Stewart Wolpin

NextGen TV To Deliver 4K TV For More Broadcasters, TVs, And STBs

Posted on 8 January 2021 by Stewart Wolpin

Slowly but surely, broadcasters are beginning to adopt 4K TV via the ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV standard, along with an expanded number of TVs at CES.

Read the rest of this report here at TWICE.com.

Posted in TV/4K/UHD/8K, TWICE | Tagged 4K, 4K TV, ATSC, ATSC 3.0, BitRouter, HomeRun, LG, NextGen TV, over-the-air, Pearl TV, Samsung, Sony, ZapperBox | Leave a comment

11 Top Stocking Stuffers To Make Retailer’s Q4 Jolly

Posted on 16 December 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

Here are 11 new small, inexpensive gadgets to help your customers economically fill the stockings of everyone on their gift list this holiday season.

See all of these gadgets here at TWICE.com.

Posted in Apple, ear/headphones, TWICE | Tagged blender, earbuds, portable battery, radio, solar, true wireless | Leave a comment

Happy 100th Birthday, Consumer Technology Business

Posted on 4 December 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

Celebrating the 100th birthday of the consumer technology industry with the story behind how and why our business came to be and of those responsible for creating it, in five parts:

Part 1: The Wireless Age

Part 2: A National Priority

Part 3: A Pittsburgh Radio Sensation

Part 4: The Birth of a Business

Part 5: “When The Public Is Ready For Mass Demand”

Posted in Tech History, TWICE | Tagged 1920, Consumer electronics, consumer technology, Consumer Technology Association, CTA, history, KDKA, Pittsburgh, radio, RCA, tech history, Westinghouse, WIRELESS | Leave a comment

How the Consumer Technology Industry Was Born

Posted on 1 December 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

What we now call the consumer technology industry was born November 30, 1920, when the first consumer electronics product, the two-piece RA-DA, the first commercially produced radio designed for the mass market, rolled off the Westinghouse assembly line in East Pittsburgh. After a two-year period of hectic technological, business and legislative/regulatory developments following the end of World War I, the Westinghouse RA-DA and the entire radio industry emerged, becoming the dominant consumer technology product for three decades. On the centennial of our industry, let’s take a look at the events of 1919-1920 that cleared the way for the future.

Part 1: The Day Radio Died

Part 2: How the Consumer Technology Industry Was Almost Never Born

Part 3: How President Wilson Shaped the Airways

Part 4: Happy 100th Birthday To The Consumer Technology Industry

Posted in Tech History | Tagged Alexanderson Alternator, consumer technology, Consumer Technology Association, GE, General Electric, Owen D. Young, radio, RCA, tech history, technology retailer, U.S. Navy, Westinghouse | Leave a comment

Should There be a Broadband New Deal?

Posted on 19 November 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

On a make-shift stage before 50,000 people in rural Barnesville, Georgia, the President of the United States stressed the importance of universal connectivity. He insisted that the lack of access to connectivity created “an economic unbalance in the nation as a whole…an unbalance that can and must be righted, righted for the sake of the…Nation.”

Read the rest of this column here at Digital Tech Consulting.

Posted in Digital Tech Consulting, Internet/Social Media, smart home, Tech History | Tagged Amazon Kuiper, broadband, Broadband ReConnect, Common Cause, Connected Nation, FCC, FDR, Franklin Roosevelt, Hughes, ISP, New Deal, Next Century Cities, Project 10 Million, Public Knowledge, radio, Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, rural electrification, SpaceX Starlink, T-Mobile, Viasat | Leave a comment

Best Internet Providers in…

Posted on 9 November 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

Here are a series of examinations of the available ISPs in a number of disparate cities across the U.S. from U.S. News & World Report:

Best Internet Providers in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Best Internet Providers in Atlanta, Georgia

