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November 23, 2005
My screen: from nickelodeon to porn booth to iPod
The Reporter's Robert J. Dowling meditates mildly on the "personal" screen, a notion for a fascinating article for someone else to write, tracing the palm-sized image from one-person nickelodeon to porn-loop booth to iPod: "In recent years, screens have begun to show up everywhere—in planes, cars, buses and supermarket aisles. Even elevators now have screens. Even theater lobbies now are equipped with small screens so patrons can watch trailers while waiting to buy popcorn. Most workplaces are overrun with screens—[not] used for... entertainment, but... screens nonetheless... In a world inundated with screens, the ultimate window on the world has arrived in the form of the video iPod, the cell phone and other tiny, portable communications devices. These are personal, private screens. The owner thinks of it as "my" screen." [More at the link.]
Posted by pride at November 23, 2005 12:16 PM
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