By Carolyn Slater
If you couldn’t make it to the CEA Industry forum in Phoenix last week, don’t fret, you can still benefit from the amazing CE industry talent that gathered to inform and inspire. We’ve just posted the podcasts of the keynotes and sessions on our webpage.

Sir Ken Robinson – Monday’s keynote speaker
Each year [...]

By Joseph Gizzi
I had the pleasure of sitting down at Industry Forum with social media co-conspirator Jesse Thomas of the creative agency Jess3. Jesse has an amazing resume creating data graphics and visual storytelling for major companies including Microsoft, MySpace, Mashable, Pepsi, Tropicana and more.
CEA members know him as a moderator of our panel [...]

By Joseph Gizzi
Green, Gaming, 3D and Remotes for the iPhone.
These were the themes behind products leading the way in CEA’s second annual i-stage competition, and it’s no surprise why. Consumer interest in eco-friendly products, innovative gaming solutions and a reinvigorated 3D movie market have all been major tech stories this year. The Apple ecosystem [...]

By Colleen Lerro
With kids heading back to school over the last couple weeks, they’ve been loading up on their back-to-school gear. I recently got the chance to check out a bunch of back-to-school electronic accessory products.

I found myself adding these products to my own wish list as they’re great for the home too, not [...]

 By Sara Horowitz
Ever have that brilliant moment where the light bulb just turns on in your head? The Innovations 2010 Design and Engineering Awards Call for Entries is now open and we are anxiously waiting to see what popped into those bright light bulbs this year. Why participate?  Because there is no better way to [...]

By Carolyn Slater
Yesterday I attended the CEA webcast: “If Not Now, When? Why Trade Shows Like CES Are Your Best Marketing Investment in the Best and Worst of Times”. I must admit that even though I work at CEA, it’s been some time since I participated in one of our free webcasts, but this [...]

By Tara Dunion
I had the pleasure of joining several hundred industry professionals gathered in NYC last week for the CEA Line Shows, which featured a keynote from the nation’s CTO, conferences featuring top industry experts and more than 40 exhibits from innovative CE companies. You can check out CEA’s news release for some of [...]

By Melanie Lambrecht
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) relies on volunteers at all levels of the Association for direction, goal-setting and governance. Whether you are looking to help the CE industry by developing CEA initiatives, creating industry technology standards or influencing legislation, there are many reasons to volunteer in one of CEAs working groups, committees, [...]

By Lindsay Goodman
Did you miss CEA’s Washington Forum this year? No worries – the official podcasts are now available!
Listen to David Plouffe, Obama’s campaign manager, as he talks about how technology helped Barack Obama win the presidency.
 
 
 
 
 
Or check out the DTV Session – The Final Countdown (And This Time We Really Mean It) [...]

By Joe Gizzi
At the Greener Gadgets Conference last week, the keynoter, Saul Griffith, opened by calling us  out as being planet #@%*ers, himself included. It was less of an accusation and more of a preface saying,
“Now that it’s on the table, let’s get on with the real problems.”
Instead of dwelling on “my gosh, we’re [...]