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.

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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If Action Cams Are Over, What’s Next?

Posted on 23 May 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

GoPro, the inventor of and leading seller of action cams, recently announced what it called a “deep loss” for its first quarter 2016. It was GoPro’s second straight quarterly drop after several years of storybook hockey stick ascent to top … Continue reading →

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Tape recording was introduced 70 years ago today

Posted on 16 May 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

It was 2 am on a spring night in 1944 — May 14, to be exact. And thanks to the good fortune of suffering from insomnia, a curious observation by John T. “Jack” Mullin led to the introduction of tape recording and, … Continue reading →

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Is This The Best Wi-Fi Router Ever?

Posted on 10 May 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

Another Huffington Post post on a new Wi-Fi router called Portal that I can’t wait to try out, which you can read here.

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HP Wants To Re-Invent PCs With New Back-to-School Pavilion Line

Posted on 3 May 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

Hey, look – actual non-CES news coverage! A recap of HP’s new 2016 back-to-school PC lineup for TWICE.

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8K TV is Around the Corner—No Kidding

Posted on 1 May 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

At the IFA Global Press Conference (GPC) in Hong Kong, held in conjunction with the inaugural IFA-organized CE China confab, we were told that 1.4m 8K Super Hi-Vision (SHV) TVs would ship in 2019, with another 2.1m in 2020. Wait. … Continue reading →

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8 Takeaways From IFA’s Inaugural CE China Show

Posted on 23 April 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

I just flew back from China (and boy are my arms tired) from IFA’s inaugural CE China show. You can read my report in TWICE 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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Welcome to TV’s 5th Wave

Posted on 28 March 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

A piece exploring the historical waves of country-dominated TV suppliers over the last 50 years from the U.S. to Europe to Japan to Korea and now, maybe China? – for Digital Technology Consulting. Read on here.

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Now Is the Time to Buy a 4K TV—But Which One?

Posted on 28 March 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

A piece on how to buy a 4K TV in 2016 for Hometips.com (via eBay), which you can read here – and, yes, I know “FALD” stands for “full array local dimming.” Don’t ask.

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