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.

CEA: Car Audio Aftermarket Projections

The Consumer Electronics Association predicts that total "core" car audio aftermarket shipment revenues will fall by 8 percent...

New Remote Starter from Auto Page

Auto Page will ship in September a new remote start module compatible with its C3 series, which offers...

OnStar Mirror at Best Buy July 24

Best Buy announced that its OnStar FMV retail mirror will go on sale starting July 24 at $299.99...

Crutchfield Looks to Expand House Brand Car Audio

Crutchfield may expand its 18-month-old house brand called Sound Ordnance, which has been performing well for the online/catalog...

Amazon Tablet May Hit this Fall; Sony S2 Gets AT&T 4G

It looks like Amazon’s rumored tablet may get an October launch, according to The Wall Street Journal which...

Spotify Launches Today: Can 10M Europeans be Wrong?

Spotify, the popular European music service, finally launched in the U.S. Thursday delivering on-demand access to 15 million...

PAC Ships New Backup Cameras

PAC is shipping two new additions to its OEM integration back up camera line. Both cameras mount on...

First Android Car Radio USB Connection on Way

Until now, if you wanted to connect your Android phone to the car radio you had two options:...

Audiovox To Supply Android RSE to Bentley

Audiovox said Tuesday it will ship its  first Android rear seat entertainment systems to Bentley in December. It...

Pandora Now in Scion

Pandora announced it is now available in new Scion OEM radios, although we don't yet know which models....

First Cellphone with Facebook Button: $49

New phones with dedicated Facebook buttons are heading for the market with AT&T taking pre-orders on the first...

National Handsfree Law Proposed

Get your Bluetooth kits ready. A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Congress that would ban all...

Audiovox Reports Strong Q1

Audiovox reported solid gains in net income and sales citing strong sales of automotive products and its newly...

Alpine Income Climbs

Alpine Electronics of Japan posted solid gains in fiscal 2011 despite the Japanese earthquake in March, citing strong...

Sirius XM to be Added To NASDAQ 100

Sirius XM will join the ranks of Apple, Starbucks and other prestigious companies, as it will become a...

True North Car AV National Promo Set for 9/24

The car stereo grass roots awareness campaign sponsored by the True North Project will now be held September...

Grunhold Leaves Post at Auto Page

Auto Page said it accepted the resignation of veteran product engineer Oliver Grunhold. Grunhold served as VP of...

OnStar FMV Launches Regionally July 10

For some regional retailers, the OnStar FMV mirror that brings OnStar to almost all cars for the first...

OnStar Joins MESA Buying Group

The $100+ million car stereo buying/marketing group, MESA, can technically boast that General Motors is a partner. GM’s...

Kicker Ships Powered SubStation Subs

Kicker is now shipping its first self-contained premium powered subwoofers in 9 years. The SubStation model PECVR12 combines...