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.

Mobile DTV Clears Hurdle

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Mobile DTV receivers are now free to go on sale, legally that is, as the FCC just gave...

Subaru Gets Autonet WiFi

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Subaru is the latest car maker to offer a WiFi hotspot from Autonet Mobile, which is lately infiltrating...

Apple Offers Free iPhone 4 Case; Refunds but No Apology

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Apple is offering a free case or a refund on the iPhone 4 to address what it calls...

iSimple Updates GateWay Package

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iSimple revealed it has sold 100,000 of its GateWay iPod/iPhone add-on car kits since 2007. The kits have...

Ford to Run HD Radio Ad Campaign

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The 2011 Ford Edge heading to dealers in fall will be the first car to include iTunes Tagging...

WikiReader at BJ’s for $69

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WikiReader, the pocket device loaded with Wikipedia information, landed its first retail placement at BJ’s Wholesale Club and...

Amazon Offering Car AV Promo

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Amazon has become increasingly competitive in car audio and is now offering an aggressive 45 percent discount on...

Mike Townsen Surfaces at Teac

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Industry veteran Michael Townsen who recently left Pioneer Electronics has resurfaced at Teac America where he is now...

Ford Improves Sync Voice

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Ford just announced voice recognition will be the Sync radio's primary user interface going forward. Let that “sink”...

Tablets to Steal 40% of Notebook Market

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The sources on this one get a bit fuzzy, but tablet PCs will impact 40 percent of global...

Apple To Discuss iPhone Problems/Senator Calls for Redress/Fix Identified

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Apple has heard the din of the of the blogosphere calling for a fix to the iPhone 4....

Droid X Due Thursday

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Verizon Wireless and Motorola said the Droid X smartphone will go on sale Thursday through Verizon for $200...

More Volt News…

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General Motors released another juicy tidbit Wednesday about its Chevy Volt electric car due later this year. The...

Summer Tablet Update

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There’s no honest competitor to the Apple iPad in sight but if you want a review of tablet...

New iPad Audi Install: Car Audio & Electronics Magazine

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The iPad installed in this Audi A4 Avant looks like it was meant to be there—and in every...

Talk of iPhone 4 Recall that Could Cost Apple $1.5 Billion

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Cries for a recall of the iPhone 4 on popular websites is the latest headache for Apple as...

Windows 7 Tablets Due

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Microsoft Tuesday confirmed that Windows 7 Phones are on the way by Christmas and said a broad selection...

Smartphones Still Dogged by Shortages

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From the iPhone to HTC’s EVO and Incredible, smartphones aren’t coming fast enough to match demand. The iPhone...

More Good News for Android

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Android continues to make inroads into smartphone territory. The format now has 90,000 apps, making it a respectable,...

HD Radio Share Soars

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HD Radio is finally hitting its stride in car radios and its developer, iBiquity has declared it's reached...