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home entertainment

Monster Digital Express HD System: Their First Wireless HDMI Kit

We just got a briefing on Monster's Wireless Digital Express HD System, a UWB system that transmits video wirelessly in the same room, If you want to send it to another room, it'll use already-in-wall coax to transmit high-def signal. Sigma Designs, known for its Blu-ray player chips, is on board, using its Wireless HDAV cable replacement to upconvert, encode and then decode the 1080p video signal on the fly. It's going to cost $600 for a transmitter and receiver pair, which may sound like a lot for you to connect your Wii to your 32" LCD in place of a 30-cent AV cable, but considering what it's capable of doing—and the technology it's using—it's not awful. More »

3:18 PM on Thu Jun 12 2008
By Sean Fallon
6,854 views, 38 comments

Latest by Enochrewt: Ridiculous, stupid companies aside, how does this thing work with the example Wii? If if delays audio to keep it synced with the video, does the button presses and movents lag from the conversion and transmitting? I bet it does, more »

photography

Sigma DP1 First Grope

The guys at Pop Photo have managed to get their hands all over the much-hyped Sigma DP1. Apparently, the DP1 has a build quality comparable to the solid Canon PowerShot G9, and the mega sensor monster does away with any fuss with regards to shooting options; you'll find Manual, Auto, Aperture-priority, Program, and Shutter-priority modes for image capture, as well as QVGA video mode (320 x 240 @ 30fps) and an audio capture mode, but beyond that, there are absolutely no ludicrous scene selections to choose from. The chaps at Pop Photo found this a refreshing turn to minimalism, and we would have to agree. All in all, the hype is looking to be well founded. Checkout the full tear down by hitting the link. [Pop Photo]

7:00 PM on Sat Mar 1 2008
By Haroon Malik
11,096 views, 31 comments

Latest by ppiddy: The F4 is a _little_ slow, true, but I love the 28mm. That's almost exactly what I want. Wide enough to use indoors, just long enough to use on people without weird distortion and damn near perfect for more »

big ass glass

Monster Intern-Eating Sigma Lens Up for Order

That bazooka-like Sigma lens we saw at PMA 2008 can now be your very own—for $25,000, more than what the rep told us, but you save $9,500.01 (28%) off its $34k list price (!). It's 50 pounds, but no worries, just use Super Saver shipping. [Amazon via 1001 Noisy Cameras]

3:50 PM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By matt buchanan
5,959 views, 22 comments

digital cameras

Sigma DP1 Compact Up for Pre-Order on Amazon

Sigma's second camera to accumulate "near mythic" status in as many years, the compact DP1, is up for pre-order on Amazon. It uses the same Foveon X3 sensor as their SD14 DSLR, which means that at higher ISO settings, shots might be noisier than a Ministry concert. And for $800, you could actually buy an entry-level DSLR. [Amazon via 1001 Noisy Cameras via Gadget Lab]

5:00 PM on Mon Feb 11 2008
By matt buchanan
4,004 views, 20 comments

black holes

The Most Massive Lens at PMA 2008

It's not quite the biggest lens ever, but this 1000mm focal length lens was the biggest piece of glass we could find at PMA, and the fattest mofo that Sigma pumps out. This bazooka-sized kit carries an appropriately explosive price —$22,000—and can swallow a man's head whole. Believe me, Eric's head is not tiny. He didn't shove his head all the way in, because he was afraid he wouldn't get it back. You could see genuine fear on his face. Fear. [Sigma]

8:41 AM on Fri Feb 1 2008
By matt buchanan
13,154 views, 26 comments

Latest by TorkLugnutz: Goatse'd: [www.flickr.com] more »

digital cameras

PopPhoto Pops Sigma SD14's Cherry (Verdict: Great RAW, Cooked Price)

Popular Photography's Michael McNamara got his hands over the much-awaited Sigma SD14. It has been three years in the making but was the wait worth it for wondersensor Foveon X3 fans? Not really. The SD14 is great at getting amazing RAW pics at ISO 400 or lower, but once you crank up the sensitivity or use JPEG, the quality falls down dramatically. It's still better than the SD9 and the SD10, but Michael says the price is too high "for its image quality and performance." – Jesus Diaz More »

11:39 AM on Fri Jun 15 2007
By Addy Dugdale
3,245 views, 2 comments

Latest by ppiddyp: What are you smoking? Sigma makes some of the best glass around. In terms of image quality, Sigma is making great stuff these days. 30mm f1.4, 70-200mm f2.8, 10-20mm, the Bigma, etc. All of them offer more »

gadgets

Fabled Sigma SD14 Camera: "First" Review

We first talked about the Sigma SD14 SLR last year, reporting that it would be released in Sept 2006. Evidently things were pushed back a bit. More »

