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.

Crux Adds In-Car Bluetooth Kit for GM/Chrysler

The Crux in-car Bluetooth solution is now available for many General Motors and Chevrolet car radios, expanding the...

Apple Stores See 18K Visitors a Week

Not all of the lack of retail floor traffic can be blamed on the web.  A lot of...

Marine Audio Shifts Course

Alpine, Clarion and other leading suppliers are examining a new trend in marine audio.  It’s the same trend...

Here’s Pioneer’s AppRadio 2 Internet Ad

Pioneer has posted a 90-second video ad for its AppRadio 2 car deck as part of an Internet...

Car Device to Change OEM Electronics

Autonet Mobile announced that Bosch will manufacture its new OEM  black box that may change the way car...

New Car Radio Touchpad Controller

A new touchpad has been developed by a leading auto supplier that can be placed in an arm...

Garmin Wants to be Tier One Car Audio Supplier

Garmin says it is on its way to becoming a Tier-One car infotainment supplier (not just GPS supplier)...

Car Audio Stores See 172% Jump on Shopatron

Shopatron announced that car audio stores who work with its online shopping service increased sales by 172 percent...

Kenwood Teams With SiriusXM for X Rewards

Kenwood USA is once again offering a sales incentive program called X Rewards for salesmen at retailers of...

Sony Fights for its Life: NYT

Sony hasn't turned a profit since 2008 and has marketed so few innovative products that it is now...

Smartphone to Car Radio Patent Awarded

A patent that covers many wireless and voice recognition smartphone connections to a car radio or video system...

Satechi Car Mount for Kindle Fire and Galaxy Tab Available

San Diego, CA – April 11, 2012 – Satechi, a leading mobile accessories manufacturer, announced the availability of...

In-Car Internet Radio Streaming Skyrockets

Your customers are growing more likely to listen to Internet Radio via the car radio. 50 percent more...

Parrot Asteroid Gets More Internet Connections

Parrot’s Asteroid, the first Android aftermarket car radio, has received a firmware update for several new features including...

Best Buy’s Dunn Investigated on Personal Conduct

Best Buy's Brian Dunn, who resigned as CEO Tuesday, did so amidst a probe into his personal conduct...

Kicker Speaker Dock Wins About.com Award

STILLWATER, USA— KICKER is proud to announce that its iKick501 Docking System with the unique, square reflex subwoofer...

Best Buy’s Dunn Resigns

Best Buy announced that CEO Brian Dunn has resigned, and will be temporarily replaced by Director G. Mike...

Chrysler Offers Wireless Smartphone Charging

Chrysler will become the first car maker to offer a wireless charging pad it said, when it begins...

Car Kit Brings Android to Toyota Radios: VAIS

If you have an Android phone and drive a Toyota or Lexus, a new kit due this July...

8 Reasons for Optimism on Car Audio in 2012

As the economy improves, we see more reasons to be optimistic about car audio in 2012. We’re not...