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.

iPad Sales May Pass 7M; Apps More Costly

iSuppli is now weighing in on predictions for sales of the iPad, which begins delivery Saturday, and could...

CEoutlook Partners With Rukpromotions

Effective April 1, CEoutlook, the new trade web-magazine and e-newsletter for the consumer electronics industry, hires Rukpromotions as...

Car Sales Could Hit 14M in 2011

And now some good news in car electronics: car sales are on their way to returning to the...

Cellphones Push into Home Theater

As Best Buy escalates its role in selling cellular phones (of the 75 to 100 stores Best Buy...

eBay to Top $1.5B Over Portable Devices

eBay has been a force to be reckoned with, and now we know just how a big a...

iPhone for Verizon Due?

Rumors that Verizon will begin carrying the iPhone are nothing new. But the latest report by the Wall...

iPad to Nip at the Kindle

For all those wondering if a $500 iPad will steal share from eReaders (often below $300), this latest...

TomTom Adds $30 Traffic, Maps

TomTom is making traffic or map updates an affordable $30 feature on some models and getting rid of...

Sears, Kmart Get eReaders

By Amy Gilroy Sears, Kmart and Kohl’s will begin carrying eReaders in their brick and mortar stores this...

Apple to Ship 8-10M iPads

The Apple iPad may not be for everyone, but it looks like pre-orders are going well. Apple will...

RadioShack Gets iPhone, Talks with Best Buy?

RadioShack, the 89-year old chain could wind up as part of Best Buy? Even as RadioShack begins selling...

Pioneer Ships Car AV Sans Navi

Pioneer’s new AV head units keep the price down by making navigation optional. Shipping now, the in-dash AVH-P3200BT...

Kenwood Adds Lifetime Traffic

Kenwood USA has begun shipping its flagship DVD/navigation receiver, the DNX9960, that adds free traffic for the life...

Nelkin Leaves Panasonic for Sanyo

By Amy Gilroy Industry veteran Andy Nelkin will leave Panasonic and head for Sanyo as North American president...

$18 for WSJ on iPad

The Wall Street Journal will charge iPad owners $17.99 a month for a subscription viewable on the new...

AT&T Pursues Dog Collars

AT&T's success with the iPhone has set off a voracious appetite for more devices to link to an...

Get Ready for $99 eReaders

By Amy Gilroy eReaders at $99 that are not connected to any particular bookstore are expected to flood...

ICE Launches TV Spot

In Car Experts (ICE), a car stereo buying group launched a TV spot for its retailer members. The...

Samsung Joins HTC with 4G Phone

At CTIA Wireless this year, 4G phones are becoming a reality, Android superphones are sweeping the show and...

eReader Global Sales to Soar

We know what the Chinese think of Google, but what do they think about eReaders? The Chinese government...