CES 2011

Attendance increase, innovations spark 'sense of recovery' at CES

Jan 10, 2011 (2:10 a.m.)

By Amanda Finnegan

The 2011 Consumer Electronics Show was packed with innovation, the latest in gadgetry and thousands more visitors than the convention has seen in recent years. If there’s any indication that Las Vegas convention attendance is returning to its pre-recession glory, one of the city's largest annual conventions might be it.

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  Verizon makes iPhone announcement days after leaving CES stage

  January 11, 2011

  By Amanda Finnegan

  Just days after Verizon packed up its booth at the 2011 Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas, the company made its much anticipated and highly speculated iPhone announcement today.

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  Hits and misses: Products debuted at CES over the decades

  January 9, 2011

  By Richard N. Velotta

  One challenge of swimming the vast ocean of consumer electronics products on display at the Las Vegas Convention Center is to determine which are the trophy catches and what is just seaweed.

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  Xoom tablet takes top honors at CES

  January 8, 2011

  By Amanda Finnegan

  Motorola’s Xoom tablet picked up the Best in Show award Saturday morning during the CNET Best of CES 2011 awards at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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  Executives predict more people to plug into ‘connected home’ appliances

  January 8, 2011

  By Dylan Scott

  One day very soon, a person might wake up to an alarm they set the night before and, instead of groggily searching for the light switch, grab a tablet computer or smartphone or TV remote, press one button and the bulbs will brighten to the most energy-efficient setting.

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  GM official sees electric pod as urban vehicle of future

  January 8, 2011

  By Dylan Scott

  When Christopher Borroni-Bird, director of General Motors’ EN-V program, envisions the cities of the future, he sees streets free of traffic congestion and collisions, where people maneuver through the urban landscape in small, autonomously piloted pods with ease and grace.

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  Finalists named for year’s hottest products at CES

  January 7, 2011

  By Amanda Finnegan

  Envelope, please. On Friday, tech website CNET announced the finalists for the Best of CES 2011, the official awards for the hottest products at the Consumer Electronics Show. The winners will be announced Saturday morning.

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  Netflix CEO predicts substantial innovation in teaching software

  January 8, 2011

  By Rich Coleman

  Though the Consumer Electronics Show is all about new and emerging technology, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings took some time Friday night at the Leaders in Technology Dinner to put it all into context.

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  Ford unveils electric car at CES set for launch this year

  January 7, 2011

  By Amanda Finnegan

  Ford Motor Company unveiled its first-ever zero emissions, electric passenger vehicle during Friday’s keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally presented Ford’s electric Focus, which he claims charges faster and gets better mileage than its competitors. "We know that many customers are excited to drive an electric vehicle and never visit a fuel station again," Mulally said. The car's price wasn't discussed.

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  FCC chairman at CES: Tackle ‘spectrum crunch’ or frustration will grow

  January 7, 2011

  By Cara McCoy

  Upping the amount of the wireless spectrum available for consumer tech devices is the Federal Communications Commission’s top priority for 2011, the agency’s chairman said Friday.

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  CES panel: Items creating buzz now will be life-changing later

  January 7, 2011

  By Cara McCoy

  Smart phones, tablet computers and Internet-enabled televisions are some of the buzz-worthy items at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show in line to have a major effect on society as technologies associated with them improve and become more widely adopted.

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  Lady Gaga unveils new Polaroid product line

  January 6, 2011

  By Amanda Finnegan

  Lady Gaga fans and curious conventioneers flocked to the Polaroid booth at the Consumer Electronics Show on Thursday to see the eccentric performer and her new product line for the camera company. Polaroid’s Grey Label line, which the company says Lady Gaga had creative control over, includes a portable photo printer, a pair of camera glasses and the rebirth of Polaroid’s instant camera.

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  Verizon unveils Xoom tablet running Android 3.0 at CES

  January 6, 2011

  By Amanda Finnegan

  Verizon, Google and Motorola executives kicked off the official start of the Consumer Electronics Show and this year’s tablet craze with a product and partnership of their own to compete with Apple’s iPad.

• CES giving locals a chance to see show floor on Sunday

  January 6, 2011

  By Amanda Finnegan

  Las Vegas locals wanting a glimpse inside one of the city’s largest conventions will get their chance on Sunday.

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  14,495 taxis loaded Wednesday sets record at McCarran

  January 6, 2011

  By Kyle B. Hansen

  Massive crowds arriving for the International Consumer Electronics Show helped set a record Wednesday for the number of taxis loaded at McCarran International Airport.

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  CES, adult conventions send Las Vegas hotel room rates soaring

  January 6, 2011

  By Amanda Finnegan

  Two of Las Vegas’ largest annual conventions — the Consumer Electronics Show and Adult Entertainment Expo — are scheduled to open today and have given Strip room rates a major boost for the weekend.

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  Microsoft CEO’s speech marked by what isn’t said

  January 6, 2011

  By Amanda Finnegan

  What was most notable about Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s keynote address Wednesday night was not what he announced, but what he didn’t. Ballmer kicked off the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show with a handful of small announcements, but they weren’t the major product releases some anticipated.

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  What the tech world is saying about this year’s CES

  January 5, 2011

  By Amanda Finnegan

  Gadget lovers, rejoice. The high holy week in technology is upon us once again.

• Blog: The Kats Report

  CES appeals to the Gadget Guy in us all

  January 5, 2011 (3:04 a.m.)

  By John Katsilometes

  Guy and Gadget Guy walk the preview event at CES and find a different application of the term "tablet." ...

• Electronics sales projected to hit nearly $1 trillion

  January 5, 2011

  By Amanda Finnegan

  Electronics sales are expected to near $1 trillion this year, Consumer Electronics Association analysts said Tuesday, two days before its annual convention opens in Las Vegas.

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  CES ready to open; this year’s hot gadget is…

  January 5, 2011

  By Amanda Finnegan

  The 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show won’t officially begin until Thursday, but Las Vegas convention halls are abuzz with talk of products to be unveiled later in the week.