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.

Brick and Mortar Retail Lament from Ray Windsor

The pitch at retail could make you cry these days. A trip to buy some home theater components...

FridgePad Due this Fall

Your iPad needs a safe place in the kitchen where it won’t get smudged, splashed and dropped. So...

Suppliers say No to Windows/Intel Atom Tablets

There’s a tsunami of tablet PCs coming later this year and by early 2011. The booths at the...

Cell phones See Quick Recovery from Recession

Wouldn’t it be nice if other consumer electronics products saw the swift rebound that cellular phones are enjoying?...

BlackBerry Blackpad Due November: Bloomberg

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) secured the Internet rights to the name "blackpad.com" which is expected to...

J&R Computer Gets Kindle, Target Gets Kindle WiFi

Updated! Is Amazon about to sell its Kindle eReader through additional stores to better compete with the Barnes...

B&N Fights Back with 1,000-Foot eReader Boutiques

In its war with Amazon over digital territory, Barnes & Noble is firing it’s next salvo. In September,...

MESA Chooses Kinetik

MESA, the Mobile Electronics Specialists of America buying group said it selected Kinetik as it vendor for car...

Best Buy To Sell Clearwire 4G Service

Best Buy will begin selling 4G wireless service directly to customers using Clearwire’s 4G WiMax network. The service...

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...