Gorilla giggles and chimp chuckles reveal the origin of laughter in humans
Did you hear the one about the chuckling chimpanzee?
Tags: Chimpanzees, Apes, Orangutans, Human, laughter, University of Warwick
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Gorilla giggles and chimp chuckles reveal the origin of laughter in humans
Did you hear the one about the chuckling chimpanzee?
Tags: Chimpanzees, Apes, Orangutans, Human, laughter, University of Warwick
Fat-tire explorer aims to be the last ebike you'll ever need
One of the bestselling ebike brands in the US, Lectric, launched a separate premium brand earlier this month called Monarc. We are already seeing the fruits of that labor with the Marker, its debut ebike built around the idea of replacing car trips entirely instead of supplementing them, for certain scenarios like solo commuting, grocery shopping, or taking your kid to daycare in dry, clear weather.
Tags: ebikes, Pedal-assisted, Adventure Bikes, Off-road
Limited-edition 2-stroke café racer makes a ridiculous 280 hp
A British engineering shop is busy cooking up a wicked way to get in trouble: a liter bike with 280 hp on tap that can properly tear up any stretch of tarmac before you can blink.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: cafe racer, Two-stroke, Custom Bikes
Panasonic's selling one of its best cameras at a much better price (for now?)
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Image: Panasonic
When I reviewed the Panasonic S1II, one of my biggest complaints about it was the price. It's a very capable camera, but it was also competing against other very capable cameras that were several hundred dollars cheaper, and which didn't ask you to give up much in return.
Now, though, things have changed a bit. Instead of selling for $3200 in the US, it's currently listed as $2900, an approximately 9% reduction. That makes it the same price as the Sony a7 V, and only $100 more than the Canon EOS R6 III. While Panasonic's website lists this as a sale, there's no clear indication of an end date. B&H's website, meanwhile, implies that this is just the new price, and, indeed, price tracking site CamelCamelCamel reports that it's been selling at this price for about a month.
The same has happened to the S1II's higher-resolution sibling, the S1RII. When that camera launched in February 2025, a few months before the S1II, it was listed at $3300. It's now an even $3000, putting more distance between it and cameras like the Nikon Z8 and Canon EOS R5 II (though those cameras' benefits over the S1RII are more obvious than with the S1II's competitors).
Cameras frequently get cheaper as they ageIn some ways, this isn't unusual. The S1II and S1RII are over a year old now, and cameras frequently get cheaper as they age. The Nikon Z6 III is a perfect example; it launched at $2500, and is currently available for just under $2000 (which, despite its few minor flaws, is a screaming deal). This will happen to the EOS R6 III and a7 V, too, and at that time the S1II may go back to seeming like not as great a value, unless you specifically need the relatively niche features it offers that the others don't.
This is why we typically base our pricing analysis around MSRPs; it's not because the street price of the camera won't change over its life, but that they typically tend to change by around the same amount, relative to the camera's launch price and age. Still, it means that if you need to buy a camera right this moment and aren't currently wedded to a system, the S1II makes a lot more sense than it did before. And if this truly is a change to its MSRP, and it'll at some point go on sale even further, that could make it a very interesting option indeed.
Read our Panasonic S1II review
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$0 at Amazon.comWait, CFMoto has a near-200-mph superbike now?
There haven’t been too many companies like CFMoto. Barely a decade ago, the brand was largely viewed as a budget-focused Chinese manufacturer building practical commuter bikes and ATVs while the industry's performance spotlight remained firmly fixed on Japan and Europe.
Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: CFMoto, Superbike, Sportsbikes, V4, China, Record, Speed
Ordinary looking garden wall conceals two-bedroom courtyard home
Just past the southeast corner of Cleaver Square in Kennington, London, is a weathered brick wall with a painted timber gate. What’s interesting about it is the Walled Courtyard house that sits behind it, virtually invisible from the street. It’s a single-story two-bedroom dwelling completed by the local architecture studio Inglis Badrashi Loddo (IBLA).
Category: Architecture, Engineering
Tags: Building and Construction, Home, House, Minimalist, London
DPReview readers share their most memorable cameras
Photo: Leonp
Happy World Camera Day! In honor of the day, we are sharing your responses to last week's Question of the week. We asked you which camera was (or is) your most memorable, and to share a photo of the camera and an interesting story about it. This is a spin-off of another question asked a couple of months ago about which camera brand was your favorite, but this time, it may not have been your favorite camera brand that took the spotlight.
