By Jennifer Bemisderfer

Summer is finally here and for most people, that evokes images of vacations and traveling.  Unfortunately, with record high gas and oil prices, this summer also brings to mind images of higher energy bills.  That means people are looking for ways to cut their energy costs. Here are some simple tips to [...]

By Megan Hayes
My brother and sister-in-law had their first baby, and my first nephew, around Christmas time. I am sure it will not be long before Christopher is more proficient with CE gadgets than I am. But, before he starts his own blog, my family needs to consider baby proofing our homes. As June [...]

By Sarah Szabo
Technology and new innovations fuel economic growth and in recent years, technology’s impact on developing markets has become even more significant. Rural and emerging markets are active laboratories for applications that bring the power of technology to meet economic, educational, health and social outcomes.Â
From state-of-the-art technology training in remote areas, innovative harnessing [...]

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By Cat Parsons and Lindsay Goodman
In February of this year, the Washington Post took a moment to reflect upon how the cell phone has changed the way people live and work all over the world and how the cell phone has become a device that few of us could live without. The article [...]

By Allie Carney
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, today – June 20 is the first day of summer 2008.
Being a Las Vegas (home of the International CES) native, I have desert blood, meaning that summer is my absolute favorite season.
This year, I had the opportunity to jump start my summer festivities [...]

By Katherine Rutkowski
I love being a mom, but this month, not so much. My daughter’s high school graduation ceremony – held in D.C.’s Constitution Hall in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) headquarters – falls on the last day of the Special Libraries Association’s (SLA) annual conference in Seattle.

Hardly Sophie’s choice, but still [...]

By Jim Barry
CEA’s Digital Answer Man

June 12th…Deep in the heart of Texas….Just drove in to Dallas from San Antonio to finish up the last leg of whirlwind two-week pre Father’s Day media tours.
It’s hot in Texas, topping 100 degrees for most of the trip here that began Sunday in Houston. (It was hot back [...]

By Jennifer Bemisderfer
My husband and I are just starting our search for a new car. Since I work a lot with CEA’s Mobile Electronics (aka Automotive Technology) members, I’m well aware of all the cool toys and technologies available for the car and as such, my feature wish-list includes everything from GPS to i-Pod [...]

By Megan Hayes
What’s a nice girl like me doing in a place like this?
During the week of May 19-23, the CEA Technology & Standards department was in Nashville, TN for our annual Spring Forum. The week was filled with meetings of engineers to develop technical standards  for consumer electronics products. Sound like fun? Probably [...]

By Jim Barry, CEA’s Digital Answer Man
Greetings from Detroit. This is the 28th city on this year’s Digital Answer Man Media Tour, the second stop after Minneapolis earlier in the week.  I’ve been able to squeeze two TV appearances and two radio segments in between the raindrops today, despite the city’s raucous celebrating of [...]