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The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the trade organization for the consumer electronics industry in the United States. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $148 billion U.S. consumer technology industry through technology policy, events, research, promotion and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. The CEA also puts on the annual International CES (Consumer Electronics Show). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Consumer electronics is a term used to describe the category of electronic equipment intended for everyday use by people, the consumers. ...
The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a trade show held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association. ...
CEA originally started as the Radio Manufacturers Association (RMA) in 1924. In 1950, it changed its name to Radio-Television Manufacturers Association (RTMA). In 1953, it changed its name to Radio-Electronincs-Television Manufacturers Association (RETMA). It was then the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) from 1957 to 1998, when it became the Electronic Industries Alliance. In 1995, EIA's Consumer Electronics Group (CEG) became the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association (CEMA). In 1999, President Gary Shapiro announced the trade group's name change from CEMA to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and became an independent sector of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA).[1]
Awards Program
CEA has several awards programs to honor industry leaders, inventors, and groundbreaking products and technologies. - Academy of Digital Pioneers: given out at the DTV Summit to recognize DTV leaders and those accomplishments that further the transition from analog television to digital
- Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame: To recognize the contributions of the true pioneers of the consumer electronics industry, CEA announced the first 50 inductees into its Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame at the 2000 International CES. Each year another world-class group of inventors, engineers, business leaders, retailers and journalists are inducted into the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame.
The Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame, founded by the Consumer Electronics Association, CEA, honors the leaders whose creativity, persistence, determination and sheer personal charisma helped to shape an industry and made the consumer electronics marketplace what it is today. ...
CE Timeline 2007
• CES celebrates its 40th anniversary.
• The first cell phones capable of receiving broadcast television are available.
• “Inkless” printing — no ribbons or cartridges – is demonstrated.
• The Windows “Vista” operating system is released.
• Apple introduces its iPod “iPhone”.
• Portable navigation devices (PND) become a mainstream category.
2006
• Nintendo’s Wii video game system goes on sale.
• Microsoft introduces its Zune digital music player.
• The first consumer high-definition DVD players go on sale in the U.S.
• The first videogame systems with high-definition DVD players hit the market.
• The first OCAP (Open Cable Applications Platform) cable systems begin operation and the first OCAP-enabled TVs are available.
• U.S. President Bush signs legislation to end analog television broadcasting on February 17, 2009.
• Hybrid format, chip sets for combining Blu-ray/HD-DVD high-definition DVD are announced.
• The first broadband HSDPA GSM cell phones are available in U.S.
• The one billionth Bluetooth device ships.
• The first 1080p plasma HDTVs go on sale.
• CEA and IT industries file a “consensus proposal” with the FCC to end plug-and-play two-way cable TV interoperability stalemate.
• The first RPTV HDTVs with LED lighting technology begin shipping.
• The first flash memory, DVD and hard disc drive-based highdefinition camcorders using AVCHD format hit the market.
• Sales of digital TVs surpass sales of analog TVs for the first time.
• The first dual cellular/WiFi, cordless/WiFi phones are available.
• A new WiFi 802.11n specification, enabling throughput of 100 Mbps for wireless local transmission of HDTV, is approved by IEEE.
• The first high capacity, 4-GB-plus, flash memory cards are available.
2005
• The first digital camera with built-in Wi-Fi capability becomes available.
• The first subscription-based online digital music services and compatible portable devices become available.
• The first hard disk drive-based camcorders go on sale.
• The FCC requires mandatory inclusion of ATSC HDTV tuner in 50 percent of all 24-inch to 35-inch HDTVs by July 1.
• CEA inducts its first class of Digital Patriots, honoring government and industry leaders for their positive impact on the rapidly evolving consumer technology industry.
• The first PCs with dual processors become available.
• Cell phone carriers offer live and downloadable TV clips and online downloadable music stores.
• The first stand-alone VoIP phones are introduced.
• Consumer digital cameras reach 10-megapixel resolution.
• A/V home theater receivers with HDMI connectivity and direct satellite radio connectivity go on sale.
• The first portable MP3 player/satellite radio recorders are announced.
• Flash media card capacity reaches 4-GB.
• The first single-use digital camcorder goes on sale.
• U.S. Court of Appeals strikes down FCC’s “broadcast flag” order.
• The first HDTV with built-in HD-DVR goes on sale.
Market Research For more than 75 years, CEA’s Market Activity Reports and Analysis (MARA) program has been providing consumer electronics industry statistics. For more information about the MARA program see CEA Market Research.
CEA consumer research reports contain a written analysis of the key points and essential take-aways, offering insightful analysis about what consumers want from consumer technologies. These reports can be purchased here.
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The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a trade show held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association. ...
Notes Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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