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.

Viper SmartStart is Now on Android

Directed Electronics broadened the reach of its Viper SmartStart to Android smartphones so that the remote start app...

Panasonic Buys 100% of Sanyo

Panasonic is buying Sanyo for its green technology. Japan's largest electronics maker, already has a 50 percent stake...

New Kindle Wi-Fi at $139

It will be a struggle for a no-name eReader to exist in the new Kindle Wi-Fi marketplace above...

New BlackBerry Aimed at iPhone Could See Daylight Next Week

Research in Motion (RIM) is expected to announce a new touch screen BlackBerry that will be its latest...

Best Buy Gives Away iPhone 4 Shield

Best Buy is offering a free “Side Shield” for the iPhone 4 as of July 28 to anyone...

KnowledgeFest Topics: First Peak

Deciding whether to attend the MERA Knowledgefest in Dallas this October? Some of the topics that will be...

Apple Sued for iPad Overheating

For anyone hoping to use the iPad in the car, be aware of reports that the iPad shuts...

Kindle Sold Out on Amazon

The 6-inch, $189 Kindle is sold out on Amazon’s website prompting much speculation by SlashGear. Is demand greater...

Kenwood Sales May Earn You an HP notebook

Kenwood is offering again its X-rewards incentive program for car electronics salesmen and installers. 12 volt pros can...

GM Finally Sets Price on Chevy Volt at $41,000

At long last General Motors said its electric Chevy Volt will become available in November at a price...

DICE, Rydeen Ready Mobile DTV

Mobile DTV is gaining steam and it looks like it will be abundant at the Consumer Electronics Show...

Consumer Confidence Hits Low in July Says CEA

Consumer confidence in the economy reached its lowest level in July since 2007, said the Consumer Electronics Association...

Motorola “iPad” Rumored for Fall

Motorola is having so much fun gaining share in smartphones since it adopted the Android OS that it...

iPhone “Jailbreaks” Now Legal

It is now legal to “jailbreak” (unlock) a phone, including an iPhone, so you can download apps that...

Mercedes Benz Remote Starter from Compustar

Few if any leading brand names offer a remote start system for late model Mercedes Benz vehicles, but...

OnStar Releases Video of its Smartphone App

You can see the new OnStar app in action in the video below as OnStar shows us how...

CEA: Car Electronics Stuck in Reverse

We hope you are sitting down for this one. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) says sales of retail...

Apple Infiltrates Top 5 PC Vendors via iPad

Apple's iPad captured a 6 percent share of worldwide PC sales in Q2, in a feat which propelled...

Augen $89 eReader at Kmart

One of the many low priced eReaders we can expect to see for Christmas is already at Kmart...

New $35 Tablet PC Due in India

Tablet makers under pressure from Apple’s iPad may have more to worry about. India has developed a tablet...