Apple Watch: You Want It, But Do You Need It?

Posted on 11 June 2015 by Stewart Wolpin
Waiting for Apple Watch; data from the Web gets transmitted to the iPhone, which then sends it to the Watch, slowing down data significantly.

Waiting for Apple Watch; data from the Web gets transmitted to the iPhone, which then sends it to the Watch, slowing down data significantly.

My review of the Apple Watch for Techlicious. Despite my review, I wear it whenever I leave my apartment.

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The Best Cameraphones for Summer 2015

Posted on 1 June 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

Every so often, I do a roundup of smartphone camera technology roundups for Photo Industry Reporter, a trade magazine distributed to photo retailers and professionals. This is one such roundup of cameras’ main competitors – smartphones, how good their cameras are getting.

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Will the UHD HDR Revolution be Televised?

Posted on 26 May 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

Confused about the whole idea of HDR? Here’s somewhat of a technological explanation for Digital Technology Consulting of this improved contrast technology designed to make 4K UHD TV images as life-like as possible.

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Europe Ditches Disc Distribution: What Happens to 4K Blu-ray?

Posted on 11 May 2015 by Stewart Wolpin
An Athens DVD store recently converted into a clothing store.

An Athens DVD store recently converted into a clothing store.

UHD Blu-ray (aka 4K Blu-ray) decks will go on sale later this year, mostly next year. But in Europe, it’s hard to find retailers that sell physical media anymore. Could this lack of European distribution spell doom for the new 4K format? I ask the question in this blog post for Digital Technology Consulting, as well as in this similar report for TWICE magazine.

 

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Should LG License OLED?

Posted on 12 April 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

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LG owns the keys to the OLED TV manufacturing kingdom, but can it remain the only OLED TV brand? I think not, and here’s why.

Oh, it looks as if LG took my advice – Panasonic’s new 4K OLED announced at IFA in September 2015 uses LG’s OLED glass.

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Cellphone Services 2015: Talk, Text & Data

Posted on 11 April 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

My broad Consumers Digest look at how cell carrier services are mercurially changing almost day-t0-day in the face of aggressive competition, along with the best offers available – at least when this piece was being written.

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Hillary Didn’t Backup, But You Should

Posted on 1 April 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

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In this Huffington Post post, I’m not commenting on the political pros or cons of Hillary’s email erasure contretemps (okay, maybe I am, a little), but on the general need to backup your files so what happened to Hillary doesn’t happen to you – at least not by accident.

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Weakest Link for Cord-Cutting and 4K Streaming

Posted on 31 March 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

A more inside-baseball look at the weakness of the U.S.’s national broadband infrastructure, one of my regular blog posts at Digital Technology Consulting, a boutique market research company in Dallas for whom I work as a senior analyst.

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Don’t Settle for Lousy Home Wi-Fi

Posted on 31 March 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

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Considering how important connecting to the net is becoming, what with 4K video streaming and the like, it’s surprising how slow American’s connections are. Here’s how to maximize your Wi-Fi connections at home.

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The Best In-Ear Headphones Under $100

Posted on 17 March 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

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What are the best in-ear buds for less than $100? Easy! They’re the – well, read my afore-linked report on Techlicious.

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