This past week was a blur for anyone who attended this year’s Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas. CES means lots of oxygen-infused hotel lobbies, jostling crowds, gadgets galore and late nights rubbing shoulders with folks in the vast electronics industry that now encompasses, well, everything. If you attended this year as a CES virgin you…
Read MoreWe took a lot of photos at the CES Tweetup since we partnered to pull together the innovation showcase at the event. So here are some more photos from the CES Tweetup, January 7th at the Las Vegas Hilton, SpaceQuest Lounge. See the original gallery. Enjoy!
Read MoreThe 2011 CES Tweetup on January 7th was a huge success with hundreds of people in attendance at the Las Vegas Hilton SpaceQuest Lounge. Startups demoed at tables around the room, free drinks were flowing courtesy of Delta Airlines, cool t-shirts were raffled off periodically, as were copies of the book The Big Book of…
Read MoreAfter spending six days at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas last week, I am still winding down from the lights, sounds and glitz of sin city. While CES offered a number of innovative tablets, smart and 3D-TVs and wired devices, we also found a few unique entrants that were on display on the…
Read MoreThis was a big year for Tech Cocktail at the 2011 Consumer Electronic Show as we teamed up with CEA on the CES Tweetup event and showcased 10 innovative companies. We also had a number of Tech Cocktail contributors on hand in Vegas taking in the sights, sounds and experiences. One of our contributors, Zach…
Read MoreThis past week at CES, I was excited to sit in on the session with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to see what he had to say about the past, present, and future of all things policy and FCC. I had no real preconceived notions about what we would hear, but I was curious if there…
Read MoreLast week at the Consumer Electronic Show, Intel had some exciting news as they launched their 2nd Generation of Core Processors just as we had previewed. The event was kicked off by CEO Paul Otellini and then followed up by Mooly Eden, Intel Vice President & General Manager, PC Client Group. We attended the launch…
Read MoreThis week at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas we have partnered with CEA to produce the Tech Cocktail Innovation Showcase at the official CES Tweetup event on Friday, January 7th. The event has sold out with over six hundred attendees registered. We were happy to work with CES on this event as…
Read MoreWith the 2011 Consumer Electronic Show just a few days away, Intel is gearing up for a few launch announcements. I plan to be there to see them live, but it appears the cat is already out of the bag as it was reported today that Intel will be launching a new core processor and…
Read MoreIf you are headed to the Consumer Electronic Show this year, there are two events you won’t want to miss. We already announced we’re working with CEA on the official CES Tweetup earlier this week (event is on 1/7/11). Now we are excited to announce we are a media partner for the 4th Annual Mashable Gala….
Read MoreWe are excited to be working with the Consumer Electronic Association this year as we look to show off some of the latest innovations at the 2011 Consumer Electronic Show at the official CES Tweetup on January 7th. This year’s tweetup will be bigger and better than ever, and we can’t wait to see you…
Read MoreThe CEA Industry Forum is taking place this week in San Francisco. Tech Cocktail was a media partner for the event and I participated as a judge for the i-stage startup launch competition. Eight startups offered three-minute elevator pitches to the crowded room of CEA industry professionals. The startups were competing for $50,000 worth of…
Read MoreEditors Note: This post is a modified version of an article written by Jen Consalvo for the HuffingtonPost.com. Photos are by Jen Consalvo of Shiny Heart Ventures and the gratitude journal community, Thankfulfor.com, a photographer, entrepreneur and healthy food lover. Interactivity wins at CES! The coolest booths have some type of artistic and interactive element…
Read MoreThanks to Intel and my involvement in the Intel Insiders program, I spent the better part of last week in Las Vegas on the floor at the 2010 Consumer Electronic Show. Prior to attending I shared 10 things to look for at CES so with the event wrapping up it only seems appropriate that I…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This article was written by Shashi Bellamkonda. He blogs at:blog.networksolutions.com and shashi.name. You can follow him on Twitter at:@shashib. Despite the economy Ford’s presentation today at CES was a proud moment for US automobile companies. As consumers use more mobile technology in their lives, car companies have to scramble to find tools and…
Read MoreIt’s the Consumer Electronic Show again and I just landed in Las Vegas excited to see what this year might bring. This is my second year in a row attending as an Intel Insider, social media brand ambassador. Thank you Intel. So what am I looking forward to this year at CES? I’d have to…
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