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.

Directed Ships its First Mercedes-Benz Remote Start Solution

Directed is offering its first “plug and play” installation kit for remote starters that can work with Mercedes-Benz...

Congratulations to New 12V Leaders of the CEA

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has elected several car audio executives to top posts on its 2013 Executive...

Alpine Announces iPhone 5 Update With New Lightning Adapter

Now that Apple’s new Lightning adapter is available, car radio suppliers and retailers have started testing the iPhone...

New Car Audio High End May Result From iPhone 5

The iPhone 5 may finally force the car audio industry into the digital age by creating a new...

Viper Now Lets Siri Start Your Car

Directed says it is now the first remote start company to let Siri remote start a car by...

Microsoft Prices Surface Tablet Starting at $499

Microsoft’s entry into the tablet market (with its own hardware) launches October 26 with the 10.6 inch “Surface”...

Rockford Income Rises on Aftermarket Sales

Despite a tough retail climate for car audio, Rockford’s sales and income rose during the quarter ending September...

CEA: Holiday Spending to Rise 11 Percent

Consumers are expected to spend 11 percent more overall this holiday season than last year. And they plan...

GPS Tracking Catching On as Remote Start Feature

Updated! GPS tracking has been around for over a decade with only middling success, but the service may...

Massive Audio Adds Hippo 8 Subwoofer

Massive Audio said it will release a new “Hippo Series” 8-inch subwoofer that delivers the performance of a...

Sound Advice Expanding to 8 Stores; “Car Audio is Rocking”

Sound Advice is embarking on a comeback, as the once 35-store chain and popular car audio destination, prepares...

Pioneer Sponsors First Car Audio Hackathon?

Pioneer will sponsor at the SEMA Show (October 30- November 2) a Hackathon where developers are challenged to...

JVC: Mainly Business as Usual With iPhone 5 Audio/ iOS

JVC Mobile said its initial testing of current radios with USB show that all audio, Bluetooth and album...

Audiovox GPS Tracking Heads to Sears, Pep Boys

VOXX, parent to Audiovox Electronics, announced Thursday its new Car Connection GPS tracking system (that can plug into...

Pioneer Compatibility Chart for iPhone 5

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Pioneer Clarifies iPhone 5, iOS 6 Updates Model by Model

Pioneer has completed additional testing of its products and says a firmware update will be coming soon for...

Remote Start From Phones to Hit 10% of Sales

Starting your car from a phone is gaining momentum and industry members believe remote-start-from-a-phone products could reach 10...

Compustar Intro’s Super Heterodyne PLUS Remote Start

Remote start supplier Compustar is shipping 4 new remote transmitters including its first to use the Super Heterodyne...

Pioneer iOS 6 update

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