By Sean Murphy
With the benefit of hindsight, everyone now knows that the music industry, by taking so long to see the writing on the wall, squandered valuable time to adapt and innovate. The incredibly successful and occasionally sordid history of how records got made and sold too often enriched the labels and disenfranchised the [...]
By Sean Murphy
CE products are perpetually in some state of transition. Movies, for instance, were silent, then shown on public screens, then available on private screens (TVs), and now they can be viewed on PCs and smartphones. Music went from vinyl to reel-to-reel to digital, with the hardware constantly becoming smaller to the point [...]
By Sean Murphy
Ten years ago in the Emerging Market Update, CEA’s own Angela Titone wrote about a technology to keep an eye on. At that time, the product in question − e-books − anticipated being able to store up to 10 average-length novels, and ranged in price from $199 to $1,5000!
How times have changed.
While [...]
By Sean Murphy
The phrase “working from home” no longer connotes the automatic implication of shirked responsibility. Indeed, as more employees explore the possibilities of combining productivity with strategic (and environmentally-friendly) alternatives, more employers are encouraging this resource.
What has caused this rapidly shifting paradigm? In short, the combination of technological advances, economic considerations and the [...]
By Laura Hubbard
With your favorite shows returning and football season underway, chances are you’ll be turning your attention to your television. CEA research shows the majority of U.S. households own at least one high-definition TV. But, less than one-third have a home theater system.
Most of today’s TV shows, sports events and movies are filmed [...]
By Chris Ely
It’s probably no secret that many of CEA’s staffers are avid twitterers. For those unfamiliar with Twitter, it’s a micro-blog where tweeple (people who tweet) share their thoughts, location, photos, activities, interests, interesting links, etc. in statements of 140 characters or less.
Delightfully inspired by this particular social medium, CEA’s Market Research Team [...]
By Katherine Rutkowski
Last week my 19-year old daughter Emma had appendicitis. When the emergency room doctor broke the news at 3:00 a.m. about the pending surgery she asked if there were any questions. Generation Y Emma thought for a second then said “does this place have WiFi?” She’s taking a summer class at a [...]
By Carolyn Slater
Isn’t it lovely to be able to appear just a bit smarter and better informed than you really are? Well those nice folks at CEA Publications (of which I’m a part) can help you out with that.
Each year, we bring together some of the best minds in the consumer electronics world [...]
By Sean Murphy
It is always wise to consider the future. This is true during the best of times; certainly it is true during challenging times. With the ongoing economic uncertainty, the implications for the CE industry are crucial, and manifold. Which categories are slumping? Which ones are weathering the storm? Which ones are even [...]
By Guest Bloggers: The Femme Den Team from Smart Design
The Femme Den’s session will be part of the “Issues and Attitudes” track at CES and will take place on January 9, 2009 at 3:00pm in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The Femme Den’s fundamental premise is that technology needs to serve [...]