Best Internet Providers in Augusta, Georgia

Best Internet Providers in Austin, Texas

Best Internet Providers in Bakersfield, California

Best Internet Providers in Baltimore, Maryland

Best Internet Providers in Bellevue, Washington

Best Internet Providers in Blacksburg, Virginia

Best Internet Providers in Bloomington, Indiana

Best Internet Providers in Brooklyn, New York

Posted in Internet/Social Media, smart home, TV/4K/UHD/8K, U.S. News 360 | Tagged Ann Arbor, AT&T, Atlanta, Augusta, Austin, Bakersfield, Baltimore, Bellevue, Blacksburg, Bloomington, broadband, Brooklyn, Comcast, DSL, FiOS, fixed wireless, Hughes, internet, internet provider, ISP, satellite internet, Spectrum, Verizon, Verizon FiOS, Viasat, Xfinity | Leave a comment

12 Useful Gifts Under $50

Posted on 5 November 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

A tight budget doesn’t mean you need to fill stockings with a funny coffee mug, socks, or an impersonal $25 Amazon gift card. Here are a dozen cool new gadgets for less than 50 bucks each.

Read all about these low-priced gift gadgets here at Techlicious.com.

Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, ear/headphones, smart home, Techlicious | Tagged air freshener, air purifier, AirPods, Beats, Beats Flex, Belkin, blender, BlendJet, Bluetooth, Grip2ü, headlamp, Ion, iOttie, iPhone 12, Kingston, Klear, Ledlenser, Lenovo, Otterbox, phone case, portable battery, Qi, Sharper Image, smart clock, smart light, USB-C, water bottle, Wemo, wireless charging, Zoom, Zoom light | Leave a comment

The best printer for 2020

Posted on 30 October 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

Yes, printers are still a thing, and they can even make a great gift. Despite the near ubiquity of digital displays — from phones to laptops to TVs — there are still times when you need a hard copy. Shopping for the best printer for your needs can be a bewildering process, however, given the sheer number of them in the market. The labyrinth of arcane model names and numbers, technical specs and variables can make printers particularly challenging to compare and contrast.

Read the rest of this review roundup here at CNET.

Posted in CNET, home office | Tagged all in one, Brother, Canon, Epson, glossy, HP, laser printer, matte, photo paper, printers | Leave a comment

Review of the Kwikset Halo Smart Lock

Posted on 19 October 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

For the tech-phobic, Kwikset’s Halo is the simplest yet most complete smart lock available. Halo can be opened/operated via a PIN code, an app, or a standard physical key, for those naturally wary of no-key smart locks. Plus, unlike most smart locks, the Halo also includes built-in WiFi – no separate hub or bridge necessary – so you can unlock/lock and monitor it remotely. This makes Halo the only smart lock with both a physical key lock and built-in WiFi. But Halo isn’t complete. It lacks two features that are essential for the tech-savvy: proximity Bluetooth unlocking and geofencing-based auto-locking and unlocking.

Read the rest of this review here at Techlicious.com.

Posted in smart home, smart locks, Techlicious | Tagged Bluetooth, Halo, Kwikset, smart locks, Wi-Fi | Leave a comment

SmartTechCheck Podcast: Apple iPhone 12

Posted on 17 October 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

My October 16, 2020 appearance on the SmartTechCheck podcast with host Mark Vena and fellow tech reporters John Quain and Rob Pegoraro. This week we discussed the new Apple iPhone 12.

Watch the video on YouTube here,

and listen to the audio here.

Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, SmartTechCheck Podcast | Tagged Apple, iOS, iPhone 12 | Leave a comment

Stewart Wolpin

NextGen TV To Deliver 4K TV For More Broadcasters, TVs, And STBs

11 Top Stocking Stuffers To Make Retailer’s Q4 Jolly

Happy 100th Birthday, Consumer Technology Business

How the Consumer Technology Industry Was Born

12 Useful Gifts Under $50

The best printer for 2020

Review of the Kwikset Halo Smart Lock

SmartTechCheck Podcast: Apple iPhone 12

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