CES 2010 Recap:
Technology Trend Forecast for 2010
Get the inside scoop on CES. Think you saw it by reading the blogs? There is a lot more going on behind the scenes. Attend CommNexus San Diego’s Consumer Electronics SIG kick off event and hear Tim Bajarin, who heads Creative Strategies and is one of the consumer tech world's most highly respected industry analysts, discuss CES 2010. Tim will take us behind the scenes and give his view on the hottest new products and trends and even the duds of CES. Learn about the new products emerging from HP, Motorola, Microsoft, LG, Sony, Palm, Google and others and which companies are on the rise. The event discussion will also delve into the future of the PC and cell phone industries answering questions such as what the future holds for Smartbooks and whether another carrier will get the iPhone. Overall this event will aim to identify the major industry trends that will affect your job and identify opportunities for the entrepreneur. Along with Phil Baker, tech editor for the San Diego Journal, Tim will lead this discussion and share predictions for 2010 and answer your questions in an open interactive forum.
Don’t miss this opportunity to find out from the top analyst in consumer technology what’s hot and what’s not in 2010.
FEATURED SPEAKER:
Tim Bajarin
Columnist, PC Magazine
President, Creative Strategies
Tim Bajarin is recognized as one of the leading industry consultants, analysts and futurists, covering the field of personal computers and consumer technology. Mr. Bajarin has been with Creative Strategies since 1981 and has served as a consultant to most of the leading hardware and software vendors in the industry including IBM, Apple, Hewlett- Packard/Compaq, Dell, AT&T, Microsoft, Polaroid, Lotus, Epson, Toshiba, Philips and numerous others. His articles and/or analyses have appeared in USA Today, Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Time and Newsweek magazines, BusinessWeek and most of the leading business and trade publications. He has appeared as a business analyst commenting on the computer industry on all of the major television networks and was a frequent guest on PBS' The Computer Chronicles. Mr. Bajarin has been a columnist for US computer industry publications such as PC Week and Computer Reseller News and wrote for ABCNEWS.COM for two years and Mobile Computing for 10 years. He currently writes for PC Magazine and his technologypundits.com blog is a popular site to get inside information on the PC and CE industries. His various columns and analyses are syndicated in over 30 countries.
Mr. Bajarin is known as a futuristic analyst, credited with predicting the desktop publishing revolution three years before it hit the market, and identifying multimedia as a major trend in written reports as early as 1986. His writing and analysis has been on the forefront of the digital revolution and he is considered one the leading experts in the field of technology adoption cycles. He has authored major industry studies on PC, portable computing, pen based computing, desktop publishing, multimedia computing and the digital home.
Mr. Bajarin has served on multiple conference advisory boards including ZD’s highly successful Digital Life event and is a frequent featured speaker at computer conferences worldwide. He also serves on technology advisory council’s for IBM, Lenovo, Hewlett Packard, Dell, and Toshiba.
MODERATOR:
Phil Baker
Columnist, San Diego Daily Transcript
Phil Baker has 35 years experience in all facets of product development, including invention, design, engineering, industrial design, marketing, manufacturing and distribution. He has been responsible for more than 80 products ranging from consumer electronics, computers and computer accessories to mobile devices, printers, cameras, software and more. Phil has extensive experience in utilizing resources in Asia for cost-effective and fast-to-market product development and manufacturing.
Phil has played key roles in developing the innovative flag-ship technologies and products of many leading companies. He developed and implemented both product and market development strategies for Apple Computer, Seiko Instruments, Polaroid, Polycom, Proxima, Think Outside and others.
Phil Baker co-founded Think Outside, inventor and manufacturer of the most popular PDA accessory ever—the Stowaway folding keyboard. At Seiko Phil managed product development of consumer and computer products. At Apple he led development of the second- and third-generation Newton MessagePads, served as director of Entry PowerBooks and orchestrated Apple's development and manufacturing strategy in Taiwan for portable products. At Polaroid Phil contributed to the development of dozens of products, including the SX-70 camera, professional and consumer cameras, ID systems and more.
Currently, Phil writes the "On Technology" column for the San Diego Daily Transcript and maintains a blog, which feature product reviews, the latest gadgets, travel tech and commentary based on having developed scores of products. In 2008 he published a book based on his professional experience in product development and marketing, From Concept to Consumer: How to Turn Ideas Into Money (FT Press has a free excerpt online). Phil also contributes articles and reviews to journals, including the Huffington Post and IndustryWeek.com. Phil is a regular guest on Ronn Owen's radio show on KGO-AM, San Francisco.
WHEN:
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
5:30PM - Registration & Networking (Please Pre-register by noon Jan. 13th)
6:00PM - Program Begins
7:30PM - Program Ends
EVENT HOST:
12531 High Bluff Drive Suite 100
San Diego CA 92130
COST:
Pre-Registration:
$10.00 - CommNexus Sponsor
$20.00 - Non-Sponsor
At the Door:
$20.00 - CommNexus Sponsor
$30.00 - Non-Sponsor
Students, Military & Press: FREE
Mentor Sponsors: FREE
SIG CO-CHAIRS:
Phil Baker, Columnist, San Diego Daily Transcript
Rick Clancy, Former SVP, Corporate Communications, Sony Electronics
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Wednesday, January 13, 20105:30PM-7:30PM
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