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.

Hyundai OnStar Device May Launch at CES

The next car maker to take on OnStar may be Hyundai Motor America, whose cars have been selling...

Pandora Car Radio Sell Through: 1st Look

As best we can tell, Pandora radios, the head units from Alpine and Pioneer, that let users listen...

Pioneer Sneaks in a Second Pandora Radio

Pioneer announced at its Road Show this month (but forgot to tell the press) about the AVIC-Z120BT—its second...

Sony Google TVs Due in Fall

In the next bid to merge the Internet with TVs, Sony will deliver TVs this fall using Google...

iPhone, Android Phones May Get Tethering

Get ready to start saving on air card fees. The upcoming iPhone 4.0 OS expected to be released...

Google App Store, Netbook, TV?

Google Inc and Apple continue to cross each others paths as the search engine giant will soon launch...

Sennheiser Founder Passes at 98

Sennheiser reported the passing of Dr. Fritz Sennheiser, 98, who founded the headphone/headset/microphone company in 1945. His son...

Mother’s Day eReader Sales: No Big Spike for Off-Brands

If you are not a Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader or iPad, Mother’s Day may not have seen the...

2% Download Music to Phone

We don’t like to use our phone for downloading music. Listening, yes; downloading no. Less than 2 percent...

JVC Launches Viral Video with All-American Rejects

JVC Mobile Entertainment is launching its third “Turn Me On” viral video campaign, this time featuring the band...

L5 Turns iPhone into Remote

The L5 add-on that turns an iPhone/iPod touch into a remote control for home theater products and appliances...

Kindle App for Android Due Summer

Amazon is adding Android to its roster of phones that support the Kindle eReader app. This summer smartphones...

Samsung Delays eReader

Samsung will not be releasing its E6 $299 WiFi eReader this spring as planned and may be looking...

OnStar Teams with Google; New Smartphone/Radios from Harman

As we said before, the car companies are getting VERY serious about smartphone apps. True to an earlier...

Best Buy Launches On-Demand Movies

Best Buy is launching a new on-demand movie service that gives customers access to movies the day they...

Mobile DTV Gets 12V Launch from NAV-TV

Free TV in the car with a crisp, clear image, even at 85 mph, is inching closer to...

Target’s New CE Depts Stress Games

Target is emphasizing video games in a new electronics department layout that will be in half of its...

Sirius XM Ups Forecasts; Audiovox Reports Strong Q4

Sirius XM seems to getting some of its groove back, at least on the new car side and...

12V Spot Shortages Until Summer

Shortages in car stereo products, the result of some better-than-expected sales this year, may not be resolved until...

Pioneer, Sony Expect to Swing to Profit; Narrow Losses in Fiscal Q4

Pioneer Corp.'s restructuring may be paying off as the company said it expects to post its first net...