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.

Rosen Changes Name (Sort of)

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Rosen Entertainment has changed its name to Rosen Electronics LP to reflect its wider product assortment. The company...

Car Audio Sales Training Sneak Peak

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Corrected: For a summer Friday, we’re taking a break from the news to give you a few pointers...

Escort Sells New Radar Detector-For-iPhone at Apple Stores

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Radar detector supplier Escort, Inc. announced a new mini Bluetooth radar detector designed to work with an iPhone,...

First Aftermarket Challenge to OnStar Mirror

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Rydeen is now shipping the first aftermarket mirror with an option for live operator assistance, effectively competing with...

Pioneer to Expand AppRadio

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Introduced a year ago as a single product, AppRadio—Pioneer’s smartphone connection system for car radios—is now in 5 ...

GROM Intro’s Low Cost Android Car Kit

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GROM Audio announced a lower cost version of its Android kit for car radios. The new GROM-AND2 at...

First Custom Bluetooth Kit for Nissan?

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Crux Interfacing Solutions said it is now shipping the first custom Bluetooth kit for Nissan vehicles from 2005...

Google Officially Launches Nexus 7 Tablet

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Google officially entered the tablet market Wednesday with the “Nexus 7,” a 7-inch device co-branded with Asustek that...

Best Buy Confirms: Will Improve 12V Training

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Best Buy confirmed it is stepping up training for car audio salesmen, as well as other salesmen in...

Google Expected to Intro $199 Tablet This Week

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Google is expected to hop into the tablet market this week with a $199 device that is co-branded...

Tint World 12V Sales Expected to Hit $10M

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 Tint World, arguably the fastest growing chain in car audio, expects to sell more than $10 million in...

Microsoft May Bring Kinect to the Car

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Microsoft said it plans to tie in Kinect—it’s full body wireless game controller—into the car.  At least it...

KnowledgeFest Registration Opens

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Registration is now open  for KnowledgeFest, the car audio industry’s annual gathering and training venue presented by the...

iPhone “Snap-In” Car Radio Update

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Some iPhone car radios—the kind where the iPhone snaps into the face of the radio--fare better online than...

Dealer Tests New Way to Advertise

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Three-store car audio chain Alarms, Etc. is running its first promotion on LivingSocial—an alternative to Groupon. The Florida...

Autotek Holds Facebook Contest

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 Chicago, IL--Autotek has launched an unconventional marketing program for their car audio products. In a Facebook contest, consumers...

Alpine Launches New Navigation Platform

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After some delay Alpine is now shipping its first radio/navigation deck, the INE-S920HD, using a new platform. The...

Aftermarket Kit with Siri “Eyes Free”

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DICE (now Audiovox Driven by DICE) has added Siri capability to its MediaBridge car kits. By pressing the...

Microsoft Adds Car Integration in Windows Phone 8

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It’s not exactly Siri, as far as we know, but a new improved voice activation function with “car...

Kenwood Enters Walmart in September

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Kenwood will begin selling 2 car radio models at Walmart stores beginning in September, the company confirmed. The...