Twelve Named to 2012 Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame Class

San Francisco -- The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) on Monday announced the 2012 class of inductees into its Consumer Electronics (CE) Hall of Fame. The class includes 12 members selected by a panel of media and industry representatives, who judged nominations submitted online by manufacturers, retailers and journalists. Among the honorees are Robert Briskman, the inventor of satellite radio; Douglas Engelbart, inventor of the computer mouse and HTML; Charlie Ergen, the founder of satellite companies Echostar and Dish Network; and Fansy and Henry Harold Gregg, the founders of consumer electronics retailer HH Gregg. A complete list is available at the link below. All will be inducted into the CE Hall of Fame during the CEA's Industry Forum, to be held in San Francisco Oct. 14-17.
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