Registration Open for 2012 CES Mobile Apps Showdown

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Registration Open for 2012 CES Mobile Apps Showdown

Hosted by Gary Bababooey DellAbate & Jon Hein from SiriusXM Radio’s Howard Stern channels

New York, Sept. 14, 2011 - The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^® announced today that registration has opened for the Mobile Apps Showdown at the 2012 International CES^®, the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow scheduled for January 10-13, 2012. Now in its third year at the International CES, this event, honoring the best smartphone and tablet apps, will take place on Thursday, January 12, 2012.

Judges will select ten finalists for the Apps Showdown, which will take place live at the 2012 CES and online. Two winners will be selected, one based on a live vote at the 2012 CES and the other based on online voters at the site.

“Mobile Apps Showdown is designed to be as entertaining as it is exciting,” said Robin Raskin, founder of the Mobile Apps Showdown. “The exposure that an apps developer gets from the website presence, press coverage and social media will be amazing.”

“The Apps numbers speak for themselves,” adds Karen Chupka, senior vice president of events and conferences at CEA, the producer of the International CES. “Apple boasts 225,000 apps and in the latest reports, Android now has a similar number. Add Blackberry RIM and Microsoft Mobile to the equation and you’ve got quite a contest. The 2012 International CES is the best place to see the latest apps and we’re excited to help showcase the mobile apps explosion.”

Nominations for the competition are now open. Developers can submit entries to be judged by a panel of tech experts including Gina Smith, Christopher Null, Helena Stone, Dave Whittle and other industry notables. Ten finalists will have a chance to present on stage at the 2012 International CES, held January 10-13, 2012, in Las Vegas. Readers of the Mobile Apps Showdown website will have a chance to try the apps and vote for the people”s choice award. Winners will be awarded based on audience response, both online and live at the Las Vegas Convention Center at 2:30 p.m. PT on Thursday, January 12, 2012.

Special Hosts Gary DellAbate And Jon Hein Add To The Fun

Co-hosts and fellow techies Gary Dell’Abate and Jon Hein, from SiriusXM Radio’s Howard Stern channels, will once again bring their inimitable wit and knowledge of all things geek to the festivities. For extra fun, theyll lead a rollicking trivia contest. Want to see last years fun? Watch the Gary/Jon show in action. All contestants will be available to show their apps at a meet up immediately following the event.

Winners of the 2011 CES Mobile Apps Showdown

Last years mobile apps winners have gone on to become two of the most successful apps on the market today. DriveSafe.ly 2.0, an app that addresses the hazards of road distraction, won based on audience applause. Line2, which gives smartphone users a second line, won the online ballot with over 50,000 votes. Clixtr and Gwabbit, winners in 2010, have gone on to rank as some of the top selling apps and still feature its Mobile Apps Showdown Award prominently. Good apps. Good business.

For more information, please visit CESweb.org or mobileappsshowdown.com.

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CEO Summit and Board Retreat
October 1-3, 2011, Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Italy
CEA TechHome Mediterraneo Summit
October 3-5, 2011, Stresa, Lake Maggiore, Italy
Digital Hollywood Fall
October 17-20, 2011, Marina Del Ray, CA
CEA Industry Forum
October 23-28, 2011, San Diego, CA
CES New York Press Preview featuring CES Unveiled @ NY
November 8, 2011, New York, NY

Digital Hollywood New York City
November 15-17, 2011, New York, NY
Future of Television East
November 18, 2011, New York, NY
2012 International CES
January 10-13, 2012, Las Vegas, NV
CE Week
June 25-26, 2012, New York, NY

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MOBILE APPS SHOWDOWN
LVCC, North Hall
Competition: January 9, 2014, Room N255

The Mobile Apps Showdown is a fast-paced contest where you're asked to weigh in on the apps you think have what it takes to make it. For the months leading up to the 2013 CES, we'll be presenting the contestants to you. You can try the apps, watch demos, make your feelings known, and ultimately vote on a winner. We're platform agnostic, so if it's mobile, it's in the competition.

The top ten apps will join us at 2014 CES for an action packed event hosted by Jon Hein and Gary Dell'Abate from the Howard Stern Wrap Up Show.