As a techy person, I have always been intrigued by the Consumer Electronics Show. It has always been a mix of amazing new technology and useless new technology. I am surprised, though, that the show does not get much coverage in our industry, particularly in the education sector. I think there are a couple of […]

New research from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) projects U.S. technology retail revenues of $485 billion in 2023. This new data puts revenues slightly above pre-pandemic levels, following a three-year surge in consumer technology spending that peaked at a record-breaking $512 billion in 2021. While CTA anticipates a looming recession and inflation will weigh against […]

The Consumer Technology Association announced that CES 2022 will require in-person attendees to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination. CES 2022 will take place in Las Vegas on Jan. 5-8, 2022. For those who may be unable to travel to Las Vegas, CTA will create a digital event (similar to last year) that will run in parallel with […]

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced CES 2022 will return to Las Vegas next year. Following an all-digital CES 2021, CTA will convene the tech industry in-person and digitally, giving a global audience access to major brands and startups, as well as leaders and industry advocates. CES heads back to Las Vegas Jan. 5-8, 2022, […]

I have tried to avoid writing one of these blogs. I resisted the temptation to wrap up my top moments of 2018. I stayed clear of making tech predictions for 2019. I even managed not to comment on others’ top moment lists and predictions. All in all, I was doing pretty well… until yesterday. Yesterday I […]

(Full disclosure: I don’t attend CES). My Twitter feed is rife with discussion about this year’s slate of keynote speakers at CES: six captains of industry and not one of them a woman (and only one of them not white). Even mainstream news outlets are talking about this. I mean, there was an article in […]

CES is here and, with it controversy. Of the six keynote speakers, six are male. That’s a ratio, for those of you mathematically inclined, of 1:0. Of those six, one is Asian, five white. None are African or African-American. This is the second year in a row that they’ve chosen not to invite a woman […]

During the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) each year, nearly every big consumer tech company debuts something new — and many of them will declare it “disruptive” or “game-changing” or “innovative” or one of a dozen or so other self-congratulatory adjectives that mean nothing. And all the while, the city for Las Vegas commences to ripping people off […]

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the owner and producer of the International CES Show, today announced that verified attendance at the 2015 International CES reached a record 176,676 industry professionals with 48,833 coming from outside of the U.S. The 2015 CES also set a number of other records, including more than 3,600 exhibitors, more than […]

The 2015 International CES closed today as the largest and most amazing CES in show history, breaking all records as innovators across the show floor unveiled technology services that will solve world problems and improve lives. Owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the 2015 International CES closes today after running January 6-9. […]

One of the hottest topics in the tech world right now? No doubt it’s the subject of almost daily discussion, and while you may not always hear the term being used in conversation, many of today’s trending technologies are in one way or another “things connected” through the Internet. The Internet of Things has represented […]

By Paul Gagnon The first Smart TVs shipped more than three years ago, and have been an area of intense focus by many of the TV industry leaders, highlighting CES booths alongside other developments such as 3D and 4K. But with all the time that has passed, there has not been a significant amount of […]

There are so many trade associations providing different services and different value for the industry. We wanted to know how our readers felt about them, which ones they were a part of, etc. Here’s what we learned!

Earlier this month was the International assault on Las Vegas that tests business travelers’ patience, attentiveness and immune system resilience, also known as CES. This was my 11th trip in a row, a light count for many, but a very important visit from my perspective. Our research has shown that the TV industry is at […]

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced last week that the 2013 International CES is the largest in the show’s 45+ year history, with 1.92 million net square feet of exhibit space. The previous record was 1.86 million net square feet of space at the 2012 International CES. More than 3,250 exhibitors unveiled some 20,000 new […]

Instead of going to CES, just listen to my podcasts all about CES. Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS, iTunes or the Stitcher mobile App Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Mitsubishi had one of the busiest booths at CES this week and two products caught our attention. I tell you about them today! Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS, iTunes or the Stitcher mobile App Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Without prior fanfare — or even prior leaks — two advanced LCD technologies appeared in TV sets shown at CES in Las Vegas. Sets with one or another of the technologies will be available this year. The technology that will be the more widely distributed of the two will appear in many Sony Bravia models. […]

