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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 →

Posted in Tech History, TWICE | Tagged ABC, Admiral, Akio Morita, Apple, audio cassette, Beta, cassette, CBS, CEA, CEMA, CES, compact disc, Consumer Electronics Show, CTA, David Sarnoff, DynaTAC, Edwin Howard Armstrong, EIA, Engelbart, Fairchild, Gary Shapiro, GPS, Herbert Frost, hi-fi, IBM, Intel, Jack Wayman, JVC, LG, Masaru Ibuka, Matshusita, microchip, Microsoft, Mother of all Demos, Motorola, mouse, NBC, NTSC, Panasonic, Philo Farnsworth, phonograph, radio, Radio Manufacturers Association, RCA, RMA, Samsung, solid state, Sony, television, transistor, TV, VCR, VHS, video cassette, Zenith | Leave a comment

Happy 125th Birthday, David Sarnoff (David Who?)

Posted on 27 February 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

It is so frustrating that people even within the consumer electronics industry don’t know who David Sarnoff is. I took the opportunity of his 125th birthday (Feb. 27) to explore Sarnoff’s unparalleled impact on technology for a huge chunk of … Continue reading →

Posted in re/code, Tech History | Tagged ABC, David Sarnoff, Dwight Eisnehower, Henry Ford, NBC, Philo T. Farnsworth, RCA, Steve Jobs, television, Titanic | Leave a comment

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