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 First Cellphone Went on Sale 30 Years Ago for $4,000

Posted on 17 March 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

Possibly the most read story I’ve ever written – a commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the first handheld cell phone (the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X) going on sale to the public – from Mashable.com.  

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Opinion: Why We Really Don’t Need More Cell Spectrum

Posted on 17 March 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

My buddy Marty Cooper, the father of the cell phone, explains why simply adding more spectrum isn’t the answer to crowded cellular super highways in this DVICE.com column.  

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Mobile’s End of the Beginning

Posted on 17 March 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

It’s official: mobile devices have taken over the consumer electronics business, ending the first phase of mobile tech’s ubiquitousness. Read how infrastructure technologies form the future of cool mobile advances here.

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The New Smartphone Normal

Posted on 17 March 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

An examination of potential smartphone/mobile futures, which you can read here.

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7 New Smartphone Features That Will Help Define Your Future

Posted on 17 March 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

My first (and hopefully not last) piece for CNN International on what smartphone technologies could become our new mobile normal. Read it here.

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Where’s That Everywhere Wi-Fi You Promised?!

Posted on 5 February 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

My latest rant on DVICE.com on the slow development of Passpoint Wi-Fi, which is supposed to give us automatic Wi-Fi connectivity wherever we are. You can read it here.

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How The Beatles Rocked Technology

Posted on 5 February 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

Yes, we all know how The Beatles influenced music, fashion and culture in general and kick-started “The Sixties.” But in my latest column for the Huffington Post, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the band’s landing in the U.S., I describe the … Continue reading →

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I’m now on Huffington Post

Posted on 5 February 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

I am now bloviating weekly on the Huffington Post in the Tech section. You can find and read all my columns here, but I’ll them in individually from now on.

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My TWICE CES 2014 Coverage

Posted on 15 January 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

For the just ended CES in Las Vegas, I covered the show for the TWICE show daily. Here are the things I reported on: Huawei Sets Sights On U.S. With Ascend Mate2 Phablet T-Mobile’s Legere Lets Loose On Rivals Valeo … Continue reading →

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Techlicious: Trends for TVs in 2014

Posted on 15 January 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

What’ll be new in TVs in 2014? 4K UHD, curved 4K UHD, 21:9 UHD – in other words, UHD. Here are more details for this CES piece I wrote for Techlicious: Trends for TVs in 2014

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