Nikon has announced the Nikkor Z 800mm F6.3 VR S, a (relatively) compact super telephoto lens that comes in at roughly 48% lighter and 16% shorter than its F-mount counterpart thanks to the use of a Phase Fresnel (PF) element.
The new lens is constructed of 22 elements in 14 groups, including one PF element, three extra-low dispersion (ED) elements and one Short-Wavelength Refractive (SR) element.
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NASA’s Pioneering Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Awarded Collier Trophy
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The first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet has garnered an award whose past recipients…
NASA Finds New Way to Monitor Underground Water Loss
April 6, 2022
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NASA Finds New Way to Monitor Underground Water Loss
Researchers have untangled puzzling patterns of sinking and rising land to pin down the underground locations where water is being pumped for irrigation.
Scientists have…
GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here!
Epic Games announced that it is opening up Unreal Engine 5 to all developers today, and that includes people making Switch (or Switch 2) games. Unreal is known for its scaleability — that should mean even more games on Switch systems in the future. As for the Last of the…
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Plex picks up Google TV’s best tricks w/ universal watchlist and search for streaming services
April 6, 2022
There are way too many streaming services today, and with content constantly moving between them, it isn’t easy to keep track of shows and movies you want to watch. Google TV solved that problem when it launched in 2020, but now Plex is throwing its hat in the ring with…
Even in the age of streaming services, sometimes purchasing movies and TV series to own them is the better play; this is especially true when looking at services like Netflix that change their terms at a moment’s notice. That being the case, Family Sharing is a fantastic tool from Google that lets you share all of your purchases media on Google TV.
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Google Maps rolling out toll pricing, more detailed navigation, and new iOS integrations
April 6, 2022
Google Maps is rolling out a trio of big updates over the coming weeks that add toll estimates and improve the navigation experience with a new map, while the iOS app is getting a series of additional integrations.
Some users have seen estimated toll prices in Google Maps…
It was only a couple of months ago that the Google Phone app was spotted preparing a revamped dialer design with some Material You flare. Now, the update is officially starting to roll out.
In what appears to be a partially server-side rollout based on Google Phone v78…
Samsung is now rolling out the latest March 2022 Android security update, including One UI 4.1 for some devices, to its massive lineup of Galaxy devices.
Samsung March 2022 security update – what’s new
As has typically been the case, the first Samsung Galaxy phones to receive the March update actually did so before March had even began, with the patch arriving on February 25. According to…
