Tag Archives: Samsung

The Best Wireless Indoor Home Security Camera

Posted on 15 February 2017 by Stewart Wolpin

My intensive round-up of Wi-Fi security cameras for Wirecutter, which you can find here.

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Appliance IQs rising at CES 2017

Posted on 5 January 2017 by Stewart Wolpin

At CES, appliance makers are making a concerted effort to bridge this proactive-reactive gap by upping their 2017 appliance intelligent quotient. Read about the smartest appliances at the show here.

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Why Aren’t There 21st Century Flip Phones?

Posted on 31 July 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

Apparently by the 23d century, we’ll have returned to flipping flip phones. We know this because in Star Trek Beyond, the intrepid crew of the USS Enterprise employs communicators with lids that have to be flipped up to operate—subspace radio gear … Continue reading →

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UHD Blu-ray: A Niche of a Niche

Posted on 24 July 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

  Some of the UHD Blu-ray player suppliers who have dipped their toes into the new format pool are taking different approaches on selling a new packaged media format in a video landscape where fewer consumers will likely show much … Continue reading →

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How Will TV Makers Compete With VR?

Posted on 27 June 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

For VR to go mainstream, there may need to be a non-helmet, group-sharing counterpart—wider TVs with paradigm-snapping viewing capabilities. Are there any on the horizon? Find out why or why not here.

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Is UHD Blu-ray The Last Gasp of Packaged Media?

Posted on 6 June 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

Considering the popularity of UHD TVs and the dearth of 4K content, you’d think UHD TV buyers would be snapping up UHD BD decks and UHD Blu-ray titles. Surprisingly, not so much. Found out what this means here.

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Why Smart TVs Are Like a 10-Year-Old

Posted on 11 April 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

Smart TVs – or, rather, their makers – have yet to put all the pieces together to make them any smarter than a precocious 10-year-old. Even though the TV is often the heart of the home, even smart sets lack … Continue reading →

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How To Wire Your House With Sound—Without Wires

Posted on 25 February 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

Here’s a general overview of the varying wireless speaker system options available, composed for Homes.com.

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Top 6 Small Office & Home Office Products from CES 2016

Posted on 15 January 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

Here’s a report I wrote for Business.com on small office/home office (SOHO) and small business equipment I saw at CES.

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The 10 Game-Changing Innovations I Saw at CES 2016

Posted on 13 January 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

Well, this post-CES post I wrote for eBay is pretty much self-exclamatory. And that’s a photo I took of the line snaking around the Oculus booth in the South Hall.

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