Eddie Murphy’s SNL Hits an 11-Year Audience High With DVR Playback, Best Since Sarah Palin’s 2008 Visit

It’s an extra-beautiful day in Mister Robinson’s neighborhood, now that the latest ratings for Eddie Murphy’s celebrated Saturday Night Live return are in. Hosting SNL for the first time in 35 years, Murphy’s callback-filled episode amassed 16.3 million total viewers with Live+7 DVR playback factored in — marking the long-running sketch series’ largest audience since […]

Ricoh’s Theta V 4K camera sports 360-degree video and wireless playback

Ricoh is unveiling its latest 360-degree camera this morning. Dubbed the Ricoh Theta V, the $ 430 4K camera is the latest in the line which launched in 2013 with the Ricoh Theta. Available for pre-order now, and shipping in mid-September, the Theta V features 3,820-by-1,920 resolution video capture. That’s a massive improvement on the earlier Theta […]

Plex update brings local video playback to its Android app

Plex’s last few big announcements include unveiling live TV streaming for its premium subscribers and launching Plex Cloud, which lets users pipe media stored on cloud-based services (like DropBox) to any device with Plex’s app installed. But the software provider hasn’t forgotten folks who like locally storing content. The newest version of Plex’s Android app […]

Superhero Bits: Thor: Ragnarok Trailer Hype, Infinity War Coming to NYC, Marvel Playback & More

How did Marvel Comics influence the life of The Black Keys‘ musician Pat Carney? What high praise does James Gunn have for the Thor: Ragnarok trailer? Want to see a trailer for The Avengers cut in the style of the most recent Justice League trailer? Would Jessica Chastain be interested in playing Poison Ivy? Who […]