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.
aha radio
1641 views

Aha Comes to 2014 Mazda3

PALO ALTO, CA-- Aha by HARMAN  announced that the new 2014 Mazda3 to be launched in North America...

Harman
2163 views

Harman Doubles Annual Dividend

STAMFORD, CT  HARMAN International announced it will increase its annual cash dividend to $1.20 per share, to be...

SOS Electronics Holds First Show

SOS Electronics will hold its 1st Annual Dealer Show in Los Angeles this coming June 29, 2013 from...

GM remote start from phone
1715 views

Audiovox Responds to GM’s Remote Start Plans

At the Connected Car Conference during CE Week Tuesday, General Motor’s new plans to offer remote start from...

MTX headphones
2412 views

MTX Show Car has Largest Working Headphones in World

MTX Audio unveiled a new show car at CE Week in NY Wednesday featuring the largest pair of...

Pandora
1365 views

Pandora Hits In-Car Activation Milestone

Pandora announced it reached a milestone of receiving 2.5 million unique activations of its service via an in-car...

DS18
1515 views

DS18 Displays at Global Sources Expo

DS18 invites retailers and industry members to visit the company’s display this week at the Global Sources Electronics...

car audio
2904 views

Car Audio: The Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story

Car audio and the many smaller categories that now fall under that heading can no longer be easily...

MEtra 99-5829CH
1803 views

Metra Ships Kits for Ford Edge

HOLLY HILL, FL-- Metra Electronics announced it is shipping an aftermarket radio replacement kit for newer Ford Edge...

Digz 2013
1344 views

Digz Hot Summer Nights

800x600 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table...

backup cameras
2246 views

Backup Camera Law Delayed; Tactics May Change

Legislation that would require backup cameras in all cars has been delayed yet again, until 2015.  Instead federal...

alcoholi ignition interlock device
1727 views

Fed Seeks Consumer Input on In-Car Alcohol Detection Devices

Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it will conduct a  survey to find out...

JD Power 2013
1442 views

Most Hated Features of Radios: JD Power

According to the new J.D. Power & Associates study on car quality the things that new car owners...

Ford makes FordPass Free For Life
1411 views

Ford Tests Intelligent Brake Lights

Ford has been testing “Electronic Brake Lights” that can alert many cars behind you, so they can begin...

Best Buy
1569 views

Best Buy Launches iPhone 5 Trade In Promo Today

Best Buy’s first iPhone 5 trade-in promotion earlier this month worked so well, the company is launching a...

car audio
1787 views

The Car Audio Solution: Editorial (Part 2)

By Barry Vogel The car audio industry at its height was the profit darling of consumer electronics. It's...

Crux logo
1249 views

Crux Releases Kit for Smart Cars

Crux Interfacing Solutions announces the release of it's Radio Replacement Interface for Smart cars. Crux's SWRBM-57 retains integral factory...

SiriusXM OnDemand
1798 views

Ford First With SiriusXM Internet Radio Control

Ford is the first radio supplier and car maker to offer control over SiriusXM Internet Radio so that...

Barry Vogel
1793 views

Car Audio Industry’s 4 Blindspots

By Barry Vogel Working at a car dealership has put in clear perspective a lot of what I...

CEA
1475 views

CEA Launches Distracted Driving Standards Group

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced today that it is forming the Driver Device Interface Working Group to...