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.
Absolute Audio AVH-1100ABT
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Absolute Audio Ships Car Radio With 11” Screen

Absolute Audio AVH-1100ABT Absolute Audio began shipping last week a single DIN car radio receiver with a detachable...

Garmin logo
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PND Decline to Accelerate to 20% in 2013

Garmin said industry portable navigation device (PND) sales will fall more rapidly than expected. PND sales in North...

Amazon Mobile app
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The Facts About Showrooming

According to comScore’s latest report more than a third of people admit to showrooming. 53 percent of those...

HTC One
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HTC One Boasts Super Screen

HTC’s latest attempt to upstage world class smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S III was introduced Tuesday. The...

Parrot Asteroid Smart
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Parrot Asteroid Smart Now Shipping

After a few delays (since November), Parrot’s first double DIN Android car radio is now shipping. Parrot’s Asteroid...

Tru Technology
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Selling U.S. Built-to-Order Car Audio Amps

Tru Technology says it is the only company that custom builds made-to-order car audio amplifiers in the U.S....

Best Buy
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Car Audio Included in Best Buy Price Matching

A Best Buy spokesman confirmed the chain’s new price matching policy includes car audio and electronics. Under the...

Pioneer AppRadio 2
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Pioneer Offers $120 AppRadio 2 Rebate

Pioneer Electronics announced a $120 “Connected Car” mail-in rebate with the purchase of an AppRadio 2. The rebate...

MTX subwoofer
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MTX Signs Up Hundreds of Storefronts for New Venture

After launching a new business model for selling car audio products last month, MTX said it has signed...

Alpine firmware update
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Alpine Announces Second Firmware Update

After posting a firmware update for iOS 6 this month, Alpine just announced another update for  handsfree calling...

TomTom Rider
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New TomTom Rider for Bikers

A new TomTom portable GPS device is especially suited to motorcycles because it lets riders choose the most...

Dow Electronics
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Distributor Expands Into Car Audio

DOW Electronics based in Tampa, FL has long been a distributor for satellite video (Dish Network) and related...

Best Buy
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Best Buy Founder Schulze May Abandon Buyout Bid: WSJ

Richard Schulze has been working to buy back Best Buy, the company he founded, by enlisting private equity...

NPD on top car audio amplifiers
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Car Audio Full Year 2012 Results:NPD

The car audio & electronics aftermarket  saw a 14 percent drop in dollar volume in 2012, said the...

IASCA, dB Drag, USACi, MECA
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First Joint Finals for All 4 Leading Sound Off Groups

For the first year, all four major sound off organizations will join together for a single car stereo...

Pioneer
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Pioneer to cut 800 Jobs as of June

Pioneer Corporation in Japan announced it will lay off about 800 workers due to poor profits, especially as...

iOS 6
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Alpine; Pioneer Announce Updates

Alpine Electronics announced a new firmware update for many of its car radios, making them compatible with iOS...

Andy Wehmeyer
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An Open Letter to Installers and the Car Audio Industry

Expertise Matters Andy Wehmeyer, Harman by Andy Wehmeyer,  Harman Global Product Line Manager, Mobile Aftermarket   Car audio...

Omega Research
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Omega to Intro BMW, Mercedes Remote Start Harnesses

DOUGLASVILLE, GA-- Omega Research and Development Technologies, Inc. announced today the introduction of their latest OmegLink “OL-RS” plug-n-play...

Pebble watch
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New Apple iWatch Reports

We’ve just barely got the knack of syncing a smartphone to a car screen.  Soon we may want...