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.

Shhh! Panasonic is About to Debut UHD Blu-ray – But Don’t Tell Anyone

Posted on 9 November 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

Did you know that Panasonic was on the verge of releasing the world’s first UHD Blu-ray deck? No? Neither did I, or anyone else who doesn’t speak Japanese or work for Panasonic. Read more here.

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Digital Camera Sales Continue to Crash. So Why Are These Execs Smiling?

Posted on 2 November 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

There seem to be few signs of life in the cratering digital camera business….Yet, at last week’s PhotoPlus Expo in New York, amidst enthusiastic throngs of photog trade and user pros, I found mostly surprisingly buoyant company representatives. Read more … Continue reading →

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Yale’s Entry Into Smart Locks Is Huge

Posted on 13 October 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

Here’s my report for TWICE on Yale entering the smart lock business.

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Why the UHD Transition is NOT the HDTV Transition

Posted on 28 September 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

If you’re feeling some weird sense of déjà vu with the chicken-egg conundrum surrounding the production of 4K content/broadcasting and UHD TV sales, it’s because you have vague recollections of the introduction of HDTV back in the late 1990s. While … Continue reading →

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Before You Can Binge Watch, You Have To Binge Wait

Posted on 24 September 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

Following the series finale montage broadcast during the Emmys Sunday night, there was an online backlash at all the spoilers revealed. Poo-pooers correctly noted that these shows ended their runs months ago and the endings were long-ago revealed – is … Continue reading →

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The History of DVD

Posted on 24 September 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

Back in 2007, just as Blu-ray was being introduced, I authored a history of DVD for the now-defunct magazine DVD Etc. Since the magazine is gone, I thought I’d rescue this history from publishing obscurity. So here is the story … Continue reading →

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High Dynamic Range Poised To Ignite Ultra HD Sales

Posted on 22 September 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

While I was at IFA in Berlin, I was invited to a dinner with a handful of other U.S. reporters and execs from LG, Samsung and Panasonic to discuss the future of 4K UHD, HDR technology and UHD Blu-ray, and … Continue reading →

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Do You Believe in Miracles? The History of HDTV

Posted on 20 September 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

We are currently going through a second next-gen TV (r)evolution, from HDTV (2K) to UHD (4K) – and maybe even 8K. Much about this softer transition reminds me of the messy transition to HDTV back in the mid-1990s. In 2003, … Continue reading →

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UHD Blu-ray Is Coming – Just Not This Year

Posted on 14 September 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

If you were expecting the 4K/UHD revolution to receive a Battle of Saratoga-like shot in the arm with the inaugural availability of UHD Blu-ray this fall – forget it. Read more here.

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Apple Unveils Voice & Touch-Enhanced Apple TV

Posted on 12 September 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

My news report on the new Apple TV announcement for Techlicious. Thank goodness (and Tim Cook) for live streaming so I didn’t have to fly to ‘Frisco. Presumably, I’ll do a comparative hands on with the Amazon Fire TV and … Continue reading →

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