By Mark Schubin | Monday, June 20, 2011 - 12:10 pm
It is common at the annual equipment exhibition of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention to find products that are smaller, lighter, less-expensive, and better than what came before. […]
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By Mark Schubin | Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 10:25 pm
As usual, there were many new, useful products announced at this month’s annual convention of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) in Las Vegas. As usual, there were also many […]
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By Mark Schubin | Sunday, March 27, 2011 - 5:22 pm
There were many wonders at the 17th-annual HPA Tech Retreat in February in the California desert. And many of the more-than-500 attendees at the Hollywood Post Alliance were left wondering. […]
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By Mark Schubin | Friday, February 11, 2011 - 6:31 pm
Headphones are an integral part of modern media production and distribution. So, who invented them? Here’s one theory: “The first stereo headphones were invented in 1958 by John C. Koss….” […]
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By Mark Schubin | Sunday, January 30, 2011 - 7:17 pm
Last year was a wonderful one for 3D. In terms of worldwide and domestic box-office grosses, six of the top-10 movies released in 2010 were in 3D. And by year’s […]
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By Mark Schubin | Sunday, December 5, 2010 - 1:33 pm
NPR’s On the Media has been my favorite news show. They explain the how and why of media issues, debunk myths, and correct errors — even their own. When […]
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By Mark Schubin | Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 4:17 pm
When you watch a televised advertisement for an automobile, do you fear there’s a moving car in the room with you? I didn’t think so. But more on that later. […]
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By Mark Schubin | Friday, October 29, 2010 - 12:01 am
Question: What is shown in the drawing at the left? Here’s more information to help you figure it out: It’s a small portion, the lower left corner, of a larger […]
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By Mark Schubin | Monday, October 25, 2010 - 6:47 pm
There was plenty of 3D at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam this year. At the awards ceremony, alone, the audience was frequently asked to don 3D glasses to […]
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By Mark Schubin | Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 2:10 pm
These were some of the things that could be seen at Canon Expo at New York’s Javits Convention Center last week: ice skaters pirouetting without ice, people viewing someone dressed […]
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