British hip-hop artist M.I.A.’s obscene gesture in the Super Bowl halftime show is prompting apologies from NBC and the NFL. But it isn’t immediately registering as a moment that viewers latched on to. The digital video recorder maker Tivo said Monday that there wasn’t an appreciable bump in viewers who played back the moment where M.I.A. extended her middle finger during Madonna’s performance of “Give Me All Your L…
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The next time NFL owners meet over labor, there is hope it will be to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement with the players. Don’t get carried away thinking a deal is imminent. Optimism is in the air, for sure. That doesn’t mean the end of the lockout is at hand. Owners were briefed Tuesday on discussions for a new CBA that would net the players just under 50 percent of total revenues. Next up: more talks wit…
FLUKE has introduced the ScopeMeter 190 Series II 2-channel handheld portable oscilloscopes. The new meters provide 4- and 2-channel, 200MHz, 100MHz and 60MHz bandwidth, with CAT III 1000V/CAT IV 600V safety rating. The units combine the power of a two-channel oscilloscope with a 5000 count digital multimeter and paperless recording modes. They provide a clear picture of the electrical signal, allowing visual analysis of the waveform to s…
… in a statement issued on its website this week that the new company, Magic Storm Entertainment, will announce its first film project later this summer. “I have been eagerly awaiting this great opportunity — a chance to combine the best of American superhero epics with the best of Chinese and Asian classical filmmaking for a motion picture that would be excitedly received worldwide,” Lee said in the statement. It did not say if the cr…
…NVR-IA alarm management supports a variety of responses to triggered alarms, such as popup display, go preset, and audio alerts. SoftNVR-IA is also capable of sending alarm notification emails to multiple addresses. Users can combine SoftNVR-IA with Moxa’s MxNVR-IA8, an industrial network video recorder that reliably delivers video streams in harsh environments. This combination creates a complete edge-to-core surveillance system from edge to cor…
… composers was fitted to a new libretto and plot. Baroque specialist William Christie was engaged to oversee the musical preparation and conduct, and writer/director Jeremy Sams crafted the libretto. It was his clever idea to combine two Shakespeare plots: The quartet of lovers from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” get shipwrecked on Prospero’s island from “The Tempest”; a major outbreak of mistaken identity ensues,…