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.

Marvel Comic HDTVs Debut

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Here are your officially licensed Marvel Comic TVs with pictures of Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk, Wolverine,...

There’s a New Light Bulb!

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Common, it's not all about amps and smartphones. There's a new LED light bulb from GE that saves...

eReader Display Shipments Quadruple

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This is not exactly a shocker, but the popularity of eReaders like the Amazon Kindle drove electronic paper...

Nearly 800K Get Rid of Cable

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Yes, you know you want to too. A new report says nearly 800,000 U.S. households have "cut the...

Apple Sells 500K iPads

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Apple said demand for the iPad is beyond its expectations and called the product a “runaway success.” It...

More Support for Mobile DTV

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Free TV to a portable or car device is getting some buzz, finally. Mobile DTV-- the free over-the-air...

Sirius XM Adds More Subscribers

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By Amy Gilroy Sirius XM Radio continues to add subscribers as the auto industry and the economy improves....

Sonic Electronix to Open True Store

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By Amy Gilroy Sonic Electronix, or really its founder and CEO, Nathaniel Victor--the high school kid turned 12-volt...

Palm Shares Soar on Buyout Rumors

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Palm shares soared by 60 percent recently due to rumors it may be purchased by HTC or Lenovo....

New Nintendo DSi Bundle

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Nintendo will offer a white bundled version of the DSi starting April 25 at select retailers. The new...

FLO TV gets Pay as You Go

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Don't like those $15 a month fees for FLO TV? Now FLO TV-- the paid mobile video service...

Microsoft Intro’s Cloud Phone, Nokia Adds Social Phones

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Microsoft Monday introduced two new “cloud phones” that store a user’s information in the cloud called KIN ONE...

Mobile DTV $149 Hotspot Due in May

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While a number of products offering Mobile DTV—the free over-the-air TV service for portables and car TVs—were shown...

Sony Cupholder Speaker Sighted

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Sony is planning to release, in Japan, anyway, some cool-looking MP3 player docks and speakers including this “cupholder”...

Best Buy Gets the Nook

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Best Buy made the rumors official and announced it will start carrying the Barnes & Noble nook eReader...

Sharp 3D TVs Due

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Sharp will add its name to the list of 3D TV makers such as Panasonic, Samsung, and Sony....

InstallerNet Takes on Mobileye

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I’ve said before that the new car product category—advanced driver safety—could get a lift off this year and...

DICE Gets Aggressive, Hires Witt

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DICE Electronics is not one of the companies seeing its profits dwindle. The maker of iPod-connection products for...

Alpine Training Tour Begins

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You know you can’t get enough training and so Alpine Electronics is making it easier for you with...

Alpine’s New Strategy

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After a rough year on the OEM side and some layoffs of high profile management, Alpine Electronics is...