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.

Pioneer Launches Gesture Control Navi in Japan

To make navigating easier, Pioneer Corp. is launching gesture control radios in Japan this month. Pioneer's new  “Air...

Safety Telematics to Reach 75% of Autos in U.S.

Safety & Security Telematics such as OnStar and GPS tracking is now at a penetration of 30 percent...

Snowy Winter Forecast for NE as Remote Start Season Begins

Both AccuWeather and The Old Farmer’s Almanac are predicting a snowy winter for the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states...

Second Annual Car Audio Business Summit

Mobile Solutions will hold its second annual business summit for car audio retailers this November in Tempe, AZ....

27th Annual Spring Break Nationals Dates, Events

SBN EXPO Group LLC, producers of the annual Spring Break Nationals car audio fest, is pleased to announce...

Alpine Posts Fix for iPhone 5 Issues

Alpine Electronics has released a beta software fix for its newer navigation and AV radios so that they...

Best Buy Gets Aggressive Online This Season

Best Buy may cut prices heading into the holiday season to better compete with Amazon and other online...

Soundstream Enters Remote Start, Auto Alarms

Soundstream, maker of car audio and video, will begin shipping Monday its first line of remote starters and...

One Car Uses Voice Commands to Open Doors; One Car Self Parks from a Smartphone

Some of the prototype cars at the CEATEC show in Japan this week give a glimpse of the...

Concept Mobile Video Enters Al & Ed’s Autosound

Concept said it is now a mobile video supplier to Al & Ed’s Autosound franchises in Southern California....

Parrot Reveals Pricing, Details on New Asteroids Shipping In November

Parrot’s Asteroid car radio  made waves last year as the first Android head unit, but the device was...

FCC Considers Sirius XM Takeover Bid By Liberty

As a signal that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is evaluating Liberty Media’s petition to take control over...

Smaller Apple Tablet in Production: WSJ

Apple’s suppliers have already started to produce a new smaller tablet with a 7.85 inch screen, said the...

Kenwood, Kicker Now on Walmart Shelves

Now that it’s September, Kenwood and Kicker brands have arrived on Walmart shelves, as first announced in June....

Kenwood Issues Update on iPhone Compatibility

After testing the iPhone 5 and iOS 6 for over a week, Kenwood, like some other car radio...

Anyone for Robotic Speakers In Car Audio?

We saw this robot on Kickstarter and couldn’t help thinking that its upper half would make great self-aiming...

Scosche Partners with Tint World

Scosche Industries announced it has partnered with Tint World, a feast growing chain of car audio and automotive...

Progressive Merges with Excel Marketing, Excel Distributing

The Progressive Group rep and distributing firm has merged with Excel Marketing and Excel Distributing, making Progressive one...

Apple “Extremely Sorry” For Map Fiasco in iOS 6

In a letter posted on its web site, Apple issued an apology for the problems experienced by users...

Bowers & Wilkins and Maserati Create Car Audio System

Italian sports car maker Maserati and speaker maker Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) announced last week they will develop...