LAS VEGAS — World Wrestling Entertainment gave a body slam to the traditional pay TV industry late Wednesday, unveiling a 24-hour network as an over-the-top Internet TV service rather than a channel on cable and satellite systems. Electronic cigarettes also stepped into the ring at the Consumers Electronics Show. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) will charge subscribers $9.99 a month for access to the streaming video network, which will air
The driver’s seat has been one place you can escape the Internet and commerce, aside from the occasional toll or fast-food drive-thru. But drivers will soon be surfing the Web via Google (GOOG), buying music via Apple (AAPL) and hearing targeted ads via Pandora Media (P). A spate of partnerships and products were rolled out by tech and car companies this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that will keep drivers hugging the
LAS VEGAS — The consumer markets for 3D printers and wearable devices are poised for growth — and thus are among fields taking center stage at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show. 3D printers’ growth is thanks to cheaper hardware, simpler systems and an increasing number of practical uses for the devices. At least, that’s the word from 3D printer makers at CES. Avi Reichental, chief executive of 3D Systems (DDD), said the key to spreading