Several of you, as expected, mentioned more prominent brands like Canon, Nikon and Sony, but others made unique selections dating back to brands that no longer exist. While the technology of those cameras is now dated, dusty and rusty, the photographs and the memories they conjure up are forever, as they say. With our community over 25 years old and its members' collective experience spanning well beyond that, there were plenty of memories shared.
Keep reading to see which cameras our readers chose as their most memorable.
Your most memorable cameraLeonp: "In the late 1970s, my nephew bought a Pentax camera. My father was jealous, so he bought one for himself, too. My father wasn’t really into high-tech stuff and never made it through the manual, so I must have sneaked into his bedroom to take the above photo in the mirror using a diving lamp as a light source, which, if you look closely, is also a selfie of me. It took years for it to become my camera, and it changed the way I looked at the world forever."
Daithi: "The Nikon D850. It was a troubling time for the birth of mirrorless cameras. They were all basically the ugly litter of the well-established DSLR world. For me, this camera kept on truckin' for many years. The D850 had peerless resolution/image quality, and still does to a large degree."
GruberSrb: "Minolta Dynax 9xi (with booster). It was hated in photography circles, but its tech and fabulous design remind me of a ballerina in 'Swan Lake'. It still works flawlessly with a carbon shutter 1/12000sec like new, despite very heavy usage over the last 30 years in some of the worst conditions on Earth, from Patagonia to Kamchatka."
Thorstenwulff: "My first love was the F3. In the summer of 1987 she went to New York with me, and a box of T-Max 400. Paired with the 24/2,8 it was my perfect combo for street photography, even if you had to get a bit closer. The other Lens was the 105/2,5."
Photo: lonewolf1983lonewolf1983: "I present you the Sony A850. I had been shooting with the Sony APS-C SLT cameras (A57/A77/A77ii) and picked up the A850 to complement them and check out what the full-frame thing was all about. I took it soon after on a trip to New Zealand, and captured some amazing images with its 24mp sensor, rock solid build quality, amazing OVF and IBIS, clicking that shutter and hearing the mirror/shutter was just glorious."
LJ - Eljot: "Canon G3: My first digital camera. Introduced in 2003, a 4MP digital compact. This one was aimed at enthusiasts and featured RAW images. Unusual at that time. Base ISO is 50, and it is basically unusable at the max ISO of 400. It takes about a full second to take a picture after pressing the shutter button. A terrible camera, but I learned to love the tilt-screen. And at ISO 50, the images look quite good, actually. Good macro capability as well. And a hot shoe with full flash compatibility."
fatplanediaries: "The Sony a6300. It overheated like crazy and had rolling shutter only comparable to the most wobbly of jelly, but it was the camera where I honed my photography and learned videography. I shot my film school application film with it on a homemade gimbal."
GeoffRG: "The Olympus OM1: I bought it in 1979, and it traveled with me to Seattle, Tanzania, Trinidad, and Australia. I sold it in 1990, along with my OM2n, a pair of OM4s, and a pile of lenses and accessories. I still don't understand why Olympus discontinued the motor drive system."
wood_gnome: "The Certo SL 110, because it was my very first camera. I bought it secretly and conspiratorially from pocket money when I was 9 (!) in March 1980."
Photo: Gato AmarilloGato Amarillo: "Always my favorite, my Deardorff. The above is a 5x7 model, but I used it with a 4x5 back. The lens is a Schneider Symmar 180mm, a longish normal for 4x5. Contrary to what most might expect, I used it mostly as a portrait camera. The camera was a basket case when I got it. My partner said it looked like something that had fallen off a truck on the freeway. You may notice a couple of odd knobs - I was never able to get together a full matching set."
Don Sata: "I loved my X-Pro1 to the point that I sold a Sony full frame prize camera from the Sony World Photography awards to get this gem with three primes (18, 27 and 60 mm). In this picture, the camera is posing with a set of Zeiss lenses lent to me for a month. I shot the camera, banged it on rocks, got it splashed, scratched and dented until the shutter died."
Otto Union: "Without a doubt, my long-gone Leitz Minolta CL with 40/2 Rokkor and 90/4 Elmar lenses. I bought these with tax refund money in April 1978. It was my first real camera and a real gem. It was extremely pocketable and accompanied me to many concerts in the late 70s / early 80s. It was stolen from my residence in 1983, and I'm still gutted about it."
cbf_si: "I was introduced to photography at 17 during the era of the first AF film cameras in the second half of the 1980s. My classmates were enthusiastic about cameras like the Canon EOS 650 and the Minolta Dynax 7000, but the Minolta X-700 caught my eye. I only got a used one when I got a job in 1998. Like many others, I initially equipped myself with the classic three focal lengths, 28 mm, 50 mm, and 135 mm. Today, I have lenses with focal lengths from 7.5 mm to 250 mm."
