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.

Sirius XM Gets OK To Raise Prices as Subs Pass 21M for First Time

  • /

Sirius XM subscribers exceeded 21 million for the first time as the satellite radio company reported record revenue...

OnStar Tests Teen Tracking

  • /

OnStar is running a pilot program for new teen tracking and vehicle location services. The pilot service is...

State Farm and Hughes Offer Telematics

  • /

Maybe you have heard of Pay as You Drive car insurance--you install a device in the car that...

Could Sirius XM Still Get a Boost from Smartphones?

  • /

Is it too late for Sirius XM to get a boost in subscribers from a direct chip implant...

Watch One of OnStar’s TV Ads

  • /

For all those wishing for more car electronics promotional dollars it’s hard not to be impressed by the...

NAV-TV Adds Back up Cam/Navi to Dodge Uconnect

  • /

The Uconnect TouchT 4.3 in the 2011 Dodge Charger has nearly everything: a sexy 4.3 inch LCD touch...

OnStar Highlights Best Buy in Ad Campaign

  • /

General Motors’ OnStar is launching on August 1, a TV ad campaign for its new rear view mirror...

Rockford on Motorcycle Market

  • /

Rockford Fosgate said it may offer products specifically for the motorcycle audio market. The company unexpectedly entered the...

Ford Says Car CD Players on the Outs

  • /

Ford announced it omitted the CD changer in its new Ford Focus for the European market and says...

Mobile Solutions’ Smart Templates Awarded Patent

  • /

Mobile Solutions has been awarded its first U.S. patent for the innovative design of its Smart Templates for...

Toyota Demos Heart Monitoring Steering Wheel

  • /

In May Ford showed off a car seat that can monitor your heart activity and last week Toyota...

Scosche Ships Scion TC Kit

  • /

Scosche is now shipping a radio installation kit for the Scion TC. The kit permits both double and...

How Popular is Internet Radio in Car Radios?

  • /

Just how popular are car radios that can control Pandora or Internet Radio? It’s a bit early to...

12 Volt’s Last Gadget Standing

  • /

Five new/game-changing products will compete in a format similar to “America’s Got Talent,” at a KnowledgeFest seminar called...

“New Marketing” One of Themes of K’Fest

  • /

This August's car electronics KnowledgeFest trade event will offer 24 seminars with one of its themes to be...

TomTom Reports “Steep” Decline in U.S. PND Market

  • /

TomTom reported a 23 percent decline in its consumer business, which includes portable navigation devices (PND)s as the...

Sony Phases Out Xplod on Head Units

  • /

Updated! Xplod, Sony’s sub-brand for car audio in the U.S.  is gradually being relegated for use with subwoofers...

CompuStar’s New Windshied-Tap Alarm

  • /

A new touchpad system from CompuStar lets you tap a code onto your windshield to arm and disarm...

Motorcycle Audio Niche Sees Growth

  • /

Amps and speakers for motorcycle installations have become a small but growing niche in car audio. Arc Audio,...

Apple Reports Sizzling iPhone, iPad Sales for June Quarter

  • /

Apple “crushed Wall Street expectations,” said Reuters, as the world’s most valuable tech company reported another record quarter...