Michigan, Midwest Tech Companies To Unveil Innovation At CES

Some 30 Michigan-based technology companies and more than 100 others from the other Midwest states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin will showcase their latest consumer electronics products at the 2011 International CES.

The world's largest consumer technology trade show, the 2011 International CES will run Jan. 6-9 and is expecting 2,500 exhibitors and more than 120,000 attendees from more than 130 countries.

WWJ Newsradio 950 technology editor and GLITR editor Matt Roush will return to CES this year, offering coverage of both the Michigan firms exhibiting and the global tech scene.

"CES gives thousands of key industry influencers and decision makers the opportunity to see many of our newest products first hand," said John Potts, senior vice president of Aurora, Ill.-based Peerless Industries. "This provides our organization with instant feedback that is invaluable to our success in the marketplace. We have direct access to show existing customers, prospects, executives and buyers our entire product offering, which is simply not possible in an office setting or on a sales call."

CES will feature 20 market-specific TechZones, including new destinations: 3D@Home, with content creators, service providers and TV manufacturers that make 3D in the home a reality; Access on the Go, with devices changing the way content is accessed, showcasing the most innovative devices in eBooks, netbooks, smartbooks and tablets; Broadband Communications highlighting the role of the underlying infrastructure in expanding broadband capacity; and Connected Home Appliances which will bring white goods to the show floor for the first time in CES history, including the latest interactive, energy efficient and SmartGrid enabled appliances.

Michigan companies exhibiting at CES include BGR Group Inc., Shelby Township; Comfort Research, Grand Rapids; FoneGear LLC, Rochester Hills; Ford Motor Co., Dearborn; Fulton Innovation, Ada; General Motors, Detroit; Got2bWireless LLC, Wixom; Handeholder Products Inc., Ann Arbor; HMDX, Commerce Township; House of Marley, Commerce Township; Maylong Group LLC, Rochester Hills; MyCharge, Commerce Township; Livio Radio, Ferndale; NDrive, Shelby Township; OnStar, Detroit; PC Treasures, Oxford; PN Devices, Shelby Township; Powermat, Commerce Township; SI Products LLC, Commerce Township; Silent Call, Waterford Township; Sonic Alert, Troy; TruckSkin LLC, Traverse City; V.I.O. Inc., Marquette; Vanguard USA Inc., Whitmore Lake; Vincent Audio/WS Distributing, Grand Rapids; Visteon Corp., Van Buren Township; VMAX Charge Tank, Southfield; Wadia Digital, Saline; Wireless Power Consortium, Ada; and Wireox LLC, Ferndale.

Other new TechZones include: Mobile DTV, featuring consumer devices that bring the digital living room to the car and portable devices; the Electric Vehicle TechZone highlighting a full range of high and low speed vehicles, energy storage devices and charging equipment; and Sports and Fitness Tech, focused on tools for the sports enthusiast and key trends impacting the multi-billion dollar sports, fitness and outdoors markets.

The 2011 CES is also bringing back highly trafficked EHX@CES, the Gaming Showcase, HDMI, Home Plug, the iLounge Pavilion, CES' fastest growing TechZone, Location Based Services, Robotics, Safe Driver, Sustainable Planet, USB, Wireless Mobility and Zigbee. Plus lifestyle TechZones: Digital Health, HigherEd Tech, Kids@Play, Mommy Tech and Silvers Summit.

Entertainment Matters is a new International CES program for entertainment professionals attending CES, including special exhibits, conference programs and events for the Hollywood community. In addition, the CES Conference Program will feature more than 300 conference sessions with 900 high-level speakers.

For a complete listing of CES exhibitors, please visit the 2011 CES Exhibitor Directory at www.CESweb.org.