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.
Retro Manufacturing
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Retro Moves Operations to Henderson, NV

  Retro Manufacturing, manufacturer of RetroSound® audio products and RetroBelt® safety products for the classic automotive market is...

Apps Meet Cars Livio
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Ford Buys Former Aftermarket 12V Company

Ford announced it purchased Livio , which until recently made aftermarket Internet Radio devices. Livio, considered a startup...

iPhone Wells Fargo
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iPhone Cuts Into General Retail Sales

If your sales are down this week or next, you might blame the iPhone. The mass opening of...

Ford Sync
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Ford Stops Sync Training Fund for Dealers

Ford is ending its program of paying car dealers to teach customers how to use the Sync radio...

Maestro iDadtalink for Mustang
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Maestro Mustang Dash Kit for Kenwood Ships

The Maestro  iDatalink dash kit that permits Kenwood radios to replace Ford Mustang radios is now shipping. The...

backup cameras
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New Backup Camera Action Taken by Fed

A federal agency said yesterday it will recommend that new cars include backup camera systems but it fell...

Auto Page logo
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Auto Page to Distribute Fortin

Remote start maker Auto Page announced it has become a U.S. national distributor for Fortin, a maker of...

Omega R&D
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Omega Adds New Remote Transmitter

DOUGLASVILLE, GA-- Omega Research and Development Technologies, Inc. has added the new RS-255-EDP+ to its Excalibur remote start...

Avidwors Businessworx
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Win $200 Toward Avidworx Displays With Webinar

Win a $200 gift card when you sign up for a free webinar by Avidworx on how to...

Knowledgefest floor 2013
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6 Car Audio Retail Takeaways From KnowledgeFest

For those of you who didn’t attend the KnowledgeFest car audio trade show last month, here are key...

Escort Passport Max
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Escort Digital Detector Enters Distribution

Escort introduced the first all digital radar detector in June, but in the next couple of weeks, the...

Rosen Maxima FIT
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Rosen Enters Radio Kit Market

Rosen Electronics  will ship month its first OEM kit for factory radios.   The kit includes a high...

iPhone 5s
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Apple Sells Record 9M iPhones Over Weekend

Apple announced Monday morning it sold a record 9 million new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c models in...

Car Tech Demo Days
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First Car Tech Demo Days for Retailers

For the first time, car audio will get its own Demo Days for retailers, just as the home...

Fusion LINK marine
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Fusion Wins Marine Innovation Honor

PHOENIX, AZ– Fusion announced its Bluetooth marine stereo system won the 2013 International Boatbuilder’s Exhibition & Conference (IBEX)...

iSimple tranzIt-Link
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One of First Lightning to Car Radio FM Mod Kits Launched by iSimple

iSimple, an Aamp of America brand, is shipping a new car radio-to-Lightning connector cable kit for use with...

iOS 7 Apple
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In-Car Glitches Averted With iOS 7

Car audio products are syncing well with Apple’s new iOS 7 running on smartphones used in the car,...

Pioneer pedal monitor
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Pioneer Officially Enters Bike Electronics

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Escort MediaFlair
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Escort’s New MediaFlair Can Be In-Car Server

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NAV-TV navigation for MyFord Touch
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NAV-TV Ships Garmin Factory-Style GPS Kits for MyFord Touch

NAV-TV is shipping the first add-on kits with Garmin navigation for factory MyFord Touch and MyLincoln Touch radios,...