February 2013 - Plugged In


	CEA’s Latest Book, Ninja Innovation, Becomes Best Seller Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World’s Most Successful Businesses by Gary Shapiro debuted on several best seller lists including the New York Times Best Sellers Hardcover Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous list, the Wall Street Journal Hardcover Business list, the Washington Post Hardcover Nonfiction list, the Wall Street Journal Hardcover Nonfiction list, and the USA Today Best-Selling Books lists. Shapiro draws on his vast experience working with innovative companies such as Apple, Google and Microsoft to give concrete examples of the strategies successful companies implement to achieve victory. Ninja Innovation teaches readers how to think like a ninja: to define goals, achieve flexibility, and become more creative in their outlook. Have you picked up a copy yet? What did you think? To learn more, visit CE.org/Ninja-Innovation.
	2013 International CES® in One Word: Innovation The 2013 International CES was the largest in the show’s 45-plus year history, spanning 1.92 million net square feet of exhibit space. More than 3,250 exhibitors unveiled some 20,000 new products at the 2013 CES, drawing more than 150,000 attendees, including more than 35,000 attendees from more than 170 countries outside the United States. Learn more about the major product launches, celebrity appearances and much more in the comprehensive wrap-up at CESweb.org.

	New Research: Digital Imaging – Photo Sharing and Printing According to CEA’s study, Digital Imaging – Photo Sharing and Printing, a gap exists between device usage and satisfaction in terms of printing and editing.The study found photographers across the U.S. still enjoy the permanence that print photographs offer, providing an opportunity for consumer adoption (or re-adoption) of point-and-shoot or digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras with multi-purpose options. These options include in-camera editing and printing, and Wi-Fi connectivity to expedite photo sharing and archiving. The complete study is available free to CEA member companies at members.CE.org. Non-members may purchase the study at the CEA Store.
	New Research: Millennials: The New Face of Retail Millennials – a generation of consumers currently between the ages of 13 and 31– are not only heavy consumers of electronics products, they also exert considerable influence on others when it comes to buying consumer electronics (CE) devices, according to the study, Millennials: The New Face of Retail. The report examined how millennials learn about and research CE devices, where and why they purchase CE and their influence on others in purchasing CE. The complete report is available free to CEA member companies at members.CE.org. Non-members may purchase the study at the CEA store.	WELCOME NEW CEA MEMBERS! 1stpaygateway, LLC ACI Pro-Audio AES Optics, Inc AMOREPACIFIC Anki, Inc. Appidemix Arzak Corporation ATC Energy Tech Corporation Ltd. Atlantic Shopping Audeze Inc. Axis Communications Balanced Audio Technology Bonanza Capital, Ltd. Boombotix Brightblu California Pacific Designs Chameleon Collective ChristopherTRogers LLC Cluster Wireless Complete Sourcing Solutions, Inc. Conviva Corecodec, Inc. Crunchbutton Ctech Science & Technology D'Amore Engineering Dennis Sage Home Entertainment DONGGUAN LONGRICH ELECTRONIC CO., LTD. eHotCafe Equipment Upfitters LLC Erickson's ESTUDIOSTAR EYEMAGINE Eyenuk LLC FOCUS Business Solutions, Inc. Formlabs Fortydigital Glen Echo Group, LLC Happiest Minds Technologies HealthSynch, Inc. Hi-Fi Sales Hongkong Zhicheng Technology LED i'm Spa iSonea Limited Jacky's International Limited JHW Corporation JMM Lee Properties, LLC Kamyar Goodarzi, Inc. Kenwin Industrial (H.K.) Limited KMH Associates, Inc. LA Auto Show Level 6 Ready Lipuipel LLC Lit Motors Inc LS Cable and System Luckett & Farley Media and Entertainment MD Revolution Midwest Trading Group MiOS, Inc. MOBI WEB LLC Mobilitat Works, Inc. dba Mobilitat MobiSystems Motility LLC MSY Inc. Mtrex Networks My-Tec Inc. Natural Sound Electronics NetSuite Novo Technologies Private Limited NZN Labs, Inc. On.Earz (AG Europe) OpSec Security Optoro OXX Products Pella Corporation Pieratt's Inc PowerMax USA Rippsody ROCK Group LLC Sabianet Inc Salbec LLC Shenzhen Bauway Technology Limited Shing Hing Industrial Limited Solidtek USA Inc. Sonte LLC Spyder Digital Research Inc SquareTrade SS+K Suryl, Inc Sweet Wheelz Auto Styling Swissvoice Inc. Synapse Product Development Talisman Collection Techni-B, LLC Telcron LLC Telexa Inc Theory Associates True Player Gear Inc. Visible Measures WHOOSH! Inc. Willtron Co. Ltd Wren Sound Systems LLC ZeroChroma LLC For a complete list of members, please visit CEA’s members-only website.
	New Research: CEA’s Consumer Outlook on Tablets: Q1 2013 CEA’s quarterly analysis of tablets, Consumer Outlook on Tablets: Q1 2013, shows that tablet ownership rates among online U.S. consumers reached 38 percent as of December 2012, up seven percent from the previous quarter. The complete study is available free to CEA member companies at members.CE.org. Non-members may purchase the study at the CEA store.
	Invigorate Smart Home Opportunities CEA’s Director of Industry Analysis Steve Koenig identifies why connecting and integrating American homes to the smart grid is a worthwhile endeavor in “Invigorate Smart Home Opportunities", available in the January/February issue of It Is Innovation (i3). Newly launched at CES this year, i3 is your source for everything innovation. I3’s circulation of executive level decision-makers in the CE industry allows you to target your message to those that count. Now available in print, online, flip book or interactive app. Contact Dan Cole for advertising opportunities.
	Post-Holiday Economic Outlook Webinar Available now in the member archives is CEA Chief Economist Shawn DuBravac’s Post-Holiday Economic Outlook webinar. And don’t miss DuBravac speak at the CEA Economic Retreat March 8-10, in Snowmass Village, Colo.

