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Get Ready for a Long Road to 8K

Posted on 24 September 2018 by Stewart Wolpin

On the surface, all this 8K attention seems bonkers. Outside of a handful of 8K travelogue videos on YouTube content from Japanese broadcaster NHK, there is no 8K content anyone can watch at home. Read this entire report here at … Continue reading →

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8K TV is Coming. Should You Care?

Posted on 5 September 2018 by Stewart Wolpin

Last week at the IFA electronics fair in Berlin, Germany, the world’s top three TV sellers, Samsung, LG and TCL, all announced 8K TVs. Samsung’s sets will start selling this fall, TCL’s next May, and LG’s – unknown. These high-profile … Continue reading →

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8K TVs Coming From Samsung, LG & TCL

Posted on 30 August 2018 by Stewart Wolpin

With 4K pricing suddenly sinking perilously close to commoditization, Samsung, LG and TCL all announced next-generation 8K TVs at IFA 2018 in Berlin this week. Sharp has already started selling its previously announced 8K model in Asia and Europe. Read … Continue reading →

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Samsung Bows Smarter, Prettier 2018 QLED TVs

Posted on 7 March 2018 by Stewart Wolpin

Stressing beauty, size and functionality, along with a set of unique intelligence and aesthetic features, Samsung officially unveiled its 2018 QLED and Ultra HD TV lineup at a grandiose CES-style event at the American Stock Exchange building in lower Manhattan. … Continue reading →

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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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