Four key themes in TV are emerging from CES this year: 1. The year of 4K — Clearly the most discussed and promoted technology theme at the show this year is 4K. All major TV manufacturers are featuring 4K TVs, either actually planned products or technology demonstrations. While most were based on LCD, Panasonic and Sony […]

With the predictable run of 4k2k announcements this CES, most comments have sensibly focused on content availability. This was undoubtedly the single greatest factor in the failure of 3D to create a revival in the TV market. Therefore the argument runs that with scarce native 4k2k content, the feature is doomed to niche status. Furthermore, […]

At CES, Krell Industries announced Connect, which is basically the branding of the company’s Wi-Fi music streaming capability for its receivers. From FLAC to WAV, MP3 and WMA, the Connect system plays back up to 192kHz/24-bit audio plus Internet radio, all to Krell gear. The Wi-Fi-equipped Connect is available in two forms: digital only, or […]

In the run up to the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show next week in Las Vegas, I find an increasing level of interest in a variety of gesture recognition technologies. Leap Motion, eyeSight and Tobii Technology are among the firms planning to use CES to showcase their latest developments in non-touch gesture recognition technology. Today, Leap […]

Some cool new home AV toys will debut starting this weekend at the annual CES Show in Vegas. But, the big news won’t be 4K TVs and more Smart Gear. What will it be? Listen and find out! Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS, iTunes or the Stitcher mobile App Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: […]

OmniMount is introducing new mounts at CES, all in a new product category for the company, interactive mounts. The idea behind the interactive mount line is that customers are using TVs for more activities, such as gaming and exercise, that require expanded viewing angles and positions. The ActionMount PLAY series includes single- and double-jointed arm […]

In World War I, going “over the top” of your trench into often-withering machine-gun fire took tremendous courage — and ended the lives of millions of soldiers. The consequences are not as dire for the new management team at troubled Dish Network, and the company is light-heartedly hopping over the top with the help of […]

Convey Student Response by Dukane now supports both traditional, hand-held response pads and virtual responders on most all browser equipped devices. The Convey Virtual Responder (VR) works seamlessly across multiple browsers as well as iOS and Android platforms, allowing those devices to be used in conjunction with the Convey Student Response application as student input […]

As my colleague Steve Sechrist reported in a recent Display Daily, both LG Electronics and Samsung introduced their own 55-inch AMOLED TV sets at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) being held in Las Vegas this week. Both companies exhibited multiple units of their AMOLED TVs on the show floor to extremely appreciative audiences. With […]

Written by Jennifer Colegrove After a very quiet CES last year, AMOLED TV is already a hot topic at this year’s CES. On Jan. 9, Samsung delivered the biggest OLED news at its press conference. Samsung surprised everyone by showcasing a 55” AMOLED TV that is supposedly coming to market this year. Samsung emphasized that […]

Today at CES, AudioControl announced the launch of the Concert AVR-4 HD Home Theater Receiver. According to AudioControl, the Concert AVR-4 HD fills a gap in the market for an audiophile quality receiver at a great price. It’s a seven-channel, 120-watts per channel amplifier with 1080p HDMI switching up to five sources, HDMI1.4, 3D video […]

At next week’s CES, BenQ will launch the next generation of its popular mini projector, the BenQ Joybee GP2 (in the same black and white housing as the GP1). The GP2 is a 720p-capable projector with an integrated iPhone/iPod dock, a three-hour battery pack, 2GB of on-board memory storage, plus HDMI and VGA ports. It’s […]

As an integrator, it’s important to always be well informed on all things tech because technology is constantly changing. In the audiovisual industry, we notice this daily. This is so true that every project I have worked on is immensely different from the last. The only thing that is a constant (recently) is that “there’s […]

This writer thinks it’s possible there will never be flying cars. Every sci-fi writer from Jules Verne to Ray Bradbury and Rod Serling has referenced them for over one hundred years. None of those visionaries considered the astonishingly simple reality upon us now: everything you can think of can be accessed instantly through flat panel […]