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.

Lightning Audio Appoints DAS as Distributor

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  TEMPE, AZ--Lightning Audio announced it has partnered with DAS, Inc. as its distribution partner in the northeast...

Blaupunkt Ships First Redesigned Radios Under Rockford

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Rockford Corp., the new North American distributor of Blaupunkt, announced it is now shipping six new car radios...

By 2040 We’ll Watch Movies While Driving

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What will happen to car electronics when the self-driving car becomes real, as expected within 10 years? GM’s...

Best Improvement in the iPhone 5

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The reviews are in on Apple’s new iPhone 5, which becomes available Friday starting at $199 on contract....

Your Store Should Have a 70% Closing Rate

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Yes, your store should have a closing rate of 70 percent, says Jamie Wood of rep firm Perpetual...

Directed Updates Firmware

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Directed, the industry leader in vehicle security, announced the immediate release of 10 new firmware solutions for the...

Car Device Mirrors All Android Apps for Toyota

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VAIS Technology is now shipping a device that turns a Toyota/Lexus car radio screen into a virtual mirror...

iPhone Pre-Orders Top 2M

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Updated:  Pre-orders of the iPhone 5 topped the 2 million mark in just 24 hours, Apple said Monday...

Pioneer AppRadio Adds Escort Radar

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Radar detector maker Escort said its Escort Live app is now compatible with Pioneer’s AppRadio car radio receivers. ...

Cerwin-Vega to Enter Head Units

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Speaker and amplifier supplier Cerwin-Vega Mobile will branch into  new categories for the supplier including car audio head...

Kicker Holds Distributor Conference

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Stillwater, OK – KICKER welcomes its distribution partners from more than 20 countries during the annual Global Distributor...

iPhone 5’s New Lighting Adapter Sells Out

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Now that Apple changed the dock connector on the new iPhone 5, iPod touch and nano, consumers are...

Drivers Want Better Car Audio Systems

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Premium car audio is in high demand, at least on the OEM side. A new study by IMS...

Sirius XM Inches Closer to Takeover, Karmazin May Go

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Liberty Media said it has purchased another round of stock in Sirius XM and now owns a 49.7...

iPhone 5 Has New “Lightning” Dock

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Apple unveiled the iPhone 5, which has been updated in every aspect, it claimed.  The newest iPhone now...

Audiovox: Insurance Gadgets Will Help Car Audio Dealers

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At the end of this month, Audiovox will ship the Car Connection gadget powered by Sprint that was...

MESA Chooses XS Power as New Partner

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Car Audio buying/marketing group MESA, Mobile Electronics Specialists of America, named its newest vendor partner as XS Power,...

Furniture Store Takes Space in 2 Best Buys

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A year ago Best Buy announced it would downsize current stores by leasing space in the store to...

Audiovox to Launch First Dyle Back Seat TV

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Audiovox Electronics announced it will develop the first Dyle Mobile DTV rear seat system. (Mobile DTV is a...

iSimple Releases New Universal iPhone/iPad Kit

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 iSimple introduced the latest in its line of TranzIt universal car kits with the  TranzIt BLU for iPhone...