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CES 2018 Registration Opens
Registration for CES 2018 has begun. The show, to be held Jan. 9-12, 2018, in Las Vegas, is produced annually by the Consumer Technology...
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Millennials Skipping Live TV In Favor Of On Demand: CTA
Millennials are eschewing live TV in favor of self-recorded and on-demand content, according to a new study from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Fifty-five...
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3rd CES Asia Breaks Records
This year’s CES Asia was the largest yet, as measured in both size and attendance. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)...
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U.S. CE Industry Will Grow 3.2% This Year: CTA
Consumer enthusiasm for technology is exceeding expectations and will drive the U.S. CE industry to an estimated 3.2 percent growth this year, according to...
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CTA’s Shapiro: China’s Path To Tech Prosperity ‘Better’ Than The U.S. In Some Ways
Consumer Technology Association president/CEO Gary Shapiro acknowledged at CES Asia that China’s approach to technology will reap greater fortune than the current path of...
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Smartphones Overtake DVD/Blu-ray For No. 2 Most-Owned Tech: CTA
Smartphones are now in 80 percent of U.S. homes, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), making them second most frequently owned tech product...
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CTA Hosting, Streaming 1st New American Jobs Summit Today
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is hosting its first-ever New American Jobs Summit just steps from the Capitol Building in Washington today. The summit...
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CTA’s 2017 Hall Of Fame Class Includes Former TWICE Publisher Marcia Grand
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced its new class of inductees into its 2017 Consumer Technology Hall of Fame, and for the second year...
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CTA Honors Reps. McMorris Rodgers, DelBene, Swalwell & Hurd As Digital Patriots
A who’s who of the technology industry gathered for the Consumer Technology Association’s annual Digital Patriots Dinner in a stunning setting at the Smithsonian’s...
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Car Tech Revs Up For CES Asia 2017
Vehicle technology will be out in full force at CES Asia, to be held June 7-9 in Shanghai, China. “Self-driving technologies and connected-car capabilities...
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CTA Names Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Suzan DelBene, Eric Swalwell & Will Hurd Digital Patriots
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced four members of the U.S. House of Representatives as the association’s 2017 Digital Patriot Honorees. Reps. Cathy McMorris...
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Webrooming Is Most Likely Path To Purchase: CTA
Most consumers are researching products before stepping foot in a brick-and-mortar store, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) found in its latest report, but the...
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2016 Newsmakers of the Year: The Industry’s Point Man
There’s justification to be made to include CTA president and CEO Gary Shapiro on this feature every year. There really isn’t a happening in...
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CTA Launches Enhanced MECP Online Resource For Vehicle Tech Aftermarket
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is taking the lead on the resurgence of the aftermarket car technology category. CTA today launched an enhanced online...
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CES 2017: CTA Foundation Names Eureka Park Accessibly Contest Winners
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Foundation announced the winners of its second annual Eureka Park Accessibility Contest. The CTA Foundation carries the mission of...
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CTA: Record Numbers Shopped Online During ‘Black Friday Week’
A record number of American adults (57 percent) shopped online or planned to do so during what the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) dubbed “Black...
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Black Friday Week Could Be A Record-Setter For Tech: CTA
More Americans than ever plan to buy tech products during Black Friday week, setting the stage for what could be a record-setting Thanksgiving cycle,...
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4K TV Adoption Outpacing HDTV Transition
Though the adoption of 4K video by programmers and service providers hasn’t occurred as quickly as some vendors were expecting, U.S. consumer adoption of...
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Will Trump Wreck Tech?
Donald Trump ran on a protectionist platform that would impose tariffs, reject trade agreements and limit immigration, all anathema to tech sector growth. So...
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Jolly Season Seen For Online Tech Retailers, But Brick-And-Mortar Will Struggle: CTA
It may be a bumpy holiday season for brick-and-mortar tech retailers as consumers shift CE purchases to other retail channels. E-commerce, however, will see...
