CTA
CTA Centennial Part 6g (1985-2000): Platform Wars – HDTV (Part 1)
Everyone watching modern TV – 2K standard HDTV, 4K, and 8K – is watching a bona fide miracle
History
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CTA Centennial Part 6f: Platform Wars – DVD
Who knew so much drama went into making such a tiny thing?
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CTA Centennial Part 6d: Century’s End – Compression
Digital compression and codecs = boring? Maybe, but these are essential to our modern video, music and image inundated lives
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CTA Centennial Part 6c: Platform Wars – Airways (Part II)
How satellites brought us TV and radio from the sky
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CTA Centennial Part 6c: Platform Wars – Airways (Part I)
The platform wars continue in the sky above...
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CTA Centennial Part 6b (1985-2000): Platform Wars – Video Games
Even early on, video game companies tried to "1UP" each other
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CTA Centennial Part 6a (1985-2000): Platform Wars – Recording Media
Our story begins a (somewhat) long time ago, in a format far far away...
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CTA Centennial Part 5e: A Decade of Disruption – 1984: Hollywood Loses The Battle Against Home Video – But Wins The War
Video may have killed the radio star, but the real battle was in the courts for the home video industry
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CTA Centennial Part 5d: A Decade of Disruption – 1984 ‘Phones It In’
While we wouldn't be caught dead without a phone on our person today, we can thank the 80s for our current telecommunication lifestyles
Computers
CTA Centennial Part 5c: A Decade of Disruption – Personal Computing
This week we explore the invasion of the Personal PC and video game systems
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CTA Centennial Part 5b: A Decade Of Disruption – Personal Audio Revolution
Our delve into the explosion of consumer electronics in the 70s and 80s continues...
Industry
CTA Centennial Interlude: Jack Wayman, Our Industry’s Indispensable Exec
A brief interlude examining the life of the consumer technology industry’s chief builder
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CTA Centennial Part 4: The Sixties
The fourth in a series of essays exploring and celebrating CTA’s and our industry’s first century of invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship
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CTA Centennial Part 3: The TV Age
The third in a series of essays exploring and celebrating CTA’s and our industry’s first century of invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship
Another View
CES: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Innovative Same
Observations and tips from a CES veteran
CES
CTA To Start Centennial Celebration At CES 2024
Founded as the Radio Manufacturers’ Association in 1924, CTA will kick off its centennial commemoration in Las Vegas
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Happy 100th Birthday To The Consumer Technology Industry! Part 4: The Birth Of A Business
Holding tight to a vision, Westinghouse begins production
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Happy 100th Birthday To The Consumer Technology Industry! Part 3: A Pittsburgh Radio Sensation
The budding industry begins as amateur radio kits for sale to the public
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Happy 100th Birthday To The Consumer Technology Industry! Part 2: A National Priority
The early battles for the future of the CE Industry
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Happy 100th Birthday To The Consumer Technology Industry! Part 1
It all began with a small, wooden box from East Pittsburgh
Appliances
How Kitchen Appliances Have Changed Over The Last 100 Years
Fun insights and infographics from HomeAdvisor.com
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