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.
Alpine ICS-X7HD
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Alpine Car Radio Gets MirrorLink and Siri Eyes Free

Alpine introduced at CES a new AV receiver with MirrorLink and with Apple Siri Eyes Free. The new...

MTX Buy Direct
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MTX Audio Changes Retail Approach; Gives 5 Year Warranty

MiTek, maker of MTX car audio, is changing the way it sells to retailers, essentially moving to a...

Phoenix Gold app-amp ACX600.5
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Phoenix Gold Shows First Bluetooth “App Amp”

You may remember that Phoenix Gold won a “Best of Innovations Award” for a car audio amplifier that...

Clarion CMD9
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Clarion Intro’s Its Largest Marine Lineup

Clarion is introducing over a dozen marine products in 2013 including some of the first marine radios that...

ICE Partners With Kicker’s SoundGate

In Car Experts (ICE), the car audio marketing/buying group announced it has partnered with Kicker's SoundGate to offer...

iPad Mini Template
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iPad Mini Installer Template from Mobile Solutions

At CES, Mobile Solutions  will show custom fabrication items such as a iPad Mini mounting kit and an...

Rockford Punch P300X1
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Rockford Adds “CLEAN” Tech to Punch Amplifiers

Rockford Punch P300X1 Rockford Fosgate is introducing during CES, 11 new Punch amplifiers that offer a new C.L.E.A.N....

Rockford Blaupunk demo vehicle
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Rockford/Blaupunkt Show 4G Prototype Car System

Rockford and Blaupunkt are showing during CES a 4G/WiFi-connected, Android-based Audio/Video system. The system is intended to demonstrate...

Kenwood KDC-BT955HD
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Kenwood Radios Control Siri

Kenwood has extended its ability to work with Apple’s Siri voice assistant in its 2013 car radio line...

Clarion NX603 HDMI
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Clarion Offers HDMI in Head Units

Clarion is one of the first leading car radio makers to offer an HDMI connection in its car...

Kenwood DNX890HD
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Kenwood Expands iDataLink Capability

Kenwood is expanding its ability to work with an iDataLink module to provide seamless installation in cars with...

XPRESSSTART ONE
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Directed Launches Universal Simpler Remote Start

Directed is launching at CES an XPRESSSTART ONE system that delivers all the hardware needed for a remote...

Pioneer AppRadio 2 SPH-DA100
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Pioneer Now iPhone 5 Video Ready on AppRadio 2 & Other Models

Pioneer is one of the first, if not the first leading car audio supplier to solve the Apple...

Alpine CDE-HD148BT
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Alpine Debuts Car Super App!

Alpine introduced at CES an app that is a ‘smart’ car audio equalizer.  And it doubles also as...

Kenwood DNN990HD
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Kenwood Intros Two WiFi Decks With Second Screens!

Kenwood introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show two navigation/DVD radios, each with a built-in high-speed WiFi transceiver that...

Kenwood DPX500BT
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Kenwood Enters “Perfect Fit” Radio Market

Kenwood is offering its first “Perfect Fit” radio, which ships with specialized dress plates to perfectly fit in...

JVC NSX700
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JVC Mobile to Expand MirrorLink

JVC will unveil at CES two new MirrorLink car radios, making JVC one of the most aggressive backers...

Lightning LA6200
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Lightning Audio Intros Head Unit Lines at CES

Rockford’s Lightning Audio brand, which sells car speakers and amplifiers, will branch into car radios this spring with...

CES logo
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Magellan Intros SmartGPS

Magellan's newest GPS device has tablet-like features and hardware, with a 5-inch capacitive screen and built-in WiFi, plus a...

Audiovox Electronics
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Audiovox Intros Car Tablet to Replace Portable DVD

Audiovox (VOXX) announced prior to CES, one of the first tablets designed for the in-car market. The 8-inch...