Stewart Wolpin

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iPod/iPad Déjà vu

Remember the BenQ JoyBee? The RCA Lyra? The Rio Forge 128? They were all casualties of the iPod in its march toward portable music player domination. And if you’re paying attention, this whole lopsided Apple vs. the world scenario is playing itself out again in the nascent tablet PC wars. This week, HP finally bowed its long-awaited webOS-based TouchPad, the 2,764th (give or... More

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A Standard(s) CTIA

After an event such as the just concluded CTIA in Orlando, I am invariably asked, “So, whaddya see?” meaning, “What cool gadgets did you see that I may want to buy or at least drool longingly over?” And, yes, this CTIA show produced some cool gadgets - 3D phones from Sprint/HTC and AT&T/LG , for instance. I stumbled across some other interesting gadgets... More

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Glasses-free 3D Still Years (and Years) Away

Do TV manufacturers not want 3D to succeed?Just before Thanksgiving, I noted how 3D HDTV makers couldn’t get retail 3D demos straight. Just before CES, I noted how 3D HDTV makers were further mucking up the 3D market by introducing passive 3D HDTV when consumers hadn’t quite figured out or flocked to active 3D technology. Then, at CES, several makers including LG, Sony and... More

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3D HDTV FUBAR

It was one of dozens of otherwise innocuous and usually ignored CES appointment queries. Apparently Polaroid Eyewear, an unfamiliar company with a familiar name, has a booth at CES (South Hall 13616) at which they will exhibit passive Polarized glasses for 3D viewing. Why, I asked myself, would anyone buy polarized 3D glasses? That’s like opening a store to sell little ketchup... More

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3D Mystery Shopper

It was an otherwise innocuous press release: Display Search noted “3D TV Not Growing as Fast as TV Makers Expected in 2010,” the company slightly cutting shipments projections from 3.4 million units in the U.S. this year to 3.2 million units. Not a shock; initial forecasts of a new technology often are overly optimistic, backers hoping to project an image of success to... More