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.

Flanner’s Halts Operations

By Amy Gilroy Flanner’s Home Entertainment, the 100+ year audio/video retailer and institution in Brookfield, Wisconsin, has closed...

Apple Sells 1M iPads in 28 Days

Apple sold one million iPads as of Friday, less than a month since the first WiFi iPad went...

Tablet Rumors: Microsoft, HP and Motorola

The tablet rumors were flying this week. It appears Microsoft won’t ship the intriguing Courier according to Gizmodo,...

Bookeen WiFi eReader Due in June

Bookeen is just about to ship two eReaders it showed at the Consumer Electronics Show in January including...

Kenwood $150 Navi Rebate; CD-less Car Decks Ship

Kenwood is reprising its summer rebate programs of the past two years with a mail in rebate this...

Scosche Shows First Protoype 12V iPad Kit

Yikes! Is this the first iPad kit for the car? Scosche is showing its retailers an iPad kit...

Cartronics Wins Pioneer Build-Off

The winner of Pioneer’s 4th annual Build-Off was Cartronics of Santa Rosa, CA, which outshone the installs of...

Sony TVs with Google to be Announced in May

Sony Corp. is expected to announce new TVs May 19 or 20 that use Google software and Intel...

iPad 12V Install Lures CNN, Alpine

We checked back with the iPad installer at SoundMan Car Audio in Santa Clarita, CA. whom we showed...

NPD: Nook vs. Kindle Note

The NPD Group has added its thoughtful reply to the report this week in Digitimes that said Barnes...

Sony’s Dash Finally on Sale

The latest gadget for the countertop—the Sony Dash—goes on sale today after making a small splash at the...

HP’s Palm Buyout Goes Beyond Smartphones

By Amy Gilroy Fresh from its announced $1.2 billion buyout of Palm, HP hinted it wants Palm’s technology...

HP Reaches Agreement to Buy Palm

In what can only be seen as great news for smartphone-maker Palm, Hewlett-Packard is planning to purchase Palm...

Garmin Bids on Raymarine

Garmin is back to trying to purchase UK-based marine electronics supplier Raymarine, reportedly for 15 pounds ($22.8) per...

4th Gen iPhone Expected June 7

We’ve refrained from commenting on Gizmodo’s found next-gen iPhone prototype that was left in a bar by an...

Bill Would Curb GPS Trackers

GPS tracking devices have been getting some publicity, but maybe not quite the right kind. A bill is...

New iPad Add-ons on Way

By Amy Gilroy As the iPod spawned a $1.2 billion accessories market, you can be sure its grandfather,...

Sirius XM Gets NASDAQ OK

Good news for Sirius XM fans. You will want to know that the satellite radio company, whose stock...

End of Recession for Cellphones

iSuppli pronounced the end of the recession for the cellphone industry after a great fourth quarter and predicted...

Sony Shifts Ad Strategy

Sony is changing its advertising tune, focusing on a few select products rather than trying to pitch most...