Press Releases
7/18/2008
CEA MOURNS LOSS OF INDUSTRY LEADER KNOWN AS “MR. COLOR TELEVISION”
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today mourns the loss of William E. Boss, Jr., Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame inductee and twice Chairman of the Consumer Electronics Group that later became CEA. At age 86, Bill passed away Wednesday in Indianapolis.
7/16/2008
ARKANSAS TEACHER WINS FIRST MONTH’S “RABBIT EARS PIONEERS” CONTEST
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) today announced the first semi-final winner of the “Rabbit Ears Pioneers” contest, JoNancy Linn Sundberg of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. The contest encourages over-the-air television viewers to prepare now for the nation’s transition to digital television, which will be complete on February 17, 2009.
7/15/2008
CEA MARKET RESEARCH WEBCAST:
Consumer Technology Trends in the Middle East
Consumer electronics companies are increasingly looking to overseas markets to grow their businesses, and market realities mean that reaching the 95 percent of the world’s consumers who live outside the U.S. has never been more important. One exciting new business prospect is the Middle East, where technology and consumer electronics are a key component to a higher quality of life, according to new research from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®. In fact, 85 percent of those surveyed say technology helps them better communicate with friends and family while 71 percent say it brings friends and family closer together.
7/15/2008
CEA OBTAINS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION TO PROTECT INTERNATIONAL CES TRADEMARK
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®, the producer of the International CES®, issued the following statement today in response to a federal court order protecting CEA’s intellectual property:
7/10/2008
Intel's Craig Barrett and Cisco's John Chambers to Keynote at 2009 CES Technology and Emer...
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that Craig Barrett, chairman of Intel Corp., and John Chambers, chairman and CEO of Cisco, will speak at the 2009 International CES ® as a part of the second annual Technology and Emerging Countries Program (TEC), which focuses on the role technology plays to further economic growth. Produced by CEA, the 2009 International CES, the world’s largest tradeshow for consumer technology, returns to Las Vegas, January 8-11, 2009.
7/9/2008
Global Consumer Electronics Industry Will Grow to $700 Billion by 2009, CEA/GfK Study Find...
Worldwide revenue for consumer electronics (CE) will grow nearly ten percent this year, hitting the $700 billion mark by 2009, according to new data from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® and the GfK Group. According to the report, CEA/GfK Worldwide Consumer Electronics Sales & Forecast, consumers around the world continue to embrace technology to improve their lives.
