Amy Gilroy

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Car Stereo Briefs

Here are some brief notes about car audio:   Eclipse Car Audio has eliminated 10 positions, resulting in the exits of Michael West, marketing director, and Rich Coe, manager R& D and industry veteran.   The company said it is consolidating local product development and engineering into one department and has also reorganized sales and marketing.   Mike Odle,... More

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DSi Off To Strong Start

There’s a war, at least in the press, over which platform — the Nintendo DS or Apple iPhone/iPod Touch — will win out as the portable game machine of choice.   You’ve got the iPhone and iPod Touch with more than 7,000 game apps and 30 million of the devices sold worldwide, while Nintendo has racked up sales of 100 million DS units since 2004.   ... More

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From Cellphones, To GPS, To... Dog Collars?

Now that we are all addicted to mobile phones — so addicted that some of us pay $200 a month for a family plan — AT&T is thinking, “Why stop there?”   Why not subsidize portable GPS and even in-car navigation, netbooks and portable gaming?   Apparently the company is examining the prospect of subsidizing all of the above, according to reports.... More

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Screaming Phones and More

Here’s some new technology that bears mentioning or that is just interesting. Samsung has released a mobile phone in Korea according to reports , with the ability to “scream” as loud as an eardrum-splitting siren blast.   The cellphone, you see, doubles as a personal safety mechanism. It’s being marketed to women and children, but no plans have been... More

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DirecTV Rumored To Be In Talks For Sirius XM

Now DirecTV is reportedly entering talks with Sirius XM, possibly touching off a bidding war over the satellite-radio company between the two leading satellite TV companies.   The New York Times reported that Liberty Media, controlled by John Malone, which has a controlling interest in DirecTV, is in preliminary talks with Sirius XM, painting a scenario where both DirecTV and Dish... More