Even without Microsoft, this year’s CES is going to be a big one, CEA head says

December 11, 2012 11:46 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Editor's Pick This year's show will probably match last year's 153,000 attendees, as the tech industry prepares to storm Las Vegas. CEA head Gary Shapiro tells us what's going to be hot.

CES 2013 madness begins: What’s new and hot this year (gallery)

November 12, 2012 8:35 PM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

We're still about two months away from CES 2013 in Las Vegas, but that's not stopping the Consumer Electronics Association from trying to drum up excitement for the show.

Electronics to lead expected 11 percent surge in consumer spending for 2012

October 16, 2012 3:11 PM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

On average, consumers plan to spend $1,634 this holiday on all goods. About $842 of that will be spent on gifts, up 9 percent from a year ago. Consumers plan to spend an average of $252 on consumer electronics this year, up from last year's $246.

As Microsoft steps back from CES, Qualcomm steps up

October 15, 2012 10:40 PM Dylan Tweney
Dylan Tweney

Last year, Steve Ballmer delivered Microsoft's last CES keynote. Now the Consumer Electronics Association has announced his successor: Qualcomm's chairman and chief executive Dr. Paul Jacobs. And it has confirmed that Microsoft will have a dramatically reduced role at the show.

Consumer Electronics Show breaks record with 153,000 attendees

January 15, 2012 10:33 PM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

The 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show was the biggest such event in the show’s 44-year history, with more than 153,000 attendees, up from 149,000 a year ago.

The show drew 3,100 exhibitors across 1.861 million square feet of space. The …

FCC chairman Julius Genachowski warns of looming wireless spectrum crunch

January 11, 2012 2:01 PM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

The U.S. needs to address the looming wireless spectrum crunch to allow for continued innovation in broadband wireless, Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski said Wednesday at the Consumer Electronics Show.

One of the ways to do that is to …

Interview part two: CEA chief Gary Shapiro says CES will be stellar, even without Microsoft, in years to come

January 8, 2012 5:51 PM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

The Consumer Electronics Show is in good shape for years to come, even though Microsoft is pulling out of the top keynote slot for the 2013 show, according to show chief Gary Shapiro.

Shapiro, president and chief executive of the …

Interview: CEA chief Gary Shapiro pushes anti-SOPA agenda

January 8, 2012 3:56 PM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Gary Shapiro, chief executive and president of the Consumer Electronics Association, feels good about how government is jumping on the technology competitiveness issue in a bipartisan way.

But in an interview with VentureBeat on the eve of the group’s Consumer …