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.

Windows 7 Tablet Versus iPad

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Here's a video gone viral showing a Windows 7 tablet holding its own when pitted against an Apple...

Tablet Roundup: HP Zeen, FlatPad

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In the never ending stream of new tablets and rumors of new tablets there’s word of an HP...

Harman to Supply Fiat, Extends Chrysler Role

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Harman announced it signed a multi-year contract with Chrysler and Fiat to supply the auto makers with car...

Motorola TV Tablet with Verizon

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Cable/satellite/phone TV companies have seen the light and its definitely tablet TV viewing. Motorola is reportedly joining Verizon...

Dish Network to Stream to iPads, Phones

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Dish subscribers will be able to get live satellite TV on their iPads, iPhones, iPod touch, and BlackBerry...

New Porsche Kits from NAV-TV

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NAV-TV began shipping Wednesday, the first retail kit that lets you add a rear vision back up camera...

Clearwire 4G iSpot for iPad/iPhone

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Clearwire, which operates the largest 4G network, introduced a 4G personal hotspot for Apple i-Pods, -Pads and –Phones....

Garminfone Struggles, PNDs Down 7%

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Garmin said smartphones equipped with navigation are finally causing a decline in sales of portable GPS devices and...

Sirius XM 2.0 Radios Due in 2011; Retail Lift Seen

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Sirius XM said it will launch Satellite Radio 2.0 radios to be available in retail stores for the...

$50 Bazooka Testube for Dealers

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Call us crazy but we think this is a good idea. Bazooka (SAS) began shipping a $50 demo...

July Car Sales Indicate Recovery Continues

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The gains in July for U.S. automakers were small but strong enough for executives to declare the economy...

Barnes & Noble May Be Up for Sale

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Barnes & Noble may be ready for the sales block. The bookseller’s board of directors may elect to...

New Kenwood VP Sales

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Kenwood announced it promoted David Hoag to VP sales of consumer electronics. Hoag is a 7 year veteran...

New BlackBerry Torch via AT&T Due August 12

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Updated! Research in Motion launched an all new BlackBerry smartphone—its first slider + touch screen smartphone and its...

Volvo Can Stop Itself

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Volvo will soon introduce a 2011 S60 with a $2,100 option that stops the car automatically to avoid...

1st OEM Integration Under Kicker Brand

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Kicker is shipping a zero summing device, the ZXSUM8, that is its first OEM integration product under the...

Car Toys to Carry Mobileye Driver Safety

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In a coup for the fledgling aftermarket driver safety business, Mobileye, maker of crash warning systems, has signed...

New Kindle 3 Sells Out in a Week

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In only a week, the Kindle 3, Amazon’s new lighter and faster Kindle has sold out. The Amazon...

Android is Top Dog but iPhone is the Most Desired Phone

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Android smartphone shipments grew an astounding 886 percent worldwide (and 851 percent in the U.S.) in Q2 compared...

OnStar Courts Retailers; Meeting with Specialists Across the Country

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Four leading car stereo retail shops say they have signed non-disclosure agreements with OnStar and we are told...