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.

IASCA welcomes Kinetik as an IASCA Industry Supporter Member for the 5th year

May 4th, 2012 – Daytona Beach, Florida--Kinetik Batteries of Toledo, Ohio has renewed their support of IASCA as...

Brandmotion Ships Rear View Camera Kit

Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 1, 2012 –Brandmotion is now shipping a rear view camera kit for the 2011-2012...

Kenwood Teams with Revenew, Garmin

Kenwood’s latest promotion with Garmin has a new twist as the car stereo supplier is now also working...

Rydeen Updates Backup Camera Mirror

Rydeen Mobile Electronics announced that it has introduced  a new version of its rear view mirror with built-in...

Pioneer Study Finds High In-Car App Use

Almost 80 percent of smartphone owners use apps in the car, according to a recent study by Harris...

Garmin Ships 100 Millionth Unit; PND Update

Garmin announced it has now shipped 100 million units to date in auto, fitness, sports, marine and aviation...

Sirius XM Planning Pandora-Like Service

Sirius XM is planning a personalized version of its satellite radio service to compete with the likes of...

Harman Hires Ihrke Formerly of Alpine

Harman strengthened its car aftermarket management team, hiring Glenn Ihrke, a 25-year veteran of Alpine Electronics as Harman’s...

OnStar Drops Mirror Price to $99

OnStar will drop the price of its FMV retail mirror to $99 including installation this spring to help...

JVC’s 12V Video with Halestorm Has New Focus

JVC Mobile's fifth “Turn Me On” campaign is a bit different this year.  The girls in the car...

New CEA Hall of Famers Include Founder of Sat Radio

Arlington, Va., April 30, 2012 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)  today announced the 2012 class of inductees...

Scosche Plans Expansion in Car Audio

Scosche Industries has hired former Alpine product developer Jason Kemmerer, as it plans to expand its car audio...

Directed Ships Quick Install XpressStart for GM, Chrysler

Directed is shipping new kits that work with GM and Chrysler cars to reduce installation time for adding...

Hybrid Audio Adds Top Ultra High End Midrange

Hybrid Audio Technologies is shipping the company's first midrange driver to use a dome tweeter. Hybrid Audio makes...

Harman Brands Coming to More Cars

Harman said it continues to gain market share in OEM car audio and infotainment.  And its Harman Kardon...

The Future of Teen Tracking

AT&T wants to play a leading role in “smart car solutions” in the future and so it has...

German Maestro Speaks out on “Adding Value”

So, if you are a retailer and you’ve been in the business for more than 20 minutes you...

JVC Kenwood Posts Profit

JVC Kenwood reported its first annual profit since the company formed in October 2008 by merging JVC and...

12V Role Reversal: Car Radio Slave to iPad

Here’s a reversal.  You may soon control your General Motors car radio from an iPad.   A swipe or...

A Different Take on Best Buy

Despite Best Buy’s sales and earnings dive, its problems are not unique to the chain and, in fact....