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.

My Review of the iPhone 6 Plus

Posted on 22 September 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

My review of the new iPhone 6 Plus appears on Techlicious, and you can read it here. Preview: It’s a HUGE phone.

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4.7- or 5.5-inch — Which iPhone 6 Should You Buy?

Posted on 28 August 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

An answer to an upcoming dilemma, on Huffington Post.

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Smartphone Camera Features Versus Digital Camera Technology in 2014

Posted on 30 July 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

What, exactly, are smartphone makers putting in their devices that let us leave our actual cameras at home? Here’s a piece I did exploring smartphone camera technologies for Digital Imaging Reporter, a photo trade magazine. Smartphone Camera Features Versus Digital Camera … Continue reading →

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Here Comes (Finally!) the Goddamn Tesla Museum

Posted on 15 July 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

Last week, to commemorate Nikola Tesla’s 158th birthday, the media made much of the million dollar contribution by Elon Musk (he who appropriated Tesla’s name for his electronic car company) to help transform the Serbian-born scientist’s Wardenclyffe Labs, located in Shoreham on the north … Continue reading →

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Meet the Man Who Invented the Modern Age

Posted on 15 July 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

Each time you plug an electrical anything into a wall outlet, each time you turn on your radio or even TV, you should thank the Serbian-born American engineer named Nikola Tesla. I present him to you because last Thursday, July … Continue reading →

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20 Years Ago, Apple and Kodak Launched the Digital Camera Revolution

Posted on 22 June 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

This is Steve Sasson. In 1975, he was a 23-year-old Kodak junior engineer and he invented the digital camera. After 19 years of development – 20 years ago this week – Apple started selling the Kodak-designed QuickTake 100, the first consumer … Continue reading →

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Hands On with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S

Posted on 13 June 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

I attended the grand unveiling of Samsung’s new flagship Galaxy S Tablet at The Theater @ Madison Square Garden, and wrote an initial impressions hands-on for Techlicious, which you can read here.

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Has Apple entered comfortable middle age?

Posted on 8 June 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

I wrote this column before Apple’s purchase of the cooler Beats and announced plain (and sometimes catch-up) updates of its mobile and desktop operating systems at its Wordlwide Developers Conference – and nothing else new. YAWN! Is Apple merely resting on … Continue reading →

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T-Mobile’s ‘We’ll Pay Your ETF’ Problem

Posted on 8 June 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

T-Mobile screams from its TV commercials, billboard and subway ads and its Web site that it will pay your early termination fees (ETFs) when you switch from another carrier. While arguably symantically correct, this claim is extraordinarily misleading. Read why in … Continue reading →

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Commerical GPS Turns 25: How the Unwanted Military Tech Found Its True Calling

Posted on 30 May 2014 by Stewart Wolpin

Here’s the fascinating – and heretofore untold – story behind the first consumer GPS handheld device, the GPS NAV 1000 from Magellan, which went on sale on May 25, 1989, posted here at Mashable.com.