CES Partners With International Academy of Web Television For Venetian Event

Last year, this blogger convered the International Academy of Web Television at CES 2013, and while the first-of-its-kind awards program was held during CES, it wasn’t clear if there was an official partnership via press outreach. This year it’s clear. Moreover, it signals the mainstreaming of web television, which started with such shows as LonelyGirl15, … Read more

American Express, AT&T, Coca-Cola, Salesforce.com, Samsung Execs At CES Keynote

International CES 2013 Las Vegas is about a month away, and that means more news. Executives representing American Express, AT&T, Coca-Cola, Salesforce.com, Samsung, and Unilever will join the “Brand Matters” keynote address Wednesday, January 9 in the Las Vegas Hilton Theater. Here’s the full release: Arlington, Va., December 6, 2012 – The Consumer Electronics Association … Read more

Felicia Day Is 2013 International CES Entertainment Matters Ambassador

Felicia Day, the LA-based actress who has made the transition to online video success with The Guild, has been named the 2013 CES International “Entertainment Matters” Ambassador according to the Consumer Electronics Show organization’s Karen Chupka, senior vice president, events and conferences, Consumer Electronics Association. The 2013 International CES is the world’s largest and most … Read more

International Gateway Sells Out at The Venetian for 2013 International CES

Great news, and another sign the economy is coming back! Read this from the Consumer Electronic Association: Arlington, Va., October 3, 2012 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that the International Gateway TechZone has sold out in its new location, The Venetian, at the 2013 International CES®. Owned and produced by CEA, the … Read more

CES Confidential: MySpace v. Facebook, YouTube’s Robert Kyncl, Ben Parr

A lot of off-camera and mic and newspaper gossip flying around at the Consumer Electronic’s Show 2012. This is Friday the 13th here in Las Vegas, so I’m sure this day will reveal more interesting items, but for now, here’s what I’ve got. According to MySpace representatives, the new music oriented MySpace’s platform design will … Read more

Sony Bloggie Live, RCA HD, Flip Video: CES 2012 Camcorder Comparison

Sony Bloggie Live, RCA HD, Flip Video – Camcorder Comparison, a photo by zennie62 on Flickr. This blog post started as an accident. Just before interviewing USA Women’s Soccer Stars Heather O’Reilly, Alex Morgan, and Brandy Chastain, blogger’s trusty Flip Video Camera (or really camcorder) was stepped on by someone in the crowded Panasonic / … Read more

Women In CE Event Honors Women In Consumer Electronics, But…

CES 2012 Las Vegas is a (white and Asian) male-dominated consumer electronics industry environment. So much so that an organization like “Women In CE” – which serves as a networking and mentorship platform for women in the business, was needed some time ago. As a member of the San Francisco Chapter of Women In Sports … Read more

Verizon’s “Borderless Life” at CES 2012

Verizon’s "Borderless Life" at CES 2012, a photo by zennie62 on Flickr. Verizon has a front-row seat for press coverage. The setup is in the CES Press Room, and where this blogger met a number of representatives of the communications firm (and watched the Steelers v. Broncos NFL Wildcard Playoff Game too). Verizon is showing … Read more

CES 2012: Sanho, Fitness Tech, iBike, iDevices, Soundmatters, Featured

CES 2012 starts Sunday for this blogger, and here’s a list of just some of the vendors that will be covered at the largest convention in The World: Sanho – Booth #4606 – North Hall: creators of the “Hyper” Line of products, is launching CloudFTP – winner of the CES 2012 Innovations Award, a portable … Read more

CES 2012 : Mobile, 3D, CE, YouTube, And Digital Hollywood

Zennie62 will be in Las Vegas for CES 2012 between January 8, 2012 and January 15th 2012, and looking through my press emails, the trend and buzz is concerned with mobile and with 3D. On top of that, there are several interesting conferences within the Consumer Electronics Show that are of note. First off, this … Read more

New iPhone App: ArtRage To Be Demoed At CES 2012

Just received a press release on an interesting iPhone Painting app called ArtRage. It’s due to be introduced next month at CES 2012. Here’s the release: Ambient Design www.artrage.com, the leading award-winning creator of realistic art painting software for Mac & Windows, launched today ArtRage for iPhone powerful physical paint simulation software for the iPhone … Read more