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RocXZoom: Robotic 50x Zoom Camera With AI Tracking - From Ex-DJI Engineers

By Duncan Krostue 12/09/2026 0 comments

Ex-DJI engineers built a 400g handheld camera that combines a 50x hybrid zoom (20x optical, 40-2000mm equivalent) with a motorized pan-and-tilt head and AI subject tracking. Recognizing over 300 animal species, tracking subjects up to 45 mph, with a 0.01 second response time - all in a pocket-sized 0.88 lb package heading to Kickstarter. The Pro version adapts the same tracking system to your existing camera and lenses. "at extreme focal lengths, every heartbeat translates into frame-filling shake, and keeping a moving subject centered is closer to gambling than operating" - CineD Source: h..

Infrared Glasses That Let You See the Invisible

By Duncan Krostue 12/09/2026 0 comments

Infrared glasses from Beijing Institute of Technology use quantum dots and OLED layers to convert IR into visible red/cyan light. 23 grams, lab-phase, but actually works — published in Science Advances. Unlike old-school IR converters that mapped everything to one color, these map different IR wavelengths to different hues of red and cyan. Still lets normal light through so you see both at once. Source: https://www.popsci.com/technology/infrared-glasses-human-eyesight/

JSONC: The JSON Tweak That Actually Makes Sense

By Duncan Krostue 12/09/2026 0 comments

JSON is everywhere but its lack of comments is a pain for config files. JSONC fixes just that — adds comments and trailing commas, nothing more. The pragmatic middle ground VS Code has been using for years. Source: https://www.howtogeek.com/what-is-jsonc-is-it-any-better-than-json/