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 8 Best CD Players with Speakers for Room-Filling Sound or Tunes On the Go

Posted on 12 August 2024 by Stewart Wolpin

Want to give your old-school compact discs a spin? Here are the best portable and tabletop CD player/speaker systems. Read the rest of this roundup here at BestProducts.com.

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Circana Projects Flat H2 For CE Sales

Posted on 8 August 2024 by Stewart Wolpin

Growing categories include ultra-large TVs, AI PCs and tablets; TVs, desktop and notebook PCs suffer dollar value declines. Read the rest of this report here at TWICE.com.

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SmartTechCheck Podcast – Crowdstrike, innovation drought, foldables phones, and robot taxis

Posted on 20 July 2024 by Stewart Wolpin

SmartTechCheck podcast hosted by Mark Vena with myself and fellow tech journalists Rob Pegoraro and John Quain during which we take on Crowdstrike, a perceived drought of tech innovation, foldable smartphones, and Waymo’s robot taxis. Watch this episode here on … Continue reading →

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SmartTechCheck Podcast — Interview with: Me!

Posted on 6 July 2024 by Stewart Wolpin

Mark Vena graciously interviews me about my ongoing consumer technology industry history series for TWICE (scroll back to the top of front page of my site to see links for all the chapters.) Which this podcast here on YouTube.

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Roborock Demos Array Of Robot And Stick Vac-Mop Combos

Posted on 25 June 2024 by Stewart Wolpin

Company demos latest cleaning devices for the media to raise its U.S. profile. Read this news here at TWICE.com.

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Apple WWDC 24 guesses, fixed wireless access and broadband trends

Posted on 8 June 2024 by Stewart Wolpin

SmartTechCheck podcast hosted by Mark Vena with myself, Rob Pegoraro, and Dwight Silverman, during which we opine on Apple’s WWDC 24 and trends in the fixed wireless access (FWA) and broadband space. Watch this vlog post episode here at YouTube.

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CTA Centennial

Posted on 13 May 2024 by Stewart Wolpin

April 16, 2024, was the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CTA (Consumer Technology Association), which started as the RMA (Radio Manufacturers Association). This is a series of essays I have written for TWICE exploring and celebrating CTA’s and the … Continue reading →

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SmartTechCheck Podcast – TikTok, smartphones and children, FCC broadband labels mandate

Posted on 27 April 2024 by Stewart Wolpin

I join host Mark Vena and fellow tech journos Rob Pegoraro and John Quain to drill down on the passed TikTok divestiture law, the new FCC broadband labels mandate, and a recent study that warns smartphones are “killing” children. Watch … Continue reading →

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iRobot’s Angle, CTA’s Shapiro Lash Out At Regulation

Posted on 22 April 2024 by Stewart Wolpin

Honored as a Digital Patriot by CTA, Roomba inventor Colin Angle used his acceptance speech to excoriate regulators who blocked Amazon’s acquisition. Read the rest of this report here at TWICE.com.

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