Monthly Archives: September 2009
Experience 18th-Century Technology
Written on September 30, 2009 at 11:47 am, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
It’s nice to be reminded, every now & then, that we are not the great technological geniuses we think we are. A good place to do that is at the […] More
Television in 1882
Written on September 30, 2009 at 11:29 am, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
For a long time, I’ve been familiar with the illustrations of the French artist and writer Albert Robida because of his “predictions” of television as early as 1882. But, until […] More
Walkin' in a Camera Wonderland
Written on September 20, 2009 at 3:29 pm, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
If you want to see products that don’t appear in U.S. trade-press magazines, you need to go beyond NAB, SMPTE, and InfoCOMM. You need to go to the International Broadcasting […] More
Angry About Contrast
Written on September 11, 2009 at 5:25 am, by Mark Schubin, Contributor, Schubin Cafe
If you are looking at the above picture on a nominally sized screen at a nominal viewing distance, you probably see an angry man on the left. What’s an “angry […] More