Thursday, March 19, 2009

Mamiya announces DL33 for those who need more than 28 megapixels

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/19/mamiya-announces-dl33-for-those-who-need-more-than-28-megapixels/

Mamiya announces DL33 for those who need more than 28 megapixels
Facing a little bit of competition from the hands of Nikon, and finding its earlier 28 megapixel DL28 to be something of a success (despite its $15,000 price tag), medium format master Mamiya is introducing a new model set to drive the megapixel wars to new heights. The DL33 sports similar specs to the DL28, including a 3.5-inch touchscreen on the back, but bests its successor with a 36 x 44-millimeter, 33 megapixel sensor. That means 16-bit capture, 12-stop dynamic range, and ISO settings from 50 to 800. Other tweaks include a faster autofocus motor and an improved UI, but with image files clocking in at 67 - 190MB you'll probably need some improved storage, too. The camera will be available starting next month for $19,999 including a 55mm f2.8 or 150mm f3.5 lens -- but only if you act now.

[Via Topix]

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Mamiya announces DL33 for those who need more than 28 megapixels originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 2:07 PM

GIGABYTE BIOS hack subverts NVIDIA SLI certification, sticks it to the man

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/19/gigabyte-bios-hack-subverts-nvidia-sli-certification-sticks-i/

GIGABYTE BIOS hack subverts NVIDIA SLI certification, sticks it to the man
When NVIDIA announced support for SLI on motherboards sporting Intel's X58 chipset, there was something of a hidden catch -- manufacturers needed to pay to become "certified." Yes, you might have thought all you needed was a pair of parallel PCI-E slots and couple of matching video cards to get your SLI on, but non-certified boards find themselves shunned by NVIDIA graphics hardware. However, where there's a will there's usually a way, and for at least one of those woefully illegitimate mobos there's a workaround. GIGABYTE didn't bother to get certification for its EX58-UD4 motherboard, but it did for the EX58-UD4P, and it turns out the same BIOS works on both. Naturally it takes a little extra work to get the wrong version up in the right EEPROM, but the read link has all the details you need to re-flash with finesse.

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GIGABYTE BIOS hack subverts NVIDIA SLI certification, sticks it to the man originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 2:06 PM

Engadget's recession antidote: win a 22-inch iZ3D 3D monitor!

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/19/engadgets-recession-antidote-win-a-22-inch-iz3d-3d-monitor/


This whole global economic crisis, and its resulting massive loss of jobs got us thinking. We here at Engadget didn't want to stand helplessly by, announcing every new round of misery without giving anything back -- so we decided to take the opportunity to spread a little positivity. We'll be handing out a new gadget every day (except for weekends) to lucky readers until we run out of stuff / companies stop sending things. Today we've got a 22-inch iZ3D 3D monitor on offer, ready to take you (and your mind) to a dimension rarely seen on typical computer LCDs. Read the rules below (no skimming -- we're omniscient and can tell when you've skimmed) and get commenting!

Special thanks to iZ3D for providing the gear!

The rules:
  • Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, but if you want to share your proposal for "fixing" the world economy, that'd be sweet too.
  • You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you'll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.)
  • If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you'll be fine.
  • Contest is open to anyone in the 50 States, 18 or older! Sorry, we don't make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
  • Winner will be chosen randomly. The winner will receive one (1) 22-inch iZ3D 3D LCD monitor. Approximate value is $399.
  • If you are chosen, you will be notified by email. Winners must respond within three days of the end of the contest. If you do not respond within that period, another winner will be chosen.
  • Entries can be submitted until Thursday, March 19th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
  • Full rules can be found here.

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Engadget's recession antidote: win a 22-inch iZ3D 3D monitor! originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 2:04 PM

NVIDIA's PhysX SDK sashays onto Nintendo's Wii

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/19/nvidias-physx-sdk-sashays-onto-nintendos-wii/


Just two days after NVIDIA proudly announced that its PhysX technology was coming to Sony's potent PlayStation 3, the same can now be said in regards to Nintendo's decidedly less potent Wii. As the story goes, NVIDIA has just been approved as a third party tools solution provider for the Wii console, which inevitably means that the PhysX SDK is now available for registered Wii developers. Quite frankly, we're really interested to see where this goes; unlike Sony's SIXAXIS, Nintendo's Wiimote is highly based on physics already, so the possibilities here seem even more limitless. Get to work, devs!

[Via HotHardware]

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Posted by Augustine at 2:03 PM

Video: Via announces Surfboard netbook with 1080p graphics

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/19/video-via-announces-surfboard-netbook-with-1080p-graphics/


Via Technologies has announced its new Surfboard C855 mainboard reference design directed at the netbook market. This guy is built around the company's new VX855 chipset and promises 1080p Full HD video playback, 8-channel HD audio, hardware decoding for H.264, MPEG-2/4, VC-1 and WMV9, and support for Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS and 3G connectivity. According to the company, the thing will play HD video with under 40 percent CPU use, supporting up to 1366 x 768 internal display resolution (1920 x 1440 external). What do you think? Are you a would-be netbook developer looking for "a complete, ready-to-build solution," that offers "a superior multimedia entertainment experience?" Be sure to check out that video after the break.

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Video: Via announces Surfboard netbook with 1080p graphics originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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