By Molly McLearn
I’m getting married in less than a week and I have to be honest, creating a registry was not one of my favorite pre-wedding activities. Actually, the only reason I created a registry was so that people wouldn’t get me a bunch of random stuff I’d never use. I am a very [...]
By Megan Hayes
This summer, I took a vacation to Russia. I visited one of my college buddies while I was staying in Moscow, and I took an overnight train to St. Petersburg. Russia is just one of those places I always wanted to visit, but never had the reason. Kevin gave me the reason [...]
By Colleen Gorman
A tradition began in my family about 10 years ago that has snowballed and really taken on a life of its own. For each major life event in a family member’s life, that person can expect to be serenaded to by the rest of the family. At last count, the “rest of [...]
By Laura Hudson
I recently had to take my two and a half year-old to the doctor because she was sick. Since I did not have an appointment, I had to take her during the sick hours. I knew we were in for a wait but I had no idea it would be almost three [...]
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 Colleen Lerro
I made a trip home for the first time in about a year only to find my parents had a year’s worth of new electronics waiting for me to hook up for them. A new modem, router, Ooma and Sling Box were awaiting me. My Mom also wanted to go over how [...]
By Colleen Lerro
Would you believe more men than women post their photos on Facebook? The reverse is true for MySpace, and no matter what you use, social networking sites are the most popular websites for posting photos according to a 2009 CEA study called Digital Imaging – A Focus on Sharing.
Even President Obama [...]
By Jack Cutts
As consumer electronics devices become more sophisticated, so does the “firmware” that makes them run. To put it simply, firmware exists in a realm in between software and hardware (hence the name…get it?) and is essentially software that resides permanently on a device and makes it function.
While most CE devices can run [...]
By Kara Dickerson
This spring, my sister and I ran into a serious problem. What would make the perfect gift for our father’s 60th birthday? What gift would have the right balance of sentimentality and fun factor? Then inspiration hit. Why not buy him a digital picture frame and pre-load it with pictures.
The photos [...]
By guest blogger, Captain Scott McLearn, U.S. Army.
Having served two tours in Baghdad, Iraq, I can attest to how important electronics are for a soldier who’s eager to connect with family and friends back home, especially over the holidays.
Thankfully, following a sixteen-month tour which overlapped with the last two holiday seasons, I will be [...]
