Las Vegas - Martin Cooper and Donald Linder, developers of the world's first cell phone, were among 12 prominent industry leaders who have been inducted into the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced.

Arlington, Va. - Just five months until the required transition of TV stations from analog to digital signals, the vast majority of U.S. consumers are now aware of the pending switch, according to new figures from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).

Arlington, Va. - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) said that it has teamed with CBS-owned (NYSE: CBS) technology media firm CNET to launch new indexes measuring consumers' confidence about the economy and expectations about consumer electronics and technology.

Washington - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has closed public comments on a proposal from the Hollywood studios that would give content owners control over the recording capabilities of devices like digital video recorders, with service providers like AT&T (NYSE: T) and DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) weighing in in favor of the proposal, while groups including the Consumer Electronics Association, Public Knowledge and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) opposed it.

Arlington, Va. - U.S. consumer electronics revenue is expected to reach $173 billion this year, $2 billion more than previous forecasts, according to new data from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).

Arlington, Va. - Despite a slowdown in the U.S. economy, worldwide revenue for consumer electronics will grow nearly 10% percent this year, hitting the $700 billion mark by 2009, according to new data from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the GfK Group.

Arlington, Va. - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced plans for a new technology event and competition, designed to uncover the most innovative new consumer technology products coming to market.

In case you missed it, here is the press release from last week announcing our new partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association for LA Games Conference. This gives us a significant step up as we increase our profile and position as one of the leading publishers and event producers covering the $17.9 billion game industry (2007 sales figures, according to NPD Group). For more information about our annual LA Games Conference, please visit www.lagamesconference.com.