CES lived up to its name of world's largest mobile technology trade show with a wide array
of products occupying the entire North Hall. Whether it was satellite radio, MP3 audio,
mobile telephones, GPS navigation, vehicle location and tracking devices or entertainment,
mobile was alive and well at CES. Attendees were astounded by such products as ZAP's
Electric Cars, iBiquity's HD radio, Zandiant Technologies' AutoStream 802.11 In-Car System
and Weather Data's Storm Hawk GPS mapping and real-time weather product and small
cameras and other wireless devices that are mobil and set to change much about society.
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MP3 and portable players were found to be a big interest, and major music companies announced that they are all going online!!!!!!! |
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Kunitake Ando, Sony Craig Barrett, Intel Corp. Michael Dell, Dell Computer Corp. Tom Engibous, Texas Instruments Bill Gates, Microsoft Katherine Gornik, Thiel Audio Gary Shapiro, CEA |
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More than 100 government officials attended CES to discuss such issues as copyright, spectrum
management and broadband policy. Several CES conference sessions focused on these issues
including a special one-on-one dialogue between CEA's Gary Shapiro and FCC Chairman
Michael Powel, a Digital Download copyright session and a Congressional panel, featuring
Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), Rick Boucher (D-VA), John Doolittle (R-CA), Donald Payne (D-NJ)
and Jerry Waller (R-IL) discussing their perspectives on U.S. policy issues impacting the
technology industry.
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) represents more than 1,000 corporate members involved in the
design, development, manufacturing, distribution and integration of audio, video, mobile electronics, wireless
and landline communications, information technology, home networking, multimedia and accessory products,
as well as related services that are sold through consumer channels. Combined, CEA's members account for
more than $80 billion in annual sales. CEA's resources are available online at www.CE.org, the definitive
source for information about the consumer electronics industry.
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It was standing-room only in the new CES HDTV Sports Bar as attendees mingled with sports stars, saw
the latest in high-definition television products and networked with business contacts while catching the NFL playoffs broadcast in HD. The consumer craze surrounding digital television and new video display technologies was evident on the show floor with amazing presentations of large and small flat screens, LCD, plasma and projection monitors by such exhibitors as Panasonic, Sony, Pioneer, Toshiba, Mitsubishi and Zenith.
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