CTA: Pandemic Spurred 159M Smart Tech Product Installations
The Consumer Technology Association recently released a new report showing 159 million U.S. households have installed tech since the start of pandemic either as DIY projects of by hiring a tech professional. In addition, 89% of U.S. renters and homeowners currently use and have at…
CTA: 2021 U.S. TV Sales To Decline In Units But Grow In Revenue
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has released its mid-year industry forecasts study predicting retail sales revenue for the U.S. tech industry will reach a record-breaking $487 billion by the end of the year, reflecting a 7.5% jump from a year ago. The forecast is expecting…
Biden Order Would Restore Net Neutrality, Strengthen Anti-Trust
The Biden Administration issued its 52nd Executive Order Friday aiming to build back competition for broadband internet services with a series of changes aimed at guiding the hand of multiple federal agencies and commissions. But just how far the President is prepared to take these…
CTA: TV Adoption Pacing All Consumer Technology Devices
While more than nine in 10 U.S. households own a television and/or smartphone, it is the former category that leads the country in consumer adoption, according to the Consumer Technologies Association (CTA) 23rd Annual Consumer Technology Ownership & Market Potential Study. According the recently issued…
CTA Declares CES 2022 On As A Physical And Virtual Trade Show
Damn Covid-19, it’s full speed ahead for CES 2022. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced Wednesday that CES 2022 is back on as a physical event and with virtual options, for those who would rather not risk exposure to the deadly pandemic that forced the…
Strategy Analytics: Global CE Industry Grew In 2020
Despite the impact of COVID-19 around the world last year, sales of consumer electronics products generated factory dollar revenue of $358.5 billion, up 7% from 2019, according to data released by market research firm Strategy Analytics. According to the firm’s Global Consumer Electronics Market Forecasts…
Pearl To Launch Holiday NextGen TV Awareness Campaign
Get ready to start hearing a lot more about the new NextGen TV system in the coming weeks. That’s because broadcast television group Pearl TV and its Phoenix Model Market Partners are starting a multi-million dollar on-air and online awareness campaign scheduled to run over…
CES 2021 To Be Virtual Trade Event In Wake Of COVID-19’s Re-Acceleration
It’s official — CES 2021 will be a virtual trade show this January for the first time in the consumer electronics show’s more than 50 year history — yet another victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event’s organizer the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) made the…
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