SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio just put out the first proper look at head-to-head combat in Virtua Fighter Crossroads, and the footage lands with real weight. The new VS Battle gameplay trailer, released earlier this week, shows two fighters trading blows in arenas that feel grounded and physical. Combos flow cleanly. Grabs snap into close camera angles that emphasize the struggle. Counters land with purpose. Finishers carry a sense of finality without overblown spectacle.
Pocket cameras are becoming more popular in purses and everyday carry bags because they solve a real frustration. Phone footage seems OK until you play it back on a bigger screen or try to film while moving. Dedicated rigs give better outcomes, but they necessitate time, preparation, and, in many cases, a second set of hands. The Xtra Muse, priced at $329 (was $449), fills that gap without asking buyers to sacrifice features essential for vlogging and trip filming. It has a one-inch sensor, shoots 4K video at 120 fps, and uses a physical three-axis gimbal to steady shots.
Greenhill Forge wanted to find out whether solar air heating could handle actual laundry drying without relying on a big electric heating element. The short answer from his latest build and test is yes, and the numbers make a strong case for it. He connected an upgraded solar air collector panel directly to a standard clothes dryer. The panel supplies heated air that replaces the usual 2,400-watt electric element. In the real-world trial, a test shirt came out completely dry after one hour. The only electricity consumed during that hour went to spinning the drum. Total draw sat around 155 watts.
Shenzhen hosted the opening night of something that had never happened before. The Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend, or URKL, brought together 32 teams from more than ten countries for full-sized humanoid robots to trade strikes inside a cage. Every team started with the same base machine from Chinese robotics company EngineAI. The T800 stands roughly five feet eight inches tall, weighs between 165 and 187 pounds, and carries 29 joints built for human-like motion. Teams then added their own armor plating and tuned the software that decides how each robot moves, balances, and reacts.
Engineers at Northwestern University have built a small flying machine that fades from view by rotating faster than eyes can follow. Phantom Twist earns its name through a constant twist that turns solid parts into a soft smear against the sky or ground below.