Photo: RLHNRLHN: My most memorable (and first serious) film camera was the Petri 7S, a rangefinder film camera with a selenium cell meter that required no batteries and used "match needle" metering, which made it trivial to tweak exposure. I bought it "used" at a local camera store with my high school graduation gift funds, after someone traded it in because it was "too complicated". It was barely used, if at all. I took many great photos with it for years, until the photo cell sadly died.
BobKo: I've had many cameras, but the camera I remember most fondly is a Panasonic Lumix GH5. I primarily shoot video, and the GH5 was just a video beast. It made shooting really high-quality video a pleasure, and it really upped the quality of my YouTube uploads. Suddenly, my videos looked as good as the big boys. I got my GH5 in 2018, and it still works fine today -- I use it for a back-up camera and to shoot time lapses. What a great camera!
Gramar: The one stand out camera from the many I've owned over the past 50 + years has to be the original Sony RX100. I bought mine new in 2016 four years after they were launched. I found it ticked every box and was always my go to camera until I sold it in 2024 for almost what I paid for it new. It went everywhere with me despite owning a number of other camera during those times.
So many other stories we couldn't fit in this article are shared in the forums. Thanks to everyone who took the time to explain what your most memorable cameras are and why.
Keep watch for the next Question of the week every other Wednesday to participate in this series. New questions are posted here on the homepage and in the forums. We can't wait to read and share your stories!
DJI Osmo Pocket 4P: Industry's worst-kept secret finally revealed in China
Photo: Mykim Dang
After teasing the Osmo Pocket 4P at the Cannes Film Festival in May and giving media and influencers hands-on time with the device at the beginning of June, DJI has finally fully unveiled its higher-end camera gimbal via its Chinese and Southeast Asia platforms.
DJI has yet to give Western media a clear timeline when full details can be published; we were told we could only post hands-on photos of the device, without any information about it. This is particularly unusual, since outlets in China have already been allowed to post their reviews, and it's available for purchase in China and Southeast Asia, making much of the information we're not allowed to share – specs, pricing information, test footage, etc. – public.
Like the Osmo Pocket 4, the 4P features a 20mm equiv. camera with a Type 1 (116mm²) CMOS sensor and F2.0 aperture. In addition to that is a dedicated 60mm equiv. telephoto camera, allowing for greater flexibility than a single camera (contentiously, it's not the only gimbal camera to offer this). The telephoto camera uses a Type 1/1.28 (75mm²) sensor (only 35% smaller than the main sensor) and a slightly faster F1.8 aperture.
Photo: Mykim DangThe camera supports up to 12x digital zoom for video and 9x for stills. The company's subject tracking (ActiveTrack 8.0) is compatible with the 12x zoom range as well, helping to keep subjects centered in the frame even when fully zoomed in.
As usual with DR claims, we'd take that figure with a massive grain of salt.DJI claims the 4P's main camera provides 17 stops of dynamic range, which is 3 stops more than the Osmo Pocket 4. As usual with DR claims, we'd take that figure with a massive grain of salt; 17 stops would be exceptional even for a much larger sensor. The company has developed a new, flatter Log curve, D-Log2, which can encode a wider dynamic range, explaining the increased claim, compared to the Osmo Pocket 4, despite its use of the same camera. It's important to note that D-Log2 is only available with the main camera.
The camera can shoot at up to 4K 240p, enabling dramatic slow motion footage. It also offers a "Pro" mode that gives users control of the shutter speed from 1/16,000 sec to 1/4 sec, allowing for more creative control. As a gimbal camera, it benefits from three-axis mechanical stabilization for smooth footage even when you're moving. It also supports gesture control to start tracking and recording, and the ability to rotate the touchscreen to power the camera on and start recording.
Photo: Mykim DangWhile primarily meant for video use, the Osmo Pocket 4P does provide some photo features, too. It is capable of 37MP photos and can take images in 1:1 or 16:9. It also features a Live Photo mode, recording 1.5-second clips for every photo.
The Osmo Pocket 4P offers 103GB of integrated storage and supports microSD cards up to 1TB. It promises 210 minutes of runtime on a charge and is compatible with the existing Osmo lineup of accessories. It will be available in white and black
Unfortunately, there's still confusion about the timing of the full release of the DJI Osmo Pocket 4P. It is available in China as of today for ¥3799 (roughly $559), but full global availability – and whether it will come to the US – is still unclear.
