Sigma SGM2 presentation remote and mouse will save the world
By Cyrus Farivar 
posted Nov 25th 2006 8:57AM
posted Nov 25th 2006 8:57AM
posted Nov 25th 2006 8:57AM
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"Save the mouse and Save the WORLD!"
Wow.
The world.
(And reportedly the only thing that can deflect a flying Wii attack!)
Nice to see it's endorsed by Squadron One on Moonbase Alpha anyway.
They're gonna party like it's Space 1999!
It about time someone did.
It is like cuban coffe, once you drink it will make your chest go hairy ;)!!
I can't wait to fight a giant octopus!!
Now seriously it would be cool to see the technology of the Wii controller into a mouse ;)
The hairy chested guys, are they all clones? Why do they all look alike?
Price and sci-fi aside, is it motion-sensitive or what? If it means FINALLY getting the upper-hand on my cousins on Battlefield 2 at christmastime, thirty bucks is worth it!
My friend had a mouse that looked exactly like this about 4 or 5 years ago. Only difference is it wasn't wireless.
its not wireless, matt. and i had one of these in '98. you can find them at computer fairs for $5.
It's not a mouse, it's a trackerball! Come on now!
Plus, I don't think I would want the "Cancer/gun metallic" version!
"Now seriously it would be cool to see the technology of the Wii controller into a mouse ;)"
You've got it backwards. The Wii remote is just reverse-engineered from mouse technology. Since Nintendo acquired Gyration, a computer peripheral manufacturer, they've been able to take the mice, slap on some new features, and tote it as the Wii remote. We've been using Gyration mice at our school for years.
oh wow, it's not even wireless? Thats pretty weak. Why are they making such a huge deal out of it now?
this is cool, why dont they make something like this that works like a wii controller for PC? hope its wireless
I tried something similar once, I think it was branded by Kensington (Not sure who the OEM was). It was called the "rocketmouse". It rocketed itself to the trashcan less than 2 weeks later. It sucked like a drunken cheerleader at a college after game party. Within a week and a half, the threee little ball-bearings that the trackball sits on had worn down and had flat spots, rendering the trackball function was nearly useless as the metal stumps ground into the plastic ball. It was an utter disappointment, and the cheapness of this product's advertising materials would indicate that this particular revision could only be worse. I'll just wait for Logitech to come out with their take on the idea, thanks.