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.

Updates from ICE, MESA Buying Groups

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In Car Experts (ICE), now a $250+ car electronics buying group, is providing its members free websites worth...

Lightning Goes Select Distrib.

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Rockford Corp.’s Lightning Audio brand has reversed its distribution strategy, and is no longer selling to mass merchants....

Free Coffee with Nook

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Barnes & Noble continues to hone on its in-store advantage in selling its Nook eReader by offering a...

iPhone 4 Gets Video Calling: Launches June 24

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Apple introduced its next generation iPhone 4 promising to upset the smartphone market once again with a new...

TrafficCam App from Visteon: Traffic Videos in 17 Cities

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Visteon Corporation has launched an app that lets you see a traffic camera image in your area to...

New iPhone Expected Today; HTC Gains Clout in Smartphones

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs is expected to unveil today a new iPhone sporting a second camera for video...

Marine Audio is Up

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Marine audio sales are up by single digits, according to a CEoutlook poll, as boat sales start to...

7 Top Advances in OEM Car AV/navigation

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Top advances in OEM car electronics this year will include car-to-car communication, a single screen showing different images...

Tablet Deluge: Analysts Not Impressed Yet

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The flood of tablet PCs introduced by AsusTek, Acer, MSI, Dell, Kakai and others this week inspired the...

Ford, Others, Ready iPad USB Connect for Radios

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Looks like Ford Sync owners will be able to slap down an iPad on the seat next to...

Super-Sized eTextbook Reader Debuts

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A dual screen eTextbook reader called the Kno turned heads at the All Things Digital conference this week....

iPad Selling Out

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If you’re thinking about buying an iPad you might want to do it now, because many Best Buy...

4M Consumers to Buy 3D TV; Ad Campaigns Effective

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Recent 3D TV ad campaigns are successfully igniting consumer interest in 3D TVs, even in the midst of...

AT&T Scraps Unlimited Data

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Those roomy unlimited data plans may become a thing of the past. AT&T announced it is scrapping its...

May Car Sales Up By Double Digits; Ford Sheds Mercury

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The auto industry saw a nice lift in May for all major U.S. car makers except Toyota and...

“Car Audio” Gets 3.5M Hits/Mo.on Google

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The term “car audio” is searched for on Google 3.5 million times a month in the U.S. By...

FixxRight Looking for Installers

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FixxRight is a new company led by industry veteran Dan Jeancola, which is working with the in-store display...

Dual Adds its 1st iPhone-Ready Car Radios

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Dual is shipping its first car radios with USB iPhone control (in addition to iPod control). The $159...

eReader/Tablet Wars: Acer, B&N, Apple and Amazon

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The news on eReaders and tablet PCs is fast and furious at the moment given the onset of...

Borders Adds Libre; Gets Aggressive in eReaders

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Borders is turning up the heat in eReaders and plans to carry 10 models by the end of...