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.

Kindle Drops to $189 in Price War with Nook

A price war is raging between booksellers Amazon and Barnes & Noble over their 3G eReaders. Shortly after...

Where’s Blu-ray for the car?

Blu-ray for the car is getting some interest from suppliers but the drives are expensive and the human...

SafeKey Car Sobriety Device Taps InstallerNet

InstallerNet’s network of car electronics specialists will act as the installers for a new anti-drunk driving electronic device...

PVI Changes Name to E Ink

EReader screen maker Prime View International changed its name to E Ink Holdings last week, confirming its commitment...

New $149 Nook and Toshiba eReaders

Barnes & Noble launched a new WiFi version of its Nook eReader while lowering the price of its...

New Kindle, Sony Reader Due July/Aug.

Amazon is preparing to release a new Kindle this summer and is reducing inventory on its current Kindle...

Audi Shows 62-Speaker Q7

Audi is testing a 62-speaker sound system in a luxury crossover Q7 for those of you who find...

Auto Page Launches Internet Program

Auto Page was the second supplier last week to announce new actions against transshipping (following Clarion). Auto Page...

The Next PC…

By 2015, a new PC format could win consumer favor even before the tablet reaches its full ascent....

Nintendo May Be Next eReader Competitor

Nintendo may be the next company to jump into the eReader market…sort of. It’s 3DS portable gaming device...

Kenwood Ships XR-5S

Kenwood claims its XR-5S (shown at the Consumer Electronics Show in January but just now shipping) is the...

TomTom Gets Directions from SpongeBob

Homer Simpson last year, now Sponge Bob. TomTom’s latest offering of “character” voices include SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora...

3D Infiltrates Notebooks

Lenovo is the latest PC maker to enter the 3D fray joining Acer and MSI as 3D extends...

Sonic Responds to Al & Ed’s Proposal

Sonic Electronix founder, CEO and president Nathaniel Victor responds here to the proposal by Al & Ed’s Autosound...

Apple Sells 600K iPhone 4’s/AT&T Stops Pre-Orders

Apple reported more than 600,000 pre-orders for its iPhone 4 as of Tuesday, while AT&T halted pre-orders to...

RadioShack Offers Free T-Mobile Phones

In a Father's Day promotion, RadioShack is offering free T-Mobile phones on Saturday, June 19, just in time...

Scion Battle of the Builds

Scion is holding a customized Scion xB build-off contest, but only for active duty military personnel. It started...

iPhone 4 Pre-Orders Sold Out, New Droid Due

Apple has sold out of pre-order supplies of it iPhone 4, while Motorola is reportedly preparing a new...

Sony’s Move Due in Sept.

Sony showed off technology in both motion-gaming and 3D at E3, announcing its Move motion wand controller will...

Glitches for iPhone 4 Pre-Order; Could Apple Sell 2 Million in First Week?

Through the weekend, Apple will sell 2 million instead of the usual 1 million iPhones, it typically moves...