Three weeks ago, I traveled to Hanoi, Vietnam to attend the 18th Annual World Electronics Forum (WEF) as I fulfilled CEA’s role as WEF Secretariat. Like many people of my generation, my perception of Vietnam is shaped by watching movies about the Vietnam war, listening to protest music from that era and talking to my friend’s fathers that once served. My understanding soon changed riding from the Hanoi airport to our hotel in the center of the city. I shared a car...

President Obama’s five executive orders and seven legislative suggestions aimed at curbing the influence of patent trolls are a step in the right direction for technology companies.   Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA, announced via a press release today that “President Obama’s decisive action today against Patent Assertion Entities (also known as patent trolls), is on the side of innovation and job creation and against the spineless parasites of society who...

CEA has been listening to your requests and we’ve set-up two webinars in June that are sure to help your business be more productive and grow. We’re talking about exporting goods and connected health this month.   This is a great way to spend an hour of your day. Grab a snack and turn on the webinar. Feel free to ask the presenter specific questions that relate to your company and use the PowerPoint slides in your own research presentations or share with colleagues...

  Tomorrow is the last day of Home Improvement Month. We don’t know about you, but at CEA we’ve been quite busy. We collaborated with HGTV, which constructed the HGTV Smart Home 2013, a beautiful house that complies with CEA’s TechHome Rating System. We’ve also shared resources all month long about technology in the home. Take a look at all of our home technology stories right here on the blog.   To celebrate the end of Home Improvement Month 2013...

The All Things D technology conference, D11, is going on right now in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the event. We've been reading all of the news coverage and wanted to highlight three interesting things we have seen so far:                          1. Mary Meeker (General Partner, Kleiner Perkins) presented on Internet trends. Her...