Case-Mate is pleased to announce that we are going to be present at the 2011 Gadget Show Live exhibition which takes place at the NEC in Birmingham from 12^th to 17^th April.

This exhibition which builds on the success of the Channel 5 TV programme is expected to attract 85,000 visitors and the organisers report that all tickets are now sold out.

This is the second year for Case-Mate at the Gadget Show. In 2010, we officially launched our brand in Europe and enjoyed a tremendous response. Through the show we gained a number of exciting new trade partners and sold thousands of cases to visitors apparently being the busiest stand at the exhibition.

We will be showcasing all of the latest Case-Mate products at the exhibition. Case-Mate is evolving its range more towards fashion and lifestyle accessories and our latest cases include the Erik Arlen Collection with playful Stacks, Quartet  and stylish Facets but also Monsta and Waddler, Pop and Barely There cases that are proving to be extremely popular.

For 2011, we’re delighted to be partnering with one of the UK’s leading online tech retailers, BMC Digital. Established in 2005, BMC has become a leading name in the mobile, gaming and PC industry, working with leading brands such as Monster, OtterBox, Nokia, Razer , Logitech and of course Case-Mate. BMC aims to be first to market with the latest technology, whilst providing a top service at the best possible price. BMC will be helping us to manage the product sales at the show and building awareness of their business, which is experiencing very positive sales growth.

Unfortunately we are not going there to have some short and romantic holidays but to work! Yes that’s right, to work!

It turns out that Case-Mate will be exhibiting at MobileFocus Global (organized by Pepcom), which is the media event on the evening of 14^th of February (yes – the Valentine’s Day) when around 600 European journalists will be present.

MobileFocus Global is the international best-attended media demo event showcasing the very latest innovations in portable and wireless technologies, including the newest in mobile phones, wireless services, laptop computers, GPS, email devices, music players, Wi-Fi, and more. It is the must-see event for the industry’s top press and analysts.

MobileFocus Global will be held on Monday, February 14th, the first evening of the Mobile World Congress trade show. The event takes place at the five-star Rey Juan Carlos hotel in central Barcelona from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

We can't wait to explore Barcelona and who knows maybe you’ll catch us up in Las Ramblas relaxing after the busy day at MobileFocus.

Hasta luego!!!

I believe you have already noticed that Case-Mate specialises in fantastic events! I won't mention what's the magical ingredient and give away the secret but can say that being a bunch of really happy people as we always are helps. 

After all we preach what we stand for!

This time we have decided to explore Las Vegas! What happened there..... well.... take a look yourself!

To see more photos, visit our Facebook Page.

More than 2,700 technology companies across global industries participated in the 2011 International CES. The 2011 CES set several new records, including 30,000 international attendees and 22 top CEOs participating in keynotes.

Preliminary attendance figures indicate more than 140,000 industry professionals attended the 2011 International CES. More than 30,000 attendees came from outside the United States (as mentioned above), with the show attracting more than 80 international delegations.

Major technology trends emerged from the CES include the launch of more than 80 tablets, wireless 4G LTE, connected TV technologies, smart appliances – featured for the first time in show history – and electric vehicles. Ford’s Alan Mulally unveiled the company’s first electric car at the 2011 International CES with its Ford Focus Electric.

The 2011 CES brought top CEOs to the CES stage including Microsoft's Steve Ballmer, Verizon’s Ivan Seidenberg, Audi's Rupert Stadler, Samsung's Boo-Keun Yoon, Ford's Alan Mulally, Netflix's Reed Hastings, Cisco's John Chambers, Xerox's Ursula Burns and GE's Jeffrey Immelt. These executives were joined onstage by leaders spanning various industries including Comcast's Brian Roberts, Time Warner Cable's Glenn Britt, Dreamworks Animation's Jeffrey Katzenberg and Hulu's Jason Kilar. The 2011 International CES conference program consisted of 250 sessions featuring 900 speakers.

The 2011 CES created phenomenal buzz in the social media world with more than 158,000 CES-related tweets since Monday, January 3.

