Archive for 2009

Happy New Year and on To CES

By Carolyn Slater
Here at CEA, the New Year means pretty much one thing – CES! Actual reflection on the year just passed and plans for the beginning of a bright and hopeful new year has to wait while we make our last-minute preparations for the largest electronics trade show in the world. Sure, most [...]

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

CES bound – Traveling in Style

Yesterday Rick Kowalski told you how each January, the CEA staff prepares for their annual westward migration to produce the International CES in Las Vegas. Today, guest blogger, Dave Delaney, social media coordinator for Griffin Technology tells us how he and his colleagues are travelling to CES this year. I hope you’ll follow their progress [...]

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Truckin’ Out to Las Vegas

  By Richard Kowalski
The 2010 International CES is just over a week away. Personally, I haven’t packed my bags yet, but here at CEA HQ we’re ready.
Each year, a few weeks before CES, we send a truck full of the things we’ll need for the show to Las Vegas. We must create an office-away-from-the-office there, [...]

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

CES university – How We Prepare For The Big One!

By Richard Kowalski
Organizing the International CES requires a knowledgeable team. For that reason, our CES Admininstration and CES Marketing Departments put together CES University, an educational opportunity for all of us at CEA to get refreshed on show procedure and to update us on new events, exhibits, and any other major changes from the [...]

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Simplify Your Life with Home Automation

By Laura Hubbard
Part 2 of the Green Life Smart Life Series

As I explained in my first post, Living an Eco-friendly Lifestyle through Technology, technology is a major focus of the Green Life Smart Life (GLSL) project. Normally when you read about green building, a lot of attention is placed on the types of materials [...]

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

In-Vehicle Technology Revs Up For The 2010 International CES

By Allison Fried

The 2010 International CES® will showcase the latest in-vehicle technology this year! We are talking about an opening keynote by Ford president and chief executive officer, Alan Mulally, plus the 2010 Ford Taurus is the show’s official car (we’ve never had one of these before).
This year’s show will prominently feature the [...]

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Living An Eco-Friendly Lifestyle Through Technology

By Laura Hubbard
Part 1 of the Green Life Smart Life Series
Last week, I traveled to Narragansett, Rhode Island to the Green Life Smart Life (GLSL) home for its announcement of becoming officially rated by the U.S .Green Building Council (USGBC) as a GOLD certified LEED® for Homes Project.
CEA is proud to sponsor this project [...]

Friday, December 18th, 2009

I’m Dreaming of A green Christmas

By Jennifer Bemisderfer

In my job, I talk about electronics recycling every day. I could recite resources for electronics recycling in my sleep, so it’s easy to forget that people who don’t live and breathe this stuff like I do might be confused about how and where to recycle their old or unwanted TVs, computers, [...]

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

The Threadless Loves Innovation Challenge – We Have a Winner!

By Deborah Kassoff
I was fortunate to be a member of the judging panel for the Threadless Loves Innovation t-shirt design challenge. We were presented with designs from five finalists and each was incredibly creative and compelling and told a different story conveying the artist’s passion for innovation. But the winner we chose “Innovation Revolution” [...]

Monday, December 14th, 2009

ASHA’s Listen To Your Buds Campaign

CEA Digital Dialogue® is pleased to welcome guest blogger Joseph Cerquone, Director of Public Relations for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
By Joseph Cerquone
If you are coming to the 2010 International CES, be sure to check out the Listen To Your Buds the safe listening campaign of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Booth 3426, Kids@ [...]

Thursday, December 10th, 2009