Category Archives: Android

Opinion: Are Smart Glasses The Next Disruption Tech?

Posted on 22 September 2025 by Stewart Wolpin

Mark Zuckerberg is betting billions that they will be, while Rokid introduces AI smart glasses that address many smart glasses functions and privacy pain points. Read the rest of this screed here at TWICE.com.

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Power, Cleaning, Security, Sound & iPhone 17 Gear For Fall From A To Z

Posted on 19 September 2025 by Stewart Wolpin

Anker and Zagg launch a slew of new products due to hit retail this fall. Amongst Anker’s intros is its Eufy stair-climbing robot vacuum cleaner accessory; Zagg’s standout is a fool-proof iPhone 17 screen protector applicator. Read the rest of … Continue reading →

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Rokid’s New Smart Glasses Promise Accessibility Breakthroughs

Posted on 16 September 2025 by Stewart Wolpin

Mark Zuckerberg is the principal proselytizer who predicts that smart glasses are poised to replace smartphones as our key personal communication and computing tool within the next decade or so. Wishful thinking IMHO, but current early generation smart glasses do … Continue reading →

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SmartTechCheck Podcast – Apple’s upcoming WWDC 25, Google I/O and “Apple in China”

Posted on 21 May 2025 by Stewart Wolpin

I join fellow tech journalists John Quain, Rob Pegararo, and host Mark Vena to opine on what we might see at Apple’s upcoming WWDC 25, Google’s I/O event, and the new (incredibly timely) book “Apple in China”. Watch this podcast … Continue reading →

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October Prime Day 2024 Android Smartphone Deals: Discounts Up to 50% Off

Posted on 9 October 2024 by Stewart Wolpin

Don’t miss the bargains on basic, premium, foldable, rugged, or ready-for- overseas-travel Android phones. Read the rest of this roundup here at BestProducts.com.

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New Samsung Bespoke Appliances Stress AI, Ecosystem, And Design

Posted on 9 April 2024 by Stewart Wolpin

New premium Samsung refrigerators, ranges, washers/dryers, and vacuums focus on expanding smart whole home SmartThings monitoring, control, customization, and personalization. Read the rest of this report here at TWICE.com.

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The 8 Best Dumb Phones of 2024

Posted on 2 April 2024 by Stewart Wolpin

Are social media, web surfing, and email monopolizing too much of your time? If you’ve been thinking about making a change—whether for a digital detox or to simplify your life—then consider retiring your time-sucking smartphone. Trending now is a less distracting device—an … Continue reading →

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The 7 Best Flip Phones of 2024

Posted on 19 December 2023 by Stewart Wolpin

Cold turkey may be the best and only way to wean yourself or your kids from a smartphone addiction. There is actually a way to exist these days without a smartphone. Imagine—you can continue to keep in touch in this … Continue reading →

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Smartphones 2024: Can Independent Retailers Get In The Business?

Posted on 20 November 2023 by Stewart Wolpin

Psst! Hey, you, consumer technology retailer. Wanna sell smartphones? Yes, smartphones are still the best-selling consumer electronics devices, but the business isn’t exactly booming anymore. U.S. unit smartphone shipments have steadily declined from 140 million units in 2022 to a projected … Continue reading →

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SmartTechCheck Podcast: Elon Musk, the New York Auto Show, foldable smartphones, data brokers

Posted on 14 April 2022 by Stewart Wolpin

Host Mark Vena, John Quain, Rob Pegoraro, and I we chat about the “dual” sides of Elon Musk, the New York Auto Show, foldable smartphones and the privacy dangers that data brokers pose.

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