dynaudio new US distributor for car audio
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Dynaudio Sold to Electronics Company

High end home and car audio company Dynaudio has sold 83 percent of its shares to GoerTek Inc,...

NPD on top car audio amplifiers
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Top 10 Car Speaker and Amp Brands Year-to-Date

Here is a listing of the top car audio speaker and amplifier brands, ranked by dollar sales to...

Cartronix
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Cartronix Sponsors Coat Drive

VALPARAISO, IN--Car audio retailer Cartronix launched its 3rd annual "Coats for Kids" drive, collecting coats for the local...

Polar Vortex
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Here Comes the Polar Vortex, Again

Attention remote start dealers.  In a semi-repeat of last year, the polar vortex, which sent temperatures plummeting last...

Crux logo
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CRUX Ships New WiFi Integration Interface for GM

Crux Interfacing Solutions announced the release of its latest WiFi Audio / Video Integration kit that allows smartphone mirroring...

Directed Octo Canada
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Directed Expands OCTO Insurance Telematics in Canada

Directed operates a joint venture with OCTO of Italy, a leader in Usage Based Insurance (UBI).  Together they...

Race Sport catalog
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Race Sport Releases 2015 Line Up Early

Race Sport has released its 2015 catalog and has updated its web site with over 2,400 new car...

Apple logo
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Apple Patents Remote Start Advanced System

Apple received a patent for a system that can be used to remote start a car and unlock/lock...

SEMA show logo
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Update on SEMA’s First Battle of the Builds

More than 125 vehicle builders and car customizers have been entered into the first-ever SEMA Battle of the...

Team Soundstream 2
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Epsilon Wins IASCA Triple Crown

Epsilon reported it won the IASCA Triple Crown at the recent IASCA North American Championships. This is the...