A recent Gartner study found that Internet radio is becoming more popular as an entertainment source and is now on par with satellite radio and HD radio.   According to Gartner, more than one third of U.S. vehicle owners are likely to want Internet radio in their next new vehicle. “This is a significant accomplishment, considering that Internet radio is a relatively new radio option for drivers,” says Gartner Vice President and Analyst Thilo Koslowski. In this instance, he adds, Internet radio encompasses apps such as Pandora and Aha that stream only Internet-based audio as well as those like TuneIn and Sirius XM’s mobile app which simulcast live radio station...

Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) is a Hollywood-funded non-profit organization that promotes home entertainment products on digital and physical platforms. Its members include studios, CE makers, networks and technology providers. DEG is coordinating the promotion campaign for UltraViolet.  Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), which focuses on technology standards development and system integration, is a consortium of studios, CE and network hardware makers, retailers and system integrators as well as copyright protection suppliers. It created and manages the back-end system for the UltraViolet digital distribution.  Consumer electronics manufacturers: LG...

At the 2013 International CES® in Las Vegas, video games were everywhere. That’s nothing new, but what is changing is that gaming is no longer relegated to the big three of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. While these companies are still at the forefront of traditional console and portable gaming, the industry is rapidly evolving. The number of gamers is growing exponentially and becoming more of a mainstream demographic thanks to the explosion of tablets, smartphones, smart TVs, notebooks and connected devices. “The reality is that we have a whole new bigger, broader market for gaming that didn...

Some of what happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but that’s not the case for the latest advances in tech: these have a tendency to explode onto the scene and make waves across the globe thanks to the annual International CES® show. CES is the best place to see the latest technology that the $209 billion U.S. consumer electronics (CE) industry has to offer.   The 2013 CES was the largest in the show’s 45-plus year history, featuring 1.92 million net square feet of exhibit space, more than 3,250 exhibitors, 20,000 products on display and more than 150,000 attendees. How big of a deal is CES? It’s so big that 35,000 people travel to Las Vegas from more than...