Car technology has come a long way since cassette players and roll-down windows. Rapid technological growth is completely changing the way people use their vehicles. Bluetooth offers hands free use of your cell phone. Auxiliary ports let you listen to music from any device through your car speakers. Built-in GPS ensures you get where you need to go. Monitors allow access to various music and destination apps, making car trips more enjoyable. These features are becoming...

Think about all of the politicians, brands, companies, events and government organizations on Twitter. Despite each having a completely different set of objectives from the next, the one thing that they all have in common is that they use hashtags. And they do this with good reason, using a hashtag in your company’s tweet can: Be trackable and provide engagement metrics. Help promote your event. Be advertised using Twitter ad products to further spread a message. Be...

You already know that CEA is going big at South by Southwest®, but do you know what else we are doing to support the startup community? We strongly believe in innovation and we can prove it. Check out CEA’s newest membership category for startup companies; see if you qualify. Read up on what it takes for your company to succeed with CEA’s latest book Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World’s Most Successful...

SXSW showcases innovation from top startups and entrepreneurs around the world. However, every day some of America’s greatest innovators have to leave the country because of flawed immigration policies. To support innovators at SXSW and to ensure America is keeping the best and the brightest, CEA’s grassroots policy initiative, the Innovation Movement, is calling all Americans to take action on immigration. The Innovation Movement and SXSW exhibiting startup ...

Want to track who’s moving up the CE corporate ladder? Check out I3’s monthly Inputs/Outputs report, which highlights the latest hiring and job promotion announcements across the consumer technology industry. This month’s edition includes personnel updates at CEA member companies Panasonic, RealD, Motorola Mobility and more. Read the full story on I3 online and submit your company’s hiring news toinputsoutputs@ce.org. Read more: http...