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.
backup camera IIHS
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Breaking News: Backup Cameras Now Mandatory

A ruling Monday by the government makes inclusion of backup cameras in new vehicles mandatory by the year...

Steve Witt
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Leading Car Audio Exec Exits VOXX (Audiovox)

Steve Witt, VOXX (Audiovox) Electronics VP Mobile Audio and Advanced Accessories is leaving the company after 18 months...

PAC ControlPro
1880 views

First Steering Wheel Control With Smartphone Programming Ships From PAC

The first steering wheel control interface that can be programmed by an installer from a smartphone or tablet,...

SiriusXM
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SiriusXM Made Part of the Test Drive in Pre-Owned Cars

SiriusXM announced that it is now working with AutoManager to allow car dealers to more easily enroll car...

John Shalam
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VOXX’s Shalam Honored by CEA

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) will honor VOXX (Audiovox) Chairman and Founder John Shalam for his contributions to the...

Rich Inferrera
3970 views

Godfather of Car Audio Returns

A dealer who opened one of the first car audio shops back in 1968 and who helped test...

Compustar 7-series
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New Remote Start From Compustar

SEATTLE--Firstech, LLC, makers of Compustar, released a new 7-series line of remote starters that work more easily with...

JL Audio with In Phase Marketing
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JL Audio Awards Notable Reps

MIRAMAR, FL--JL Audio recently honored sales reps who showed significant improvements over the previous year in selling JL...

Pioneer AVIC-8000NEX
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Full Pioneer NEX Line Now Shipping

Pioneer just began shipping its new top-of-the-line AVIC-8000NEX navigation receiver, completing the launch of its 2014 receiver line...

JL Audio M880-CCX
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JL Audio Intros New Marine Audio as Category Grows

JL Audio is introducing new larger marine audio speakers for 2014, as sales for hifi systems for boats...

Epsilon Spring Break Nationals
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Epsilon Announces Spring Break Results

The Epsilon Group, which markets the brands SoundStream, Power Acoustik, Drive Alert, Precision Power (PPI), Farenheit, and SPL...

Team Audition Audio
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Audition Audio Announces Wins at SBN

Team Audition Audio of Cumming, GA took home 1st place trophies in IASCA Sound Quality competition awards at...

car in winter
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It’s Been a Rough Winter For Audio/Video

Some retailers and distributors are reporting signs of a rebound after a rough winter where frigid temps and...

Cadence QRS
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Cadence Intros QRS Speakers

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA-- Cadence introduced a new QRS Series line of performance speakers using high quality materials...

Hybrid Audio
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Hybrid Audio Wins Sound Quality Honors at SBN

ATLANTA, GA-- Hybrid Audio Technologies said it won over a dozen championships at the Daytona Spring Break Nationals...

Goshers Blind spot detector
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First Radar-Based Blindspot Detector for Aftermarket

Blind spot detectors are in hot demand by consumers and Goshers is now developing and testing the first...

dow
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DOW Opens New Distribution Center

TAMPA, FL– Distributor DOW Electronics announced the opening of a new distribution center in Ft. Lauderdale, FL as...

Tint World San Diego
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Tint World Offers 24-Hr Leather With Katzkin

MONTEBELLO, CA. – Katzkin leather and the Tint World chain of autostyling and car audio stores, announced a...

Mobileye 5 Series
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Mobileye Triples Aftermarket Sales

Mobileye said it has tripled the retail sales of its early crash warning devices for the first two...

Rosen Echo
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Rosen Responds to TMI Patent Dispute

CORONA, CA--Rosen Electronics  said it "expects vindication" in a patent dispute recently announced by Vizualogic parent TMI. Rosen...