Tennis robot rallies with you – and then critiques your game
Technology has come for many jobs, and one that it seems to be targeting is that of the tennis coach. The Acemate S10 builds on other models that can fire balls at you on the court – by being able to return those balls to mimic a rally.
Category: Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Tennis, Training aid, Artificial Intelligence, Sport, Autonomous, Physical activity, Exercise
Review: Sleek $200 projector nails picture, sound and ease of use
The Magcubic X7 home smart projector is a surprising package – not least because it's available for just over US$200. At first glance, it looks more like a portable unit limited in function. But from sound to connectivity and picture quality, this easy-to-use projector is serious value for money.
Category: Home Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: Projector, 8K, Wireless, Smart technology, home theater, Portable Video, Audio, Android, Cinema, Reviews
'Critically stressed' US earthquake fault reaches 1,000-year pressure peak
The volatile seismic zone along the roughly 750-mile (1,200-km) San Andreas Fault and the smaller San Jacinto Fault are now "critically stressed" – reaching a 1,000-year high level of pressure – increasing the likelihood of a big earthquake hitting the US West Coast.
Category: Environment, Science
Tags: California, Earthquake, Seismic, Geology, nature, Stress
One nut could be our best chance at saving the Amazon from deforestation
The only commercial nut exclusively harvested in the Amazon, the Brazil nut is highly sought after for its health benefits, including its remarkable concentration of selenium, a necessary antioxidant in the human body. Not only is the Brazil nut a protein-packed addition to a typical bag of trail mix, but it could also protect the Amazon rainforest from deforestation.
Category: Environment, Science
Free tent reignites intense 2-lb ultralight backpacking competition
After a 2023 to 2025 stretch that saw seemingly every boutique ultralight backpacking brand jump in on the featherlight freestanding tent trend, the first half of 2026 has been rather quiet. There was the 29-oz (822-g) Hyperlite Crosspeak 1, but beyond that, the heavy, burly expedition tents have stolen the spotlight. But now a new ultralight player shatters the silence with an impressive solo tent that not only drops in right around 2 lb (907 oz) but does it at half the price of some of the competition. And the tent features a complete double-wall design with independent rainfly and full-mesh tent body.
Category: Tents, Gear, Outdoors
Tags: Tent, Backpacking, Bikepacking, Lightweight, Camping, Outdoors and Camping
Our bodies may be able to regrow lost limbs after all
The permanent loss of amputated digits and limbs is the cost of being human. While worms, amphibians, fish and echinoderms all contain species capable of regenerating body parts, few mammals have the knack.
Tags: Regenerative Medicine, Mice, wound-healing, Scarring, Texas A&M Universty, Marine Biology, Skin, Bones
The poo emoji hides a deeper truth about physics, study reveals
Why does the poo emoji look the way it does? Physics has the answer: as most animals defecate downward, each new coil falls a shorter distance, naturally forming the familiar tapered swirl.
Modified FDA-approved opioid treats chronic pain without the risks
An opioid drug with a low risk of addiction and respiratory depression has emerged as a promising candidate for treating chronic pain and pruritus, a condition that compels people to scratch their skin. And it's already on the market.
Category: Chronic Pain, Illnesses and conditions, Body and Mind
Tags: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei University of Technology, Pain, Chronic pain, Opioids, Painkillers, Chronic illness
Water filter shootout: Undersink or countertop, which is better?
If you're like me, you probably drank out of the hose when you were a kid. Maybe even straight from the stream you were swimming in ... but then you got older and learned about bacteria, viruses, had Montezuma's Revenge once, and other things that make your tummy upset – or worse – from contaminated water.
Category: Around The Home, Consumer Tech, Technology
Tags: water technology, Water, Purification, Reviews, DIY
Extra-wide tiny house is built for comfortable family living
Downsizing is all well and good, but a family living on top of each other is bound to get old fast. The Old Man Pine addresses this with a spacious and well-thought-out layout that's a good fit for full-time family living.
Category: Tiny Houses, Outdoors
Tags: Building and Construction, Tiny Footprint, Micro-House, House, Home
Want to live longer? Then put aside two hours a week for this
Jack McNamara, University of East London/The Conversation
Category: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind
Tags: Weight, Exercise, anti-aging, Age-Related, Aging, Longevity, Physical activity
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