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.

OLEDs Aplenty at IFA

Posted on 10 September 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

Nearly every TV maker at IFA in Berlin displayed are UHD OLED sets, all using panels sourced from LG. Read who and why here.

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GearBrain’s Best of IFA16

Posted on 4 September 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

GearBrain’s Best of IFA16 Eye-Tracking Laptops, a Robotic Elf And Tech That Lets You Take Calls With Your Finger

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My IFA 2016 Coverage for TWICE

Posted on 1 September 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

  A few of the reports I wrote for TWICE on IFA 2016 in Berlin are linked here.

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What Is a Portable Computer?

Posted on 20 August 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

In recent dueling ads about their tablet/laptop hybrids, both Apple and Microsoft ask the rhetorical question: What is a computer? Well, we kinda know that, don’t we? The real question is, what is a “portable computer?” Read the answer 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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Should You Switch from Wired to Bluetooth Headphones?

Posted on 28 June 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

A piece I wrote for Slickdeals, which you can read here.

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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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Best portable power solutions

Posted on 21 June 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

A piece for BetaNews on portable battery packs. Best portable power solutions

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Bose QuietControl 30 Hands On: Most Advanced In-Ear Phones Ever?

Posted on 16 June 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

A preview of the new Bose QuietControl 30 Bluetooth/active noise canceling in-ear phones, coming in September, for a site called Gadget Review, which you can read here.

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