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Nikon Z5IIC Leaves the Viewfinder Off and Brings Full Frame Down to Fourteen Hundred Dollars

By Jackson Chung September 24, 2026

Nikon used the same 24.5-megapixel backside-illuminated full-frame sensor and EXPEED 7 processor found in the Z5II, then cut the electronic viewfinder so the body could sit flatter, weigh less, and sell for $1,399.95. That price is $450 under the current Z5II list, and a kit with the NIKKOR Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3 lands at $1,699.95. Shipping is set for mid-October, with pre-orders already open and B&H listing an October 15 date. Black and silver finishes are both available, the silver version pairing a light top plate with a dark body.

Bentley Torcal Debuts in London as Crewe’s First Fully Electric SUV

By Bill Smith September 24, 2026

London hosted Bentley’s first fully electric production car yesterday. Torcal joins Continental GT, Flying Spur and Bentayga as a fourth model line, a five meter SUV built, engineered and finished in Crewe for 2028 model year sales that begin next year. Long wheelbase, short overhangs and a proud front give it upright presence without the height of a Bentayga. Surfaces stay relatively clean so the rear haunches can do the talking, a shape designers call a resting beast.

FlyWithRookie’s Fully Enclosed Boeing 737NG Home Flight Simulator Puts a Line Jet Behind a Locking Door

By Bill Smith September 24, 2026

FlyWithRookie streams from a Boeing 737NG flight deck that occupies a room the way a real jet occupies a hangar. Flight Deck Solutions in Canada supplied the fixed-base trainer, mixing replica hardware with real aircraft parts from the shell inward, and the result includes circuit breaker walls, a crew jumpseat, a working cockpit door that latches, and a custom galley aft of the flight deck. He has said there is nothing more satisfying than pressing TOGA and watching a real-world throttle walk forward as the jet builds toward V1, rotate, and V2.

Snapping Helical Legs Let This Palm-Sized Robot Hop, Flip, Climb, and Swim

By Jackson Chung September 23, 2026

Small motors inside tiny robots hit a wall the moment a machine needs a sudden shove. A UCLA and University of Michigan team built around that wall by giving a 98.2-gram platform, 11 centimeters long, 8 wide, and 4 tall, a pair of rear legs that wind up slowly and then fire all at once.

Meta VR Glasses Fold a Personal Cinema Workspace and Console Into a Hundred Gram Frame That Goes on Sale Next Spring

By Jackson Chung September 23, 2026

After more than a decade of headset work, Meta introduced Meta VR Glasses at Connect 2026 today as a two-piece system that keeps roughly one hundred grams on your face and parks the rest in a clip-on puck. Magnesium alloy frames sit on your ears with no head strap and open sides so you still see the room to your left, right, and below.