Author Archives: Stewart Wolpin

About Stewart Wolpin

I have been writing about consumer electronics for four decades, including news, reviews, analysis and history for a wide variety of consumer, niche and trade outlets. For the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), I annually update the industry's history and write the official biographies of the CTA Hall of Fame inductees. Aside from writing about consumer technology for a variety of consumer, tech and trade publications, I write a blog and do market research for Digital Technology Consulting. In the non-tech world, I have written "Bums No More: The Championship Season of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers" and "The Rules of Neighborhood Poker According to Hoyle." Check out my work at www.stewartwolpin.com.

The Day Radio Died

Posted on 6 April 2017 by Stewart Wolpin

The day the U.S. entered World War I a century ago, April 6, 1917, Woodrow Wilson also ended all amateur radio broadcasting in America for more than two years. I told this story on the CTA i3 Blog, which you … Continue reading →

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The Technology Forest: Don’t Get Lost in the Woods

Posted on 25 March 2017 by Stewart Wolpin

The Technology Forest: Don’t Get Lost in the Woods Believe it or not, there is a somewhat timely pattern to the historical disruption caused by technology advances. Let’s call the individual technology advances the trees, and the profound business and … Continue reading →

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My Smart Home Reporting for Gear Brain

Posted on 4 March 2017 by Stewart Wolpin

You can find the bulk of the stories I’ve been writing and will be writing on smart home technologies for Gear Brain, a new IoT site for consumers, here.

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Futurist Sci-Fi Toys Are Here Now

Posted on 21 February 2017 by Stewart Wolpin

My report on some of the electronic and digital goodies I found wandering around Toy Fair, which you can read on Huffington Post here.

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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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5 Reasons Not To Buy A 4K TV Just Yet

Posted on 12 February 2017 by Stewart Wolpin

More reasons to delay your purchase of a 4K TV, which you can read at Huffington Post here.

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Is Net Neutrality In Trouble?

Posted on 11 February 2017 by Stewart Wolpin

A new administration in Washington means a new FCC commissioner, which means different communications policies, which could mean threats to an open Internet and “net neutrality.” Read why here.

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Many Monstrous Notes at CES 2017

Posted on 16 January 2017 by Stewart Wolpin

After experiencing CES, one gets the feeling that consumers are being inundated with too much new technology, far too much to comprehend or adopt. Read why here.

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Wi-Fi & Bluetooth Mesh Could Steal CES Smart-Home Spotlight

Posted on 5 January 2017 by Stewart Wolpin

My analysis of the growth of the smart home market for the CES issue of TWICE, which you can read 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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