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Unlocked-Phone Market Attracting Freetel To CES
Japanese cellphone maker Freetel, established in 2013, will go to CES to bring its unlocked entry-level GSM devices to the U.S. in the first quarter....
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CTA To Step Up Security At CES
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) will tighten up security at next month’s CES as a precaution even though there are no known, credible threats...
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CEA Now CTA
The Consumer Electronics Association has been formally rechristened the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). President/CEO Gary Shapiro, writing in the trade group’s i3 house organ,...
Industry
IFA Slates Rival Event To CES Asia
IFA is taking on CES Asia in a battle for the Chinese market. The inaugural Consumer Electronics China (CE China) trade show, sponsored by...
Industry
William Glasgow, Former CEA VP, Passes Away
William T. Glasgow Sr., vice president and show manager for the Winter and Summer Consumer Electronics Shows from 1975 to 1984, passed away, the...
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What Will Be The Hottest Tech Gifts This Holiday?
Holiday sales of CE products are expected to hit nearly $34.2 billion this year, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) said. Driving the season’s 2.3...
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High Dynamic Range Poised To Ignite Ultra HD Sales
Ultra HD TV with high dynamic range (HDR) is going to change the way consumers see TV, figuratively and literally. All consumers have to...
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Samsung Promotes CEA’s Ultra HD Logo, Disses LG’s RGBW Technology
Samsung will display CEA’s 4K Ultra HD logo on all of its 2015 UHD TVs to designate that they are “true 4K UHD TV...
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It’s Official: 2015 CES Was The Largest Ever
Arlington, Va. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), owner and producer of International CES, announced that the independent audit of the 2015 show confirmed...
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Smart Watches Help Drive Increase in Consumer Confidence Toward Technology Spending
Arlington, Va. – Consumer confidence toward technology spending and the overall economy both increased slightly in June, according to the latest data released today...
Blogs
Some Staggering Statistics About Our Technology World
While CES Asia was light on news and heavy on schmooze, many of the keynoters and speakers shared proprietary data on the staggering size...
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CES Asia Sets Conference Program
Arlington, Va. – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced the full conference program lineup for the inaugural CES Asia, beginning Monday in Shanghai,...
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Mobile Is Moving Everything
Arlington, Va. — The next time your kid whines he’s the only one in school without a smartphone, you may no longer have a...
Industry
Shapiro Honored As Tech Titan
Arlington, Va. – Consumer Electronics Association president and CEO Gary Shapiro has been named a 2015 Tech Titan by Washingtonian magazine. The list recognizes...
Industry
CEA’s Chupka Given IAEE Woman Of Achievement Award
Arlington, Va. — Karen Chupka, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) senior VP of International CES and corporate business strategy, has won the 2015 International Association...
Industry
HDMI 2.0a Spec Released, HDR Capability Added
Sunnyvale, Calif. — The HDMI Forum has released version 2.0a of the HDMI specification. The spec, which is available to current HDMI 2.0...
CTA
CEA Names 6 To Board Of Industry Leaders
Arlington, Va. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced six members to fill vacancies on its Board of Industry Leaders (BIL). The BIL serves...
CTA
CEA Revises 2015 Forecast With Consumer Spending
Arlington, Va. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced it will now include consumer sales in its annual industry forecasts. The 2015 industry revenue...
Industry
DEG, CEA Team For 4K UHD TV Event
Los Angeles — The Digital Entertainment Group is partnering with the Consumer Electronics Association for a B-to-B educational event on 4K Ultra HD. “4K...
CTA
Goodlatte To Be Honored As CEA Digital Patriot
Arlington, Va. — U.S. Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) will be honored for his support of technology innovation at the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) 11th...
CTA
Steve Case To Be Honored As Digital Patriot At CEA Dinner
Arlington, Va. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) will honor Steve Case, Revolution chairman and CEO, at its upcoming 11th Annual Digital Patriots Dinner....
CTA
Consumer Views Toward Tech Rise In January: CEA
Arlington, Va. — Consumer sentiment toward technology spending and the overall economy is higher than this time last year, according to the Consumer Electronics...
CES
CES Asia Registration Open
Arlington, Va. – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today announced that registration is live for the 2015 International CES Asia. The inaugural event...
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Woodman Sees Power In Storytelling
Las Vegas — Nicholas Woodman, GoPro founder, put storytelling at the center of the magic that produces millions of infectious user-generated video shorts from...
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CEA Forecasts All-Time High Industry Revenues In 2015
Las Vegas – Revenues for the consumer electronics industry are projected to grow 3 percent in 2015 and to reach an all-time high of...
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Consumer Sentiment Toward Economy Rises: CEA
Arlington, Va. — Consumer sentiment toward the overall economy reached a record level in December, the Consumer Electronics Association said with the release of...
Audio
CEA, Japan Audio Society In High-Res Collaboration
Arlington, Va. – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) will make the High-Resolution Audio (HRA) logo developed by the Japan Audio Society (JAS) available for...
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Shoppers Playing Patient This Cyber Monday: NRF
Washington — Fewer consumers plan to shop today’s Cyber Monday than last year, according to a survey commissioned by the National Retail Federation, preferring...
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Consumers To Break Holiday Shopping Records: CEA
ARLINGTON, VA. — A record-breaking 103.3 million Americans will shop online between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday this year, up by 6.1 million shoppers over...
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CEA Takes Hollywood For CES Entertainment Preview
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) threw a party in the Hollywood Hills earlier this month to make the case for...
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4K Ultra HD Initiatives Announced By CEA
New York – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) made several announcements at last night’s annual CES Unveiled New York event to bolster the rollout...
CTA
Class Of 2014 Inducted Into CE Hall Of Fame
New York — A host of industry luminaries turned out last night to honor the 2014 inductees into the Consumer Electronics Association’s CE Hall...
Another View
‘Wrestling Alligators’ & Other Jack Wayman Stories
It took eight speakers, and two impromptu comments from the audience, to talk about Jack Wayman during the Consumer Electronics Association’s heartfelt and moving...
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CEA Launches Vehicle Intelligence Marketplace At CES
Arlington, Va. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) will launch its Vehicle Intelligence Marketplace at the 2015 International CES. CES, which is produced by...
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Ford CEO Fields To Keynote CES
Arlington, Va. — Ford Motor Co. president/CEO Mark Fields will deliver a keynote address at the 2015 International CES, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)...
Home Automation
Parks: Home-Automation Awareness Low
Dallas – Sixty-two percent of broadband-connected households in the U.S. are unfamiliar with smart home products, almost 70 percent don’t know where to buy...
Industry
CEA To Honor Wayman In NYC
NEW YORK — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) will sponsor a memorial service for longtime colleague and industry pioneer Jack Wayman on Nov. 10...
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Holidays Look Bright For Retailers: CEA
Arlington, Va. — The 2014 holiday season will see the highest levels of consumer spending on CE since 1994, according to the Consumer Electronics...
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CEA Names New Board Members
Phoenix — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced the election of its 2015 executive board and Board of Industry Leaders (BIL), groups that meet...
CES
CEA Welcomes Drones To CES
Arlington, Va. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) will add its first drone-focused area for the 2015 International CES. The Unmanned Systems Marketplace will...
CTA
CEA Devises 4K Logos For Manufacturers
Arlington, Va. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced new logos to designate 4K Ultra HD TVs, monitors and projectors. As developed by CEA’s...
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Smart-Home Companies Prepping For New CES Home
Arlington, Va. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced the launch of the Smart Home Marketplace presented by Bosch at the 2015 International CES....