What leads to success? Why do some companies thrive while others fail? Recently Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA, spoke about what drives and inspires "ninja innovation" at the 2013 South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences and Festivals in Austin, Texas. Listen to the podcast from SXSW and share your thoughts in the comments.Photo by mn_francis courtesy of Creative Commons

If you’ve ever researched a health condition online or gone to Google after getting a prescription, you’re probably an e-patient. You just might not know it yet. An e-patient is a health consumer who uses the Internet and technology to learn about and manage his or her health. It’s an important and growing movement. Recently, WNED-TV, the PBS affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y., aired a terrific special on e-patients, featuring Dave deBronkart, known online as “e-Patient...

Skilled immigration reform is a major policy issue CEA is working with its partners and elected officials to advance in 2013. CEA president and CEO Gary Shapiro shared how we can make it happen in an editorial published in the The Washington Times this week. Encouraging innovation through skilled immigration is a no-brainer. The reality is many immigrants come to the United States as students and plan to start companies after graduation. America’s restrictive immigration...

    Consumer confidence continued to fall last month, according to the latest findings from the Consumer Electronics Association. The CEA Index of Consumer Expectations (ICE), which measures consumer expectations about the broader economy, fell 2.7 points in February to 165.3. Consumer confidence in the overall economy declined for the second consecutive month. “Consumer sentiment slipped again in February for both the overall economy as well as consumers&rsquo...

Atlas-V rocket with the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft onboard. Image Courtesy NASA Goddard.  At CEA, we’re committed to growing the consumer electronics industry, which is why we are passionate about discovering and promoting creative and innovative new ideas and business practices. Each week, we will collect and share stories about innovation from across the Web: in the technology industry and beyond. What does innovation mean to you? NASA...