A gadget's life: From gee-whiz to junk

Crowds signal a CES resurgence
Article | LAS VEGAS Can you find hope for the U.S. economy in a TV with its own app store, a camcorder that records in 3-D or a shiny new tablet computer? If it's the Consumer Electronics Show , where the crowds look to be returning to levels last seen in 2007 and 2008, maybe you can.

The wide wireless word at CES
Article | You could once be safe in calling the Consumer Electronics Show "the TV show." Now it might be more accurate to call it "the wireless show."