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iN this issue on the consumer electronics horizon The Holidays and CES he sky is black outside my window as I’m flying back to D.C. from CEA’s Industry Forum. The city lights below shine like a sea of twinkling stars—as if the sky and the earth have flipped. Speaking of stars, I’m in awe of the leaders that were inducted at the CE Hall of Fame dinner. The phenomenal group of headliners that were on hand to accept their awards included: Dr. Amar Bose, Bill Crutchfield, Steve Sasson, Dick Schulze and the German team from the Fraunhofer Institute—Dr. Karlheinz Brandenburg, Dr. Heinz Gerhäuser and Dr. Dieter Seitzer. To be in the midst of such strong leaders with strategic vision is humbling and inspiring. I encourage each of you to participate in the nomination process for the 2008 class. Please submit your top choices for the CE Hall of Fame by visiting www.CE.org. The judging will take place in February in New York. The holidays are rapidly approaching, and in this industry, we all know what that means— CES is almost here. This pre-CES issue of Vision features a special section on CES Unveiled@ NY. It looks at some of the new innovative companies that will display their products and technologies during the CES New York Press Preview in November. Media and exhibitors will get a first-hand peek at what these companies are bringing to market and so will you when you read the special insert. What’s more, our 2008 CES Technologies to Watch feature includes a comprehensive list of the CES TechZones. Rob Calem also looks at femtocells, new ways to link home A/V devices and HDMI. Another familiar sight at CES are the hundreds of LCDs, plasmas, rear-projection and CRT displays that blanket the show floor. Allan Richter checks out the flat-screen market and found a new market opportunity in the display and A/V areas—in a surprising venue— mega churches. TFCinfo says $4.6 billion was spent on audio equipment for the church market in 2006 with 32 percent growth forecast by year-end 2007. Vision’s international coverage turns to Eastern Europe—an area that shows promise but also has challenges to consider when expanding your business. Plus CEA Economist and Professor at George Washington University Shawn DuBravac examines some recent CE mergers and acquisitions and privatization deals that total hundreds of billions of dollars. Time to get your comfortable shoes ready and map out your must-see areas in your MyCES planner for CES (www.CESweb.org), but first, Happy Holidays! Please e-mail comments to cstevens@CE.org or mail to: 1919 South Eads Street, Crystal City, VA 22202. Cindy Loffler Stevens Editor-in-Chief T President and CeO Gary Shapiro ViCe President, COmmuniCatiOns Jason Oxman editOr-in-Chief Cindy Loffler Stevens managing editOr Carolyn Slater PubliCatiOns COOrdinatOr Mark Chisholm John Lindsey seniOr CreatiVe manager PrOduCtiOn COOrdinatOr Kathryn Covert Octavio Kano Ian Shields seniOr manager, CreatiVe direCtiOn graPhiC designer, CreatiVe serViCes seniOr marketing manager Jenni Moyer adVertising management Dan Cole, dcole@CE.org art direCtOrs Glenn Pierce and Brian Rees design, PrOduCtiOn and Publishing management The Magazine Group CirCulatiOn manager Gretchen Mitchler editOrial COntributOrs Gary Arlen, Alan Breznick, Robert Calem, Shawn DuBravac, Steve Koenig, Michael Grebb, Allan Richter, Ron Schneiderman, Susan Schreiner, Murray Slovick, Phillip Swann Consumer Electronics Vision is published as a service to the members of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and to key players in the consumer electronics industry. CEA represents more than 2,100 U.S. manufacturers of audio, video, digital imaging, accessories, mobile electronics, home networking, wireless communication, information technology and multimedia products that are sold through consumer channels. The opinions expressed in articles are those of the authors and not necessarily those of CEA. Comments, questions and letters to the editor are welcome. Address responses to: Consumer Electronics Vision, Consumer Electronics Association, 1919 South Eads St., Arlington, VA 22202, tel: 703 907 7600. © 2007 Consumer Electronics Association Articles from this issue may be reproduced in whole or in part, provided full credit is given to CEA. CES® and International Consumer Electronics Show® are trademarks owned by CEA. Consumer Electronics Vision (USPS 022897 Vol. 11, No. 6) is published bi-monthly by the Consumer Electronics Association, 1919 South Eads St., Arlington, VA 22202. 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Vision - November/December 2007 Contents Shapiro's Spectrum In This Issue The Economist C4 Visionary Tech Speak Going Global Eye on Business Tech Policy Special Supplement: CES Unveiled 2008 CES Technologies to Watch Eastern Europe Embraces CE M&A Fest Displaying the Future CEA Newsline Market Insider Just the Stats

Vision - November/December 2007

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