CES 2013

CES may have gotten too big, could use a reboot

Oversaturated with media and exhibitors, the convention could use a reboot

Jan 21, 2013 (1:55 a.m.)

Reporters' experiences illustrate one of the problems with CES — and one of the reasons some tech industry leaders have questioned the value of the city’s largest convention: It has gotten too big.

From 300-pound telescopes to 1-inch flash drives: The biggest and smallest gadgets of CES 2013

January 12, 2013

By Andrea Domanick

The word “average” has no place at CES, particularly when it comes to size.  Gadgets like flash drives, mp3 players and speakers grow ever the more tiny in their perpetual competition to become slimmer, sleeker and more portable.
Gadget Watch: Samsung shows bendable phone screen

January 11, 2013

Peter Svensson, Associated Press

By showing off a phone with a flexible screen, Samsung is hinting at a day when we might fold up our large phone or tablet screens as if they were maps.
Technology is key to student achievement, former NYC schools chief says

January 10, 2013

By Paul Takahashi

Former New York City schools Chancellor Joel Klein stressed the importance of technology in the 21st century classroom during a keynote speech today at the Higher Education Tech conference at the International CES.
Tim Tebow unveils Soul’s Combat line of headphones in Las Vegas

January 10, 2013

By Tim Thiele

Soul Electronics unveiled its new Combat line of headphones today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and the New York Jets' Tim Tebow is credited with the inspiration and design of the new line. Here's a Q&A with Soul's product ambassador.
Even tech conferences struggle with dropped calls, spotty Internet service

January 10, 2013

By Ron Sylvester

During this week's International CES, people have found themselves with spotty Internet service, long download times and dropped calls, but such lapses have drawn but a few shrugs from those accustomed to such events.
Laptops go up against tablets at Consumer Electronics Show

January 9, 2013

Chris O’Brien, Los Angeles Times

Pity the poor laptop. The darling of the tech world just a couple of years ago, laptops have become one of the biggest casualties of the tablet phenomenon.
‘Smart’ potty or dumb idea? Wacky gadgets abound at CES

January 9, 2013

Ryan Nakashima and Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

From the iPotty for toddlers to the 1,600-pound mechanical spider and the host of glitch-ridden "smart" TVs, the International CES show is a forum for gadget makers to take big — and bizarre — chances.
At CES, Clinton says social media help fuel, solve global policy debates

January 9, 2013

By Ron Sylvester

Bill Clinton said he's seen technology grow from a few dozen Internet sites to a significant force in influencing global policies. "When I became president, the average cellphone weighed five pounds," Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, told an audience this morning at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. "When I took office there were 50 sites on the Internet. More than that has been added since I started talking."
Staying healthy, the high-tech way

January 9, 2013

Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe

Visitors to this week’s Consumer Electronics Show will get a pretty good workout as they trudge through 2 million square feet of gadgets and appliances. But many of the newest devices are designed to help people stay fit year round.
Smart TVs get smarter, by just a little bit

January 9, 2013

Ryan Nakashima, Associated Press

In the not-so-distant future, couch potatoes will be waving, pointing, swiping and tapping to make their TVs react, kind of like what Tom Cruise did in the 2002 movie "Minority Report." That's the vision of TV manufacturers as they show off "smart TVs."
Panasonic expands reach, but still makes pretty cool TVs

January 8, 2013

By Ron Sylvester

Panasonic's president stressed that his company no longer makes just TVs. Yet it was the company's new television set that drew one of the biggest reactions from the audience during a keynote speech today at the International CES at the Venetian.
Cox unveils app that makes its content mobile

January 8, 2013

By Richard N. Velotta

Cox Communications, the dominant cable television provider in Las Vegas, used the big stage of the International Consumer Electronics Show Monday to unveil its next-generation mobile app that will enable customers to transport video entertainment to their smartphones and tablets.
The new gadgets on display at the 2013 International CES

January 8, 2013

By Ron Sylvester

It's where the VCR, camcorder and HDTV debuted. The International CES is the place for companies hoping to cash in on the next big thing in technology and consumer electronics. And it's happening right now in Las Vegas. This year, more than 3,000 companies have products on display. The convention floor spans nearly 2 million square feet — the size of three dozen football fields. Most products debut today when the trade show floor opens at the Las Vegas Convention Center and at LVH.
CES unveils big TVs with ‘ultra-high definition’

January 8, 2013

Ryan Nakashima, Associated Press

The race to make TVs larger and larger has created a colossal problem for manufacturers: As screens grow, picture quality worsens — unless the viewer moves farther away from the screen.