5:27 PM on Sat Apr 21 2007
By Mark Wilson
3,304 views, 23 comments

digital cameras

Sigma Telephoto Lens is Tiny, No Really

You know, I am sick of these lens manufacturers, like Sigma, half-assing telephoto lenses. They are just so small and dinky, like this 200-500mm F2.8 EX DG lens. Come on, Sigma, get your act together and make some real telephoto lenses. (Ignore my attempts at sarcasm, this thing is a behemoth) –Travis Hudson More »

1:00 PM on Fri Mar 9 2007
By Travis Hudson
6,382 views, 37 comments

microsoft zune

Microsoft Sponsors Frat Party To Make Zune Cool

saezune.jpgWhile most of the Free World has already written off the Microsoft Zune as being way too little, way too late, that didn't stop the Redmond behemoth from desperately trying to make its Little DAP That Couldn't appear to be "cool" at U Penn. The company sponsored a Sigma Alpha Epsilon frat party last weekend, where all the cool kids used a Zune for the first (and last?) time. Microsoft was trying to bolster its image on campus by sponsoring some silly beer drinking cabal's get together. Who knows, maybe Microsoft will start sponsoring other totally hip events and functions, like the AARP Annual Dance Contest or a Daughters of the American Revolution baby shower. More »

9:44 AM on Mon Feb 26 2007
By Gizloco
4,160 views, 27 comments

Latest by eddie_c: Here we go again, MS is a big-business-out-to-con-people-into-buying-their-products whereas Apple is the cool-kids-only-how-dare-you-not-like-it gadget. Can't we step back and notice these are two COMPANIES (shocked fan-boys?) Out there competing for your cash??? more »

digital cameras

Foveon x3-Packing Sigma SD14 DSLR to Finally Ship

Ever since Sigma teased its upcoming SD14 digital SLR back in August and officially announced it a month later, we've been waiting around for the company to finally ship the $2000+ camera with that fancy Foveon x3 sensor inside. Sigma officials never did say why the camera's shipment was delayed, but now the company has announced it will begin selling the DSLR on March 6. Hey, that's just in time for the big PMA photo convention in Las Vegas, starting March 8th. More »

8:52 AM on Wed Feb 21 2007
By Charlie White
2,882 views, 14 comments

Latest by HeadConnect: Hell, I love my SD-9, and probably will get the SD-14 when it comes out. Why? Well, like I tell the multitude of people asking me what kind of monstrous thing I'm carrying around - the SD-9 is a completely more »

foveon

Sigma Intros SD14 DSLR With Foveon X3 Sensor

Photokina 2006 starts today, and as anticipated, the Sigma SD14 was officially announced, the DSLR with a 14.1-megapixel Foveon x3 inside. Foveon is a tricked-out sensor with a unique way of separating the three primary colors, bringing with it lots more resolution and color clarity. More »

10:30 AM on Tue Sep 26 2006
By Charlie White
722 views, 14 comments

digital cameras

Sigma SD14 Foveon Camera Picture Leaked?

To us, this picture from the xitek forums looks like the SIGMA teased here earlier today. More »

8:15 PM on Tue Aug 29 2006
By Jason Chen
1,291 views, 8 comments

digital cameras

Sigma Teases Next Foveon Camera, the SD14 DSLR

Leading up to the gigantic photo fest known as Photokina 2006, Sigma teases us with tantalizing views of its next digital SLR, the SD14. The company is offering few details about the upcoming camera's debut, other than it will be rolled out on September 26, the first day of this year's Photokina. More »

11:24 AM on Tue Aug 29 2006
By Charlie White
1,487 views, 7 comments

gadgets

Ventura Launches Automatic Digital Watch

This is really nothing new—Seiko and Citizen have had versions of this movement for years. However, it's a very cool design. The Ventura V-Tech Sigma MGS is "automatic" digital with all sorts of fancy, Swiss tomfoolery in it. First, you have a scratch resistant case and crystal and then you have Ventura's EasySkroll knob, which allows you to set the time, date, and other functions with one scroll wheel. More »

8:59 AM on Tue Mar 21 2006
By johnb
1,038 views, 3 comments

pcs

Elysium Keyboard: "Piles Up Body"


Whilst I fully agree that the Optimus is one sexy piece of keyboarding equipment, it has the unfortunate trait of not actually being real yet. Call me a fussy heathen but I am of the opinion that things which aren't real are distinctly more difficult to use in real life than things which are. Sigma APO's sexy little "Elysium" keyboard falls, thankfully, into that latter category. More »

8:56 AM on Wed Nov 16 2005
By Noah R
300 views, 5 comments