	New Membership Category: Startups CEA has launched a new membership category exclusively for startups. The special focus on startups is consistent with CEA’s commitment to fostering innovation as a national strategy and as part of its mission. CEA’s startup category will offer regular membership at a reduced rate of $95 per year. To qualify for this membership, companies must be in development of a technology product, service or app that has been introduced into the market within the last year or will be within the next year; have annual sales under $1 million; be located in North America; and not have been a CEA member within the past two years. For additional information, please contact membership@CE.org.

	CEA Launching Standards Effort for Mobile Handset Compatibility CEA’s Portable, Handheld and In-Vehicle Electronics Committee is beginning a project aimed at ensuring microphone, control signal and antenna compatibility for wired headphones across multiple devices. The new standard, CEA-2046, will describe a method of in-line headphone control signaling to operate features such as volume adjust, play, pause, select music track and voice call features. The work will be done by CEA standards committee R6 WG17. For more information on how to get involved, please visit standards.CE.org.
	CEA Revising Mobile Electronics Cabling and Mobile Amplifier Standards CEA’s Portable, Handheld and In-Vehicle Electronics Committee is also beginning work on revisions to ANSI/CEA-2015, Mobile Electronics Cabling Standard, and ANSI/CEA-2006-B, Testing & Measurement Methods for Mobile Audio Amplifiers. The first standard defines the size, conductor resistivity and strand count requirements for CEA wire gauges. The second defines characteristics that describe the performance of mobile power amplifiers for consumers. It is the basis for the CEA-2006 product mark program. To get involved in the CEA-2015 effort: join R6 WG14. To get involved in the CEA-2006 effort: join R6 WG10.

	Economic Retreat CEA's 2013 Economic Retreat will be held March 8-10 at the Viceroy Snowmass in Snowmass Village, Colo. The Economic Retreat encourages industry executives to exchange ideas with other CE leaders in a non-competitive, relaxed environment. While there, attendees are briefed on CEA’s latest market research stats and economic forecasts. To learn more, visit the Economic Retreat event page.
	Webinar: How the Cloud Enables Consumer Electronic Success The distribution and inventory challenges for Consumer Electronics companies are unique. Shrinking product life cycles, rapid changes in component options, and shifting consumer channels require successful companies to be extremely agile. Cloud technology has enabled the fast moving players to focus on their business and drive rapid growth. In this session, hear directly from emerging consumer electronics companies how they have leveraged the power of the cloud to power their success.Find out more about this webinar, taking place on March 26, on CE.org.
	CES on the Hill CES on the Hill brings together members of Congress, their staff and the Washington press to mingle with executives from the CE industry and interact with companies producing innovative technologies. CES on the Hill will be held on Tuesday, April 16, in Washington D.C., in the Rayburn House Office Building. Online registration will open Wednesday, Feb. 20.
	Digital Patriots Dinner The evening following CES on the Hill, CEA will host its annual Digital Patriots Dinner honoring government officials and technology leaders for their positive influence on technology and the industry. The Digital Patriots Dinner will be held Wednesday, April 17, in Washington, D.C., at The Mayflower Renaissance Hotel. Online registration will open Wednesday, Feb. 20.
	2013 CE Week CE Week is the consumer electronics industry’s mid-year event held in New York City, June 24-28. Last year’s event was a sellout. CE Week line shows and exhibits will again take place at the Metropolitan Pavilion and Altman building, June 26-27. The entire city will serve as the tradeshow floor, with events taking place across Manhattan. For additional information about sponsorships and exhibit space, please contact Eric Schwartz at eschwartz@napco.com.

	CES Adds DISH’s Hopper with Sling as “Best of Show” for 2013 “Best of CES” Awards The International CES has added DISH’s Hopper™ with Sling® Whole-Home HD DVR as a co-winner of “Best of Show” under the “Best of CES” awards program, produced in partnership with CNET, for the 2013 International CES. DISH’s Hopper with Sling joins the Razer Edge gaming tablet. CNET editors had originally selected the Hopper with Sling as Best of Show before CNET’s corporate parent CBS Corp. forced them to remove the Hopper from consideration due to ongoing litigation between CBS Corp. and DISH over specific features of the Hopper. CEA will soon issue a request for proposal (RFP) to identify a new partner to run the Best of CES awards program. To learn more, visit CESweb.org.
	CEA’s Dan Cole Named 2013 EXPO Elite Dan Cole, vice president of business development for the International CES and CEA, has been named an EXPO Elite by EXPO magazine. The EXPO Elite 2013 list is the third-annual ranking of leaders in the tradeshow industry. The list recognizes individuals who have taken a fresh approach to doing business and have led their shows to success.