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
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Alpine Car Aftermarket Sales up 9 Percent In North America

Corrected: Alpine Electronics announced its first half of the year results, claiming sales in the North American aftermarket...

Compustar Hires Parker for Technical Service

Seattle,WA– Firstech, LLC., maker of Compustar remote start and security systems for automobiles, is pleased to announce the...

Steve Witt
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Audiovox Hires Witt

Audiovox Electronics has hired a leading car audio executive, Steve Witt, to the new post of VP Mobile...

Soundwaves of Tampa Rob Decrane
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12V Dealer Hits Jackpot With iPad Mini

Since the one-store Florida-based Soundwaves of Tampa posted an iPad mini install video last week, the store has...

ICE remote start campaign
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ICE Promotes Remote Start

The In Car Experts (ICE) car audio group has assembled a marketing package to promote remote start in...

Belkin F8J075-BLK-lightning- charger
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1st Apple-Approved Lightning Car Charger from 3rd Party

Accessory maker Belkin said it is the first non-Apple supplier to offer Apple-sanctioned  Lightning  accessories for the iPhone...

Sync Pandora
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Ford Sells 5M Cars With Sync

Ford announced it has sold over 5 million vehicles with the Sync radio system in 5 years. Microsoft,...

Pioneer Announces Hackathon Winners

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. today announced the winners of its first AppRadio Hackathon held during the SEMA Show...

Brandmotion is Runner Up in SEMA Awards for Loft Lite

LAS VEGAS— Product judges appointed by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) gave runner-up honors in the New...

First In-Dash Installs of an iPad Mini

Soundwaves of Tampa and Soundman Car Audio, Santa Clarita, CA, got a jump on installing the just released...

Massive Audio Now Shipping Nano BiT

Massive Audio is now shipping its Nano BiT full range digital mini amps first shown last January at...

Ford Selects Harman for Future Branded Systems

Harman announced that Ford has selected it as a branded audio partner for selected future programs, marking a...

Varad to buy Auto Page Brand

Corrected:    Varad, known for its car performance lighting, has agreed in principle to buy the Auto Page...

Brandmotion Ships In-Car Bongiovi DPS

Brandmotion is shipping a car audio module called the Bongiovi DPS (Digital Power Station) that improves car acoustics....

Car Audio to Finally Get iPhone 5 Video Adapter

A Car audio adapter was sadly omitted from Apple's new selection of video adapters for the  iPhone 5,...

Kicker Teams up With Shopatron

Kicker (Stillwater Designs) announced it is working with Shopatron to help its dealers gain more Internet sales. Kicker...

Epsilon Group Teams With InstallerNet

The Epsilon Group, which markets the brands SoundStream, Power Acoustik, Drive Alert, Precision Power, Farenheit, and SPL has...

Letter to Specialists From Ray Windsor

To the Car Audio Specialist: As consumers we have all had experiences, all over the map:  terrible to...

SEMA Awards Best Car Electronics Products

Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 New Products Showcase SEMA Show winners in the Mobile Electronics category:...

Kicker Becomes Ford Genuine Parts Supplier

Kicker (Stillwater Designs) will start supplying early next year, an upgrade car audio system for the Ford F-150...