CES To Be Scene Of Gov’t Policy Debates

TWICE Staff On Dec 17 2012 - 4:26pm

Arlington, Va. - The Consumer Electronics Association’s (CEA) Innovation Policy Summit at the 2013 International CES will feature panels with top government officials and execs from startups and established CE companies.

CES, owned and produced by CEA, to be held January 8-11, 2013 in Las Vegas, will features speakers from the U.S. Congress, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Google and Verizon as well as the Chairman and all four Commissioners from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

CES ’13 Exhibit Space Will Set New Record

TWICE Staff On Dec 12 2012 - 12:39pm

Arlington, Va. – Bring your walking shoes to the 2013 International CES because it will have a record amount of exhibit space - more than 1.87 million net square feet - according to the Consumer  Electronics Association (CEA), owner and producer of the show.

The previous record was this year’s 1.862 million net square feet. CEA said.

The show will be held from Jan. 8 to Jan. 11 in Las Vegas. 

CEA, NAB Promoting Set Top Box Energy Savings

By Greg Tarr On Dec 7 2012 - 11:33am

Washington — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) are promoting an effort to make set top boxes more energy efficient.

The organizations have teamed up to promote the efforts of 15 multichannel video service providers and affiliated equipment manufacturers that are getting behind a voluntary and pro-active Set-Top Box Energy Conservation Agreement (STBECA), expected to save as many as 90 million U.S. households a total of $1.5 billion or more in annual residential electricity savings.

CEA: Fitness Tech On The Rise With Consumers

By John Laposky On Dec 5 2012 - 2:30pm

The 2013 International CES will feature more than 27,000 net square feet of exhibit space, a nearly 25 percent growth in health and fitness technology over last year’s show.

Arlington, Va. — More than half (55 percent) of U.S. online consumers used a fitness technology in the past year, and more than one-third (37 percent) anticipate purchasing a fitness technology in the next 12 months, according to new research by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).

The report, “Getting Connected with Emerging Fitness Technologies,” shows the number of consumers who used a fitness technology in the past year increased 8 percent from 2010. Results from the study were released today at the mHealth Summit in Washington.

CEA Gets ‘Best Place To Work’ Award For 3rd Time

TWICE Staff On Nov 28 2012 - 4:54pm

Arlington, Va. — The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced today its recognition as one of the 2013 Best Places to Work in Virginia, by Virginia Business and Best Companies Group, as part of its annual survey and awards program.

This is the third consecutive year that CEA has been honored by the program, which recognizes the 80 best places of employment in Virginia, benefiting the state’s economy, its work force and businesses.

CES ’13 Expands Public Policy Focus

TWICE Staff On Nov 28 2012 - 12:30pm

Arlington, Va. - The Consumer Electronics Association’s (CEA), owner and producer of the International CES, announced today a broad array of panel discussions to be held at the Innovation Policy Summit during the 2013 edition January 8-11 in Las Vegas.

CEA Partners With Startup America For CES

On Nov 27 2012 - 5:22pm

Arlington, Va. - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today announced a new program with the Startup America Partnership, a national network of communities dedicated to advancing the success of American start-ups, for the 2013 International CES, owned and produced by CEA, which is scheduled for January 8-11, 2013 in Las Vegas.

CEA: CE Up, Economy Down In Confidence Poll

TWICE Staff On Nov 27 2012 - 12:30pm

Arlington, Va. — Consumer confidence in technology inched higher in November, while confidence in the overall economy sunk to the lowest level of 2012, according to the latest index released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). 

The CEA Index of Consumer Technology Expectations (ICTE), which measures consumer expectations about technology spending, rose by 0.3 points, reaching 88 in November.