Archive for November, 2008

Awarding the Rabbit Ears Pioneers Prize

By Jim Barry, CEA’s Digital Answer Man
I had the distinct pleasure of taking a few hours out of a very busy media tour schedule last week in Chicago to make a presentation to one of the “Rabbit Ears Pioneers” award winners.
Some of you may have read of CEA’s contest in which folks could send [...]

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

The technology President

By Michael Petricone
On November 4th, America’s lengthiest Presidential campaign ended as Barack Obama won an electoral vote victory of 365 to 173. This election was historic on many levels, including the unprecedented way in which technology was used to organize and communicate with supporters. In a way, the Obama campaign was the most successful [...]

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Protect Children’s Hearing

By Laura Hubbard
At last week’s CES Unveiled@New York Press Preview, I had the opportunity to meet the mom behind iHearSafe. This company is one of CEA’s Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Awards honorees in the headphones category for their safe volume headphones.
Since 2003, the Innovations Design and Engineering Awards have honored the latest and [...]

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

The CES Media Machine Unveiled

By Allison Carney
The 2009 International CES is just weeks away, and already thousands of reporters from around the world are preparing to descend on Las Vegas to write tens of thousands of stories about the world’s biggest trade show for technology.  With so much to see and do at CES, exhibiting companies often ask [...]

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

DTV Transition Test on Philadelphia’s Channel 6

By Carolyn Slater
CEA’s Digital Answer Man Jim Barry together with Grant Clauser, Editorial Director for Dealerscope and E-Gear shared some CE gift ideas on Philadelphia’s Channel 6 news program today.  Click here to see them.
 
 
Also, Grant Clauser will be back on Philly’s Channel 6 News tonight (Monday) for a live DTV transition test. The [...]

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Unveiling Innovation, NBC Universal, Jeopardy and Diana Ross in New York

By Brianne O’Leary
The CES New York Press Preview featuring CES Unveiled@NY took place last Tuesday and the day kicked off with some extraordinary announcements about the 2009 International CES!
In case you haven’t heard yet, Steve Mosko of Sony Pictures announced that they will shoot (live-to-tape) 11 episodes of Jeopardy live on the show [...]

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Learn Firsthand from CES Media Veterans

By Allison Carney
Right now, I am in the process of finalizing the details for our CES Reporter Media panel, to be held next Tuesday, November 18. I would like to invite YOU – our very valuable and cherished CES bloggers to participate.
We are hosting a media panel, The CES Media Machine Unveiled, to give [...]

Friday, November 14th, 2008

DTV – ACT NOW!

By Bhavna Bhatia
When you hear the word “museum”, what is the first thing you think of? Old? History? Boring?
Although the Newseum houses the history of journalism, media, television, and technology, it is a truly inspiring take on conventional repositories of history. This lofty platinum building, with its high glass ceilings, long windows, and contemporary [...]

Friday, November 14th, 2008

My Election Day Technology

By Carolyn Slater
By no means am I a gadget freak, in fact I’m a (very) late adopter but I was struck by how many CE products I use in one day.
Consider Tuesday – a momentous day – Election Day 2008. I should preface this with the fact that although I’ve lived in the U.S. [...]

Thursday, November 6th, 2008