For more news on the 2011 International CES, visit CESweb.org. The International CES will return to Las Vegas next January 10-13, 2012.

Case-mate EU had an amazing Christmas Party at Mercedes Benz yesterday. I won't say a word more but that we had A BLAST!!! 

Photos from the night are available to see at our Facebook Page. Enjoy :)

Case-mate Europe along with our dear friends Case-mate US attended the annual Stuff Awards 2010 yesterday (Thursday, 12/11/10). The event took place at the Science Museum in London where the tech world gathered to hear the results of the hotly contested awards.

Fourteen of the 17 awards were voted for by Stuff magazine's panel of judges, while the remaining three got the thumbs up from Stuff readers.

The winners were judged first and foremost on capability, but also scored points for innovation and sheer cool factor.

Computer of the year: Dell Alienware M11x
Shortlist: Dell Adamo XPS, Samsung M230, Asus NX90, Apple iMac, Asus Eee Box EB1501

Phone of the year: Apple iPhone 4
Shortlist: Nokia N8, Samsung Galaxy S, HTC Desire HD, HTC HD7, Blackberry Torch

Navigadget of the Year: Google Navigation
Shortlist: TomTom GO 1000, Garmin nuvi 3790, Garmin Edge 800, CoPilot Live , Nokia Ovi Maps

Eco Gadget of the Year: Honda CR-Z
Shortlist: Cytronex Cannondale, Philips PFL6805, Sony Ericsson Elm, EdF Ecomanager, Garmin EcoRoute

Web App of the Year: Lovefilm
Shortlist: Dropbox, Grooveshark, Pure Flowsongs, Google Apps, iPlayer

Time-killer Gadget of the Year: Parrot A.R. Drone
Shortlist: Amazon Kindle, Korg Monotron, Playstation Move, HD Hero, Horizon H-Cell

Portable Entertainment Gadget of the Year: Apple iPod Touch
Shortlist: Amazon Kindle, Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy TAB, Sony Walkman A845, Samsung SP-H03

Tech Accessory of the Year: Pogoplug
Shortlist: B&W MM-1, Powermat, Sennheiser RS180, Phonak Audeo PFE, Thinkflood

Gadgextravagance of the Year: Samsung C9000
Shortlist: Leica M9, Eigenharp Alpha, Magimix Vision, LG 15in OLED. Olive 4HD

Mobile App of the Year: MiCoach
Shortlist: Flipboard, Angry Birds, Google Goggles, Korg iElectribe, SwankoLab

Home Entertainment Gadget of the Year: Sony BDP-S570
Shortlist: Sky+HD 1TB. Arcam rCube, Denon D-M38, Logitech Squeezebox Touch, Samsung HT-C6930

TV of the Year: Sony HX903
Shortlist: Panasonic VT20, Samsung C8000, LG PX990, Philips PFL9705, Samsung C6900

Camera of the Year: Sony NEX-5
Shortlist: Kodak Playsport, Canon G12, Canon EOS 550D, Panasonic FT2, Fujifilm FinePix W3

Gadget of the Year: Apple iPad
Shortlist: Apple iPhone 4, HTC HD7, Samsung C9000, Sony NEX-5, Amazon Kindle, Sky 3D, Sony Playstation 3

Readers' Award - Game of the Year Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Shortlist: God of War 3, StarCraft 2, FIFA 10, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Red Dead Redemption, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Angry Birds

Readers' Award - Innovation of the Year: Xbox Kinect
Shortlist: Dell Adamo XPS, Nintendo 3DS, Apple iPad, Yike Bike, Google Goggles, Sky 3D, Dyson Air Multiplier

Readers' Award - Gadget of the Year: Apple iPad
Shortlist: Apple iPhone 4, Sony NEX-5, Amazon Kindle, Sky+HD 1TB, Samsung Galaxy S, Dell Streak, Parrot A.R. Drone

Although we didn’t pick up any of the hot trophies, we had a great fun and definitely made our mark by eating all the cheese sticks J