The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^® announced today that it is forming the R7.8 Working Group 2 to develop a new standard to enable home electronics to communicate energy use data to smart energy management systems and apps. The new standard will be called CE-Energy Usage Information (CE-EUI) and will conform to the North American Energy Standards Board Energy Usage Information (NAESB -EUI) model, which forms the basis for the national Green Button initiative.  Full Release

Ninety-nine percent of adult airline passengers who travel with a portable electronic device (PED) – such as a smartphone or tablet – carried at least one PED onboard with them while traveling in the past 12 months, with seven in ten (69 percent) reporting they used their devices during flight, according to a new joint study released today by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^®. The study, Portable Electronic Devices on Aircraft, gauges consumer usage and awareness concerning PEDs on airplanes. The results of this study have been shared with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as it reviews its policies for inflight PED use. Full Release

CE Week announced today an innovative new lineup of keynotes and conference sessions from the most well known names in the technology industry. The 2013 CE Week Line Shows and Exhibits are scheduled for June 26-27 at the Metropolitan Pavilion and Altman Building in New York City. This event is the official show headquarters of a weeklong series of CE technology events taking place in the city over the course of CE Week, June 24-28.
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The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ^® today joined with three other business organizations to release an economic impact study titled Imports Work for America, which finds that more than 16 million U.S. jobs depend on imports. Full Release

The following statement can be attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, following today’s introduction of the Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013: Full Release

The following statement can be attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^®, in response to the Senate passage of the Marketplace Fairness Act: Full Release

Regarding today’s Learn Everything About Reverse-Auctions Now Program (LEARN) workshop hosted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and focusing on the technical aspects of the 600MHz band plan that will result from the upcoming broadcast television incentive auction, the following statement can be attributed to Julie Kearney, vice president of regulatory affairs, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^® Full Release

The following statement is attributable to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^®, in response President Obama’s cabinet nomination to the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Full Release

The following statement can be attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^®, regarding President Obama’s nomination of Tom Wheeler as chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC): Full Release

The following statement can be attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^®, regarding the appointment of Commissioner Mignon Clyburn as acting chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Full Release