By Ethan Elser
Last year, I interned in the office of Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA. During the 2009 International CES I was the “body man” for Gary, meaning I went everywhere with him, got to meet CEO’s and celebrities (I had a great conversation with Tom Hanks about his love for CE [...]
By Carolyn Slater
It’s hard to believe that the 2010 International CES is now less than four months away. You can expect to start seeing more and more about the show in the industry, national and international press; technology blogs; and especially from CEA via our websites, this blog, and of course Twitter.
We love [...]
by Jack Cutts
We’ve all been there…you’re a Netflix or Blockbuster Online subscriber and your latest movie sits shamefully gathering dust atop your TV cabinet or amongst that pile of mail on the coffee table. My wife and I recently finished our MBAs after having attended class several nights part-time after work for the better [...]
By Jack Cutts
Last weekend I almost did the unthinkable: I came within a hair’s breadth of deleting all of my digital photos including the pictures of my wedding. I would’ve lost most of my digital music and tax records as well! Unspeakable horror awaits any man who commits such a transgression.
Sure, it started innocently [...]
By Ellen Savage
My six year old son has a morning ritual which was causing me to lose sleep. He wakes early, usually before anyone else in the house, turns on the television in our family room and watches cartoons until the rest of our family rises. I’m glad he is able to entertain himself [...]
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 Dave Wilson
As Yogi Berra’s cousin Yagi might have said, after February 17th we’ll only have digital DTV signals.
In addition to better picture quality many free over-the-air DTV signals also carry additional programming not found on cable or satellite. For this reason millions of Americans are installing or improving their TV antenna systems, and [...]
By Guest Blogger: Brooke Partridge,
CEO Vital Wave Consulting
A major obstacle to sustaining private-sector investments in developing countries is the lack of association with short-term, quantifiable business value – tying investments directly to near-term revenue. The development community can encourage or facilitate more private-sector funding by providing market knowledge and explaining how such investments create business [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
