"Everything that can be invented has been invented." This comment, commonly attributed to Charles H. Duell, commissioner of the U.S. Office of Patents in 1899, is intriguing, if not entirely accurate. At the end of the nineteenth century,...

Consumer electronics include electronic equipment intended for everyday use. Consumer electronics are most often used in entertainment, communications and office productivity. Some products classed as consumer electronics include personal computers,...

The Consumer Electronics Show couldn't be held anywhere else but Vegas. The industry gathers at this mammoth convention every January to show off all the tools and toys we might be playing with over the next year. The resulting hypefest leads to such quintessentially...

The rejuvenated computer industry is poised to take a large portion of the growing 'infotainment' market away from consumer electronic manufacturers. CD-video could replace the VHS cassette, and it offers consumer electronic firms an opportunity to capture more the market. AFIGHT behind the...

Jim Barry visits more than 60 U.S. cities each year in his role as a key representative for the consumer electronics industry. That role also means he must stay current on the latest electronic gadgets. But he's been doing that for awhile. Barry is a...

A consumer electronics industry group predicted Monday that consumers will buy more gadgets in 2008, despite fears of a recession.At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the Consumer Electronics Association trade group forecast industry revenue would grow 6.1 percent over 2007 to $171...