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.

Move over Best Buy, Vann’s Gets the iPad

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By Amy Gilroy Nearly every mainstream consumer electronics retailer is trying to find a way to sell the...

3G iPad Due April 30

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Apple stores will begin selling the 3G version of the iPad on Friday, April 30 at 5 pm....

Ford Sync Gets Voice Control for Apps

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Ford is cranking out those Sync announcements and now it’s revealed the Pandora/Stitcher/Twitter-Feed voice control it showed in...

HTC Incredible at Verizon April 29

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Verizon is getting ready to ship its second high-end Droid phone—the HTC Incredible with an uber large 3.7-inch...

Cool-er Due in “Major Retailers”

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Interead, maker of the Cool-er says it will announce in the next couple of weeks some “very major”...

$199 Nook Lite on Way?

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Barnes and Noble may be preparing to release new nook eReaders and it told Bloomberg it should offer...

Some Specialists up by Double Digits

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By Amy Gilroy Some 12-volt specialists expect stronger sales this year, as the economy rebounds. Last year, you’d...

Apple Slightly Delays 3G iPad Til May

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Apple has delayed slightly the launch of the 3G version of the iPad to May 7, from late...

Garmin Screens Get Multi-Touch

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By Amy Gilroy Garmin is launching a nuvi portable navigation series with 4.3-inch touch screens that let you...

Not 1 but 3 Streak Tablets due from Dell

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Dell is getting ready to release not one but three tablet PCs, in 5-, 7- and 10-inch sized...

BlackBerry to get Car Integration

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By Amy Gilroy The BlackBerry may be ready for some serious integration into car radios. BlackBerry maker Research...

Higher GPS use on Cellphones

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By Amy Gilroy In navigation the U.S. market tends to follow the European market by about 18 months....

Ford Sync Gets Eco Friendly

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Here’s yet another feature for the Ford Sync. Starting this summer, Sync systems will give you feedback on...

Ford Sync Alternative for Retail

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By Amy Gilroy A car aftermarket system to rival the Ford Sync is what retailers want, yes? Blitzsafe,...

Israel Confiscates iPads

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Watch out for your iPad if you are in Israel. The country has confiscated about 10 iPads and...

Pioneer Wins DJ Awards

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Pioneer Electronics’ professional AV division (Pioneer DJ) took the top price as Best Manufacturer in the DJ industry...

Toshiba to Offer Tablets

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Toshiba America is jumping on the slate PC bandwagon and will offer several models this year running Windows...

Toshiba Adds new OEM HDDs

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Toshiba Corp. is offering new OEM automotive hard drives in 200GB and 100GB sizes using a single-platter design....

Nokia, Sony, Samsung Unite for Portable-to-TV Connection

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Want to connect your phone to your HD TV and download photos or videos? Nokia, Samsung, Sony and...

Alex eReader Now Shipping

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The Alex eReader, heading for sale at Borders bookstores this June, is now shipping for those who want...