Tag Archives: Panasonic

Panasonic Re-Enters U.S. TV Market

Posted on 6 September 2024 by Stewart Wolpin

Company now shipping two affordable OLED sets and one mini-LED model, all running Amazon Fire TV smart TV interface. Read the rest of this news here at TWICE.com.

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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 →

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New Year, New Tech: CES 2023 Sneak Peeks

Posted on 23 December 2022 by Stewart Wolpin

CES serves as A crystal ball, an Ouija board, tea leaves, or a deck of tarot cards, providing a view of the future – if you can correctly interpret the symbols, signs, and sales pitches. At CES 2023, signs, symbols, and … Continue reading →

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The Best Rechargeable AA and AAA Batteries

Posted on 9 May 2022 by Stewart Wolpin

Despite what that cute Energizer bunny thinks, batteries won’t keep going and going indefinitely. Before you know it, you’re reaching for a tiny screwdriver to pry open the battery cover on toys, the remote control, or dozens of other power-hungry gadgets … Continue reading →

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CTA Inducts 2020, 2021 Hall Of Fame Classes

Posted on 15 November 2021 by Stewart Wolpin

After missing a year because of the pandemic, CTA inducted its 2020 and 2021 Hall of Fame classes at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York, along with its last two sets of Innovation Award winners. Read the rest of this report – … Continue reading →

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CTA Names 2020 Hall Of Fame Class, 3 Innovation Entrepreneurs

Posted on 28 August 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

The engineer who designed the first consumer electronics product that birthed our industry a century ago, the two computer programmers who have been dubbed the “Fathers of the Internet,” the executive who energized Sony and Sirius XM satellite radio, and … Continue reading →

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Will 8K TV Follow 4K’s Quick Adoption Pattern?

Posted on 8 September 2019 by Stewart Wolpin

Industry observers and executives alike remain stunned at how, in just five relatively short years, 4K UHD TVs transformed from a pricey curiosity to a race-to-the-bottom commodity. Based on this perhaps flawed phenomena, the industry is optimistic that 8K will follow the … Continue reading →

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My CES 2018 Coverage For TWICE Show Daily

Posted on 11 January 2018 by Stewart Wolpin

For the (at least) 30th time, I helped TWICE, the leading trade magazine in the consumer electronics business and publisher of the official CES Show Daily, cover CES.  Here’s some of my coverage: What Does ‘Google Assistant Compatible’ Mean? Pai, … Continue reading →

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50th Anniversary of CES

Posted on 23 June 2017 by Stewart Wolpin

The first CES took place June 25-28, 1967, and I wrote numerous (admittedly similar) pieces about it for: TWICE – CES Turns 50 Sound & Vision – CES at 50: From Humble Origins to Global Showcase Dealerscope – CES: The Summer … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Gadgets of the Last 50 Years

Posted on 1 January 2017 by Stewart Wolpin

  As part of the CES 50th anniversary commemoration, in my role as newly-minted historian for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA, the industry and lobbying group who produce CES), I helped collect around three dozen historically significant gadgets for display. … Continue reading →

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