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.

Over 3 Million Kindles to Sell in 2010

If you are wondering how many Amazon Kindle eReaders will sell this year, the answer is 3.1 million,...

Sirius XM Adds BlackBerry App

Not that it should make a big difference in your retail sales of satellite radio equipment, but Sirius...

Google’s Version of Apple’s iPad?

Reports of a Google tablet emerge. Source: Chromium via Huffington Post

Mobile DTV Sees Hurdles

Mobile DTV-- free over-the-air TV for portables and car TV products-- could be a boon to the portable...

Lower-Powered Laptops Due

New Intel chips to drive lower-laptops. Source: CNET

Tablets to hit 57M by 2015

Media Tablets Like iPad to hit 57M by 2015 Media tablets like the Apple iPad are expected to...

Sirius XM to Hit 22.5 Subs by 2015

So where does Sirius XM stand in the new age of Internet radio, Ford Sync radios with Pandora...

Mobile Phones: 1.13 Billion Units and Growing

Wondering where all the growth is in consumer electronics?  Today we're getting the confirmation that much of it...

Samsung Now Larger Than HP

After a strong fourth quarter which brought Samsung's consolidated sales to $118 billion, the company is now larger...

iPad’s Not a Kindle Killer

It looks like the Apple  iPad will not be a Kindle-killer after all, said some analysts. Amazon’s  Kindle...

Infinity Car Exits Best Buy

CEoutlook has confirmed that Best Buy has dropped Infinity’s car audio line from its mix, shortly after parting...

iPad Finally Appears at $499

Apple finally introduced its iPad—looking like a larger, more user friendly and robust iPhone (without the phone part)--...

Analysts Weigh-in on Apple iSlate

A slightly more sober outlook on the Apple “iSlate” tablet and its possibilities is being offered by analysts...

Car Stereo: 12V Board Approves Second Industry Awareness Promo

The 12-Volt Initiative, formed by a group of key car AV suppliers and retailers to raise awareness of car...

Rockford Exits Best Buy

Rockford Fosgate said today it will  no longer ship to Best Buy as of May this year, confirming a rumor circulated...

Apple Tablet’s Impact Beyond Games, E-Readers

So many consumer electronics categories could be made or undone by the Apple tablet to be announced on...

Howard Stern Flirts with Terrestrial Radio

 Howard Stern  told his loyal followers Thursday that he’s been offered a job back in terrestrial radio.  The shock...

Amazon v. Apple in e-readers

The question du jour  in the e-reader space asks how much of a bite out of the market...

Android Nuvifone to Debut Next Month

Just as the standalone GPS market takes another body blow, (see blog below) Garmin and partner Asustek are...

GPS is Now Free on Nokia Phones

  It looks like the cards are stacking up against standalone GPS devices from makers such as Garmin...