Dish’s Clayton Takes Spotlight At CEA Digital Patriot Dinner

Dish’s Clayton Takes Spotlight At CEA Digital Patriot Dinner

By Steve Smith On Apr 18 2013 - 8:33am

Dish’s Joe Clayton (left) with CEA’s Gary Shapiro and Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.)
Dish’s Joe Clayton (left) with CEA’s Gary Shapiro and Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.)


Washington — The Consumer Electronics Association’s (CEA) annual Digital Patriots dinner may have been held at the nation’s capital Wednesday night and honored a U.S. Senator and two members of the House of Representatives, but it was the fourth award winner, industry veteran Joe Clayton, who stole the show.

 

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CEA Survey: Home Tech Market Turning Around

CEA Survey: Home Tech Market Turning Around

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 17 2013 - 1:05pm




Arlington, Va. – Installations of various technologies in new homes in 2012 reached or exceeded 2008 levels, indicating that the market for built-in home technologies “is well on the road to recovery,” CEA concluded in its 11th Annual State of the Builder Technology Market Study.

 Overall growth of the home technology market remained consistent from 2011 to 2012, CEA added.

CEA Brings CES To D.C.

CEA Brings CES To D.C.

By Steve Smith On Apr 17 2013 - 9:00am


Panasonic’ Kyp Walls (from left), Aki Hirao and Peter Fannon with the company’s 20-inch 4K tablet


Washington — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) held the annual CES On The Hill event at the Rayburn Office Building, here, Tuesday night.

The event featured more than 25 manufacturers showing a wide variety of CE products that debuted at International CES in January, and is designed to showcase, in the words of CEA president/CEO Gary Shapiro, “the innovation of the consumer electronics industry.” They are also being presented to members of Congress and their staffers.

CEA Heads To The Hill

CEA Heads To The Hill

TWICE Staff On Apr 16 2013 - 11:33am




Arlington, Va. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) said it is sending 40 of its members to Capitol Hill to meet with members of the U.S. House of Representatives and congressional staff to relay its 2013 innovation policy agenda.

CE Demo Days To Add More Retailer Support

CE Demo Days To Add More Retailer Support

By John Laposky On Apr 3 2013 - 4:15pm




Arlington Heights, Ill. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced a partnership with channel networker Revenew to support electronics retailers across the country as they host the fourth annual CE Demo Days, in conjunction with CE Week in New York.

The in-store events will be held the weekends before and after CE Week (June 21-23 and June 28-30) and will offer consumers the opportunity to experience the latest technologies at their local CEA member store.

CEA Teams With HGTV For SmartHome 2013

CEA Teams With HGTV For SmartHome 2013

TWICE Staff On Apr 2 2013 - 11:06am

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The TechHome Rating System (THRS) is a powerful new nationally-recognized build-to specification developed by CEA's TechHome Division that helps you more easily design, build and market tech-ready homes by providing nationwide guidelines for residential technology infrastructure.


Arlington, Va. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has partnered with HGTV to build the network’s SmartHome 2013 project in Jacksonville, Fla.

The home was constructed to meet the CEA’s Gold TechHome rating, which means the house is fully networked, allowing for the distribution of audio, video, data, telephone, home automation and security throughout the building.

CEA, ISRI Launch ‘CRT Challenge’ For Recycling

CEA, ISRI Launch ‘CRT Challenge’ For Recycling

TWICE Staff On Apr 1 2013 - 2:32pm




Arlington, Va. - Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) today announced a technical “CRT Challenge” to identify financially viable, environmentally-conscious proposals for using recycled cathode ray tube (CRT) glass.

CEA: Consumer Confidence Up For Tech, Economy

CEA: Consumer Confidence Up For Tech, Economy

TWICE Staff On Mar 26 2013 - 10:33am

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Arlington, Va. – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) reports that consumer confidence in the overall economy and sentiment toward technology increased in March.

CEA said both indexes saw increases after two consecutive months of declines, but both remain below March 2012 levels.

The CEA Index of Consumer Expectations (ICE), which measures consumer expectations about the broader economy, rose 4.2 points in March to 169.5. This month’s ICE is 4.1 points lower than March of last year.

Dish’s Clayton Among CEA Digital Patriot Honorees

Dish’s Clayton Among CEA Digital Patriot Honorees

TWICE Staff On Mar 18 2013 - 2:16pm

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Washington — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) said Joe Clayton, president and CEO of Dish Network; U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.); U.S. Congressmen Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and Greg Walden (R-Ore.) will be the honorees at the ninth annual Digital Patriots Dinner, scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel, here.

The senator and congressmen will be honored for their support of technology innovation, while Clayton will be honored for his role in advancing innovation, CEA said.

Integra Awarded By Azione

Integra Awarded By Azione

By Alan Wolf On Mar 14 2013 - 4:55pm

Integra is the fourth recipient of Azione’s Golden Goose Award.
Integra is the fourth recipient of Azione’s Golden Goose Award.


Chester Springs, Pa. — Azione Unlimited, the educational and buying group for custom retailers and integrators, has bestowed its fourth ever Golden Goose Award to Integra.

The quarterly recognition is given to the Azione vendor member that provides the most profit to the group’s dealers during that period.

Integra’s award covers the fourth quarter of 2012.