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.
Clarion NX603 HDMI
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Clarion: iOS 7 is Car Audio Friendly So Far

Clarion said many of its late model radios work well with the beta version of Apple's new iOS...

Ford lowers price on Sync
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Ford Brings Back Knobs On MyFord Touch

Ford will return to using buttons and knobs on its MyFord Touch radios, following years of complaints that...

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Sync and MyFord Touch Sold on 79 Percent of New Fords

  SYNC® and MyFord Touch® sold on nearly 80 percent of 2013 Ford vehicles, double the sales mix...

Tint World
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Car Audio Continues to Grow at Tint World

Tint World, with over 24 franchise locations says it expects to grow car audio  by another 5 or...

GM Ditching CarPlay Impact on Aftermarket
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Most GM Cars Will Offer 4G by 2015

In a speech Thursday, General Motors CEO Dan Akerson said most GM cars by 2015 will include 4G...

C3 Connected Car Summit
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Car Electronics Summit Held This Month

This year’s CE Week- a “mini CES” event held each June--will include a Connected Car Conference (C3) on...

Custom Sounds
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A Leading 12V Retailer’s Secret Sauce

Custom Sounds, Austin, TX with 16 stores, is proud of one of its major investments. Over the last...

phone in truck
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NJ: Police Could Confiscate Cellphones After Accident

A new law has been proposed in New Jersey that would allow the confiscation of cellphones after a...

Elettromedia names new president.
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Elettromedia Hires DB South in the Southeast

Elettromedia-USA is proud to announce the hiring of DB South as manufacturers reps. DB South will manage the...

Omega R&D
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Omega Ships Echo-4 Upgrade Kit

 DOUGLASVILLE, GA--  Omega Research and Development Technologies, Inc. is now shipping its new ECHO-4 two way upgrade car...

Samsung S4 Zoom
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Samsung Intros Combo Camera/Phone

Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 Zoom smartphone sports an actual zoom lens camera on the back. The Zoom is...

Chicago
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Musing from the Editor:

Last weekend I took a road trip to Chicago and was struck by the role of car audio...

Aamp PIE
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Aamp of America Buys PIE

Aamp of America, Tampa, FL, has purchased the brand, assets and certain intellectual property of Precision Interface Electronics...

CEA
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CEA Speaks Out on Voice Activation in Cars

Confronting an AAA study on the dangers of voice activated tasks in cars, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)...

AAA
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In-Car Verbal Email, Facebook Slammed

Voice activated or verbal email in the car is still a huge  distraction to drivers, even when they...

Hollywood Sound Labs
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Car Audio’s Hollywood Sound Labs Returns

Hollywood Sound Labs, a brand known for rock solid subwoofers in the 90’s, is returning to the U.S....

Garmin RV760LMT
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New Garmin PND for RVs Works With Backup Camera

OLATHE, KS—Garmin announced its first portable GPS device for RVs.  The model RV 760LMT, with a large, 7-inch...

Rockford SoundLabs
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Rockford Launches Consumer Contests

TEMPE, AZ-- Rockford Fosgate announced a new promotion during the 2013 Vans Warped Tour. Concertgoers who check-in with...

Parrot Asteroid apps
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Parrot Says it Offers the Most Navi Options

Parrot announced three major additions to the applications available for its Parrot ASTEROID line of connected car solutions:...

iOS in the car
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Apple Intros iOS for Cars

Updated! Apple announced a version of its  iOS that shows up as an interface on a car radio...