May is home improvement month, and CEA has great resources for customers looking for home technology integrators, as well as do-it-yourself tips for technology integrations. Be sure to follow @CEA on Twitter for the latest in TechHome news throughout Home Improvement Month. CEA’s website features a Home Technology Installer Locator. This tool allows homeowners to plug in their zip code and get a list of retailers in their area that can install home technology. Check it out and get...

  Looking for a chance to catch up on the trends driving the consumer technology industry this summer? CE Week recently announced a packed schedule of keynotes, conference sessions and new product announcements, featuring companies like Aereo, Pioneer, Samsung and Monster, as well as media outlets like Engadget, Mashable and Polygon.CE Week is a consumer electronics industry trade-only event that takes place June 24-28 in New York. It is organized in association with CEA, along...

  Google kicked off its annual I/O developers conference today in San Francisco, marking the occasion by releasing a stream of big announcements that will surely make waves throughout the technology industry. Here are four of the biggest headlines. Google Hangouts: Users of Google+, Google's answer to Facebook, know about Hangouts, which enable users to create video discussions with those in their social networks. CEA has hosted several Hangouts. Google is increasing...

  As it is with most personal estate and business succession plans, the answer to the question “What happens to my online profiles, email accounts and social media information after I’m gone?” is complicated.    Most social networking websites sites have policies related to access following users’ deaths, and a few state laws clarify the powers executors have to manage these assets. But laws vary, leaving survivors in a thorny maze.  ...

  On his blog, Shawn DuBravac, CEA's chief economist and senior director of research, wrote this week about the growing impact of adaptive curation in applications ranging from Waze to Netflix. Adaptive curation is the analysis of data using algorithms to provide users with better information and experiences. DuBravac writes: I'll say it again, in a digitized world, everything becomes adaptive and you see this unfold in myriad places. We see technology and the...