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.

Top 10 Tech Myths

Posted on 24 February 2013 by Stewart Wolpin

Cellphones cause cancer. The government can track your cellphone when it’s off. I explode these and other tech myths in a piece I did for Laptop magazine recently, which you can read here. Enjoy!  

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An open letter to PR people

Posted on 19 January 2013 by Stewart Wolpin

Public relations folks often ask me the best way to approach the media, which I appreciate because in the lead-up to and during CES, we tech media types get BOMBARDED by “visit our booth” requests – followed up by “we … Continue reading →

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My CES panel on Passpoint (aka Hotspot 2.0, aka Next Generation Hotspot, aka NGH)

Posted on 19 January 2013 by Stewart Wolpin

In the next few years, how you connect to Wi-Fi is going to change radically – it’ll be seamless just like connecting to a cell signal – thanks to a new Wi-Fi standard called Passpoint (sometimes known as Hotspot 2.0 … Continue reading →

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Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame bios

Posted on 19 January 2013 by Stewart Wolpin

I’m sort of the unofficial historian for the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame. I’m one of the judges for the Hall of Fame and I’ve written all the bios since 2008. This is a fascinating group of folks, and I’m … Continue reading →

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My history of the invention of video recording

Posted on 19 January 2013 by Stewart Wolpin

One of the least known invention stories of a major technology, in my view, is the invention of video tape recording. And one of my favorite fun facts that a young Ray Dolby, the noise suppression and surround sound guy, … Continue reading →

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My history of the invention of the cellphone

Posted on 19 January 2013 by Stewart Wolpin

Back in 2007, I wrote what I believe is considered the definitive history of the development of the cellphone for American Heritage of Invention & Technology Magazine. At least it’s considered the definitive history by Martin Cooper, the Motorola executive … Continue reading →

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My CES coverage for Tech Goes Strong

Posted on 19 January 2013 by Stewart Wolpin

Everyone (well, maybe only those friends and family I’ve bumped into in the last week) asks me what cool things I saw at CES. To save myself the time and trouble of actually answering, you can read my answers at … Continue reading →

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CES Coming-Out Party for UHD

Posted on 19 January 2013 by Stewart Wolpin

My bi-weekly “blog” for Digital Technology Consulting, written during the hubbub of CES, on the introduction and impact of the new 4K UHD TVs, which you can read here.

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My Health & Fitness post for Men’s Fitness magazine

Posted on 19 January 2013 by Stewart Wolpin

At CES a couple of weeks ago, I collected info and photos for bunch of new health & fitness products for Men’s Fitness magazine, which you can read here.

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The History of DVD (Part 1)

Posted on 24 September 2010 by Stewart Wolpin

[Note: This story was written in 2007 and contains contemporary information and speculation that may no longer be accurate.] Panasonic, Philips, and Pioneer are marketing the bejesus out of their respective recordable DVD decks. There are likely ads for one, … Continue reading →

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