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CTA Honors Tech Luminaries At CT Hall Of Fame Dinner
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) held its annual CT Hall of Fame dinner last night at the Rainbow Room in New York. The event...
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CTA Congratulates Trump
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) congratulated Donald Trump on winning the presidential election and expressed its hope that he and the incoming Congress can...
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Breaking Barriers & Fostering Innovation
This January, CES will celebrate its 50th anniversary. A lot has changed since the first CES in 1967. For starters, there were only a...
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One-On-One With Steve Smith
Bamonte’s, an utterly classic, 100-plus-yearold Italian joint in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has a lot of legends on the wall. Spend some time scanning a century’s...
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Five Things I Expect For The 2016 Holiday Season
The 2016 holiday season is upon us. Here are five things to expect: 1. Expect a later start to the traditional holiday season. Two years...
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Holiday 2016 May Be ‘Biggest Ever’ For Tech: CTA
A record 68 percent of U.S. consumers plan to buy tech gifts this holiday season — up 6 percent over last year — setting...
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At Innovate And Celebrate, CTA IDs The 5 Tech Trends To Watch
The Consumer Technology Association’s Innovate And Celebrate event has, over a few short years, developed into an incubator for disruptive technology companies and the...
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Boingo’s David Hagan To Chair New CTA Executive Board
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced the election of its 2017 Executive Board and Board of Industry Leaders (BIL). “Congratulations to these outstanding trailblazers...
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CES 2017 Registration Opens
Registration for CES 2017 has officially opened. Prospective attendees can register on the CES website. New for this year, registrants will be asked for...
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Tech Rides High On Back-To-School Shopping Lists
It’s that time of year again — back-to-school — when parents and CE retailers alike rejoice. According to research released by The Consumer Technology...
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GOP Platform Addresses Tech Issues, Now It’s Trump’s Turn, Says CTA
Consumer Technology Association (CTA) president Gary Shapiro issued a statement of support for the technology sector provisions in this year’s Republican Party Platform, but...
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A ‘Pivotal Point’ In Tech: IoT & Emerging Tech Driving Revenue Growth
Broader adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) and enthusiasm for emerging technology will drive the U.S. consumer technology industry to $286.6 billion in...
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CES 2016 Broke Attendance Records
It’s official: Attendance at CES 2016 reached a new record, just squeaking by the attendance cap preset by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), producer...
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Tech Spending Confidence Rebounds In June
Consumers are feeling better about spending on technology products but wishy-washy on the overall economy. Consumer confidence toward tech spending rebounded in June in...
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Facebook, Twitter Join Consumer Technology Association
Facebook and Twitter have joined fellow social media giant Snapchat as members of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The companies join a large number...
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CES Asia: What Tech Suppliers Need To Know To Sell Into China, APAC
U.S. tech suppliers eyeing the five largest markets in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region will find big differences in what consumers buy, why they buy,...
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CES Asia Opens To Larger Crowds, Larger Space
CES Asia is filling a need for “a new type of trade show specially designed for the Asian market,” CTA president/CEO Gary Shapiro said...
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Former TWICE Chief Steve Smith Elected To CT Hall Of Fame
Steve Smith, former editor in chief of TWICE and current editor at large, will be inducted into the Consumer Technology Hall of Fame in...
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Consumer Tech Sentiment On The Rise, Says CTA
Consumer confidence toward tech spending rose slightly in April, according to the latest data released today by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the third...
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CTA: Installed Home Tech Helps Builders Rebuild Bottom Line
More home builders said installed smart-home technology is driving up their revenues, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) found in its 14th annual builder survey....
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Marco Rubio Named CTA Ninja
Sen. Marco Rubio will receive the Innovation Policy Ninja Award from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) at the trade group’s Digital Patriots Dinner next...
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CTA Promotes Kara Dickerson, Ellen Savage, Tyler Suiters To VP
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced Kara Dickerson, Ellen Savage and Tyler Suiters have all been promoted to VP positions. Dickerson will be strategic...