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.

Garmin Cleared of Violating Pioneer Patents

GPS maker Garmin said Monday that the International Trade Commission ruled that it did not violate the patents...

Google Activates 500K Devices a Day!

Google’s Android chief Andy Rubin tweeted Tuesday that Google is now activating 500,000 devices each day, which is...

Apple May Intro 2 Phones in September

A Deutsche Bank analyst claims Apple is readying two iPhones for the market later this year including an...

TomTom: PND Sales to Drop 30% in N.A.

TomTom lowered its outlook for revenue for the full calendar year due to 2 reasons: Sales of consumer...

In Defense of Ford

Strategy Analysts' analyst Chris Schreiner defends the MyFord Touch, claiming that while the radio may take a little...

Expect More Car Radio Problems: J.D. Power

We all know about recent Ford radio problems, and J.D. Power believes other car makers will experience similar...

Helix Offers 2 New Car DSPs

New U.S.-brand Helix will deliver two additional OEM Integration/digital signal processors for the car that let you add...

JL Promotes Turrisi to Training & Technical Services Director

Miramar, FL--JL Audio recently promoted Steve Turrisi to Director of Training & Technical Services. Turrisi was previously Director...

Proline Joins MESA as Member #27

Arvada, CO — M.E.S.A., the Mobile Electronics Specialists of America buying/marketing group announced the addition of Brooklyn, NY-based...

Massive Taps SF Marketing as Reps

Massive Car Audio announced the appointment of Serge Fidlon, and Brian McNeal of SF Marketing & Sales as...

Magellan Ships BackUp Camera for PNDs

Magellan is now shipping the first back up camera that works with a top brand portable navigation device...

Pioneer App Radio Now $399 at Best Buy

Pioneer’s AppRadio, which claims to be the first aftermarket car radio to make the iPhone its main source,...

Car Mobile DTV Products May Need Internet

Top broadcasters are now requesting that Mobile DTV products--even car products--include Internet capability, a development which cause more...

Ford Expands Sync Apps to Many Vehicles

Finally, the Ford is expanding its Sync control over apps like Pandora—a feature called AppLink-- to 10 vehicles...

Car Stereo Law Enforced 1,000 Times

Just how often do police stop citizens because the car stereo is too loud.  A recent article on...

More Low Cost Driver Safety on Way

Low cost $200 - $250 collision-avoidance safety systems will be more widely available on compact cars in the...

Audiovox Revamps Web Site

Hauppague, NY, --Audiovox Corporation announced that it has launched a completely revamped corporate website which reflects the Company’s...

Rockford’s Brax and Helix Dominate People’s Choice Awards at AMICOM

TEMPE, Ariz. – Rockford Corporation’s European partner, Audiotech Fischer, walked away with 17 awards at the AMICOM tradeshow...

DEI Holdings Bought at $305M

DEI Holdings announced its shareholders approved the purchase of the company at a new higher price by Charlesbank...

“Consumers Don’t Want Tablets, They Want iPads”

The iPad is actually its own market and it's exists side by side with a smaller, generic tablet...