Hyperlights update...

Oops just noticed your other post. Guess its a bit soon to get the new version ready for Play,

Guess I'll have to settle for a cuppa tea

I don't think the new housings will be ready in time, but I should have the new prototype hardware (the circuits) by then... the PCBs should arrive here in a day or two so then it's just a question of whether

a) I can get hold of all the components I need in time
b) Populate the boards in time
c) They actually work first go! (yeah right )

I'm hoping they'll be nearly indestructable so you shouldn't need to worry too much about bashing them about.

I still have a couple of neat tricks that I've not revealed about them, but I'm saving those for when the final versions are ready for people to buy

email play.com and ask if you could stock them with them. im sure once the idea of poi took off they would sell like hotcakes. (anyone remember powerball) -top seller on play.com for ages

They're no where near ready for general consumption but I'll certainly bear that in mind when they are!

Did yo mean to write playfestival.co.uk? I'm sure thats what geeza was talking about

Shameless Plug

What like these?

They don't look particularly shameless to me *shrug*

They don't look particularly shameful to me *shrug*

whoopwhoopwhoop they look sexy!!!!! i officially CANT WAIT!!!!

The plugs?

That's a strange fetish you have there.

At the risk of getting this thread back on topic... Ouch, I just spent ~£200 on the bits to make 2 pairs of the mark 3 prototypes!!! It's so expensive when you do small orders... that and forgetting to add the processors for the things so you end up paying twice as much postage

...still, it should all be here in a couple of days which means there's actually a chance I'll have two new pairs of hyperlights ready for PLAY

i had a play with them at fally 5, loved them, but was too scared to do anything to techy or what nots incase i smashed them and then had to crawl around in the sand looking for parts saying how sorry i was. cant wait to see them again at play.

Glad you enjoyed them nick... hopefully the things I have for play will be a bit more robust than the last lot of prototypes (time will tell!).

I just realised that it takes ~9 days for stuff to get from HoP to my house so I may have to re-think my idea of canabulising the LED poi I bought. Anyone got any suggestions for (preferably clear) ~6cm balls into which I can squeeze the new prototypes? The really need to be dismantleable as well so that batteries can be changed and new programs added to them... oh, and they need to be ready for PLAY

Jo gave me some boing balls for christmas...I've not really used them as one of them broke but I could send you them for you to use (I'd want them back, in a working order, but they just screw apart)

http://www.loadsmorestuff.com/popup_image.php?pID=971

Never mind, i returned home to find a package waiting on my bed ...now I just need the boards to arrive and the components to populate them!

Thanks for the offer though

Good luck constructing, Jon!

/mini rant on behalf of Hyperlight/

Please people, stop asking to be testers!
Im sure Mr. Hyperlight has already told the people who he wants to be testers, and he doesnt need anyone else!
Just becuase you want to have a pair of these sexy new toys before the vast majority of eveyone else, it doesnt mean you will get them simply becuase you offered to "help" test them.


then again, I may be utterly and hopelessly wrong, in which case I apologise now

as much as I liked the look of mr hyperlights poi...

Hyperlight... any chance you'll develop your idea into staff form as my poi... well.... sucks and they are pretty.

otherwise i will think take a basic electronic and machining course to see if i can make one

Thanks for the rant UCOF... I've had more offers to help test hyperlights than I can count (even using fingers and toes!) ...and I'm grateful for every one of them! I still like people asking - it's good to know people are still interested

I've just had a load of deliveries of components and should have the new boards by the end of today. So it's looking like I might actually have some new stuff to show off at PLAY! If that pans out, I'll be handing them to as many people as I can for another round of feedback. I'll then put the suggestions I agree with into the next prototype (probably the last one!)... and get ~10 pairs of hyperlights built. I have a list I've been cultivating of people I'd like to sell those first 10 to (at cost price in return for some feedback on what they like / dislike about them etc). Once we've ironed out any initial problems I'll be ina position where I can seriously consider selling HyperLights to the masses

As for staffs, I already have some designs for a HyperStaff in the pipeline. I'm also thinking about making HyperDiablo, HyperDevilsticks and HyperHoops

Hyperhoops?!?!

Want someone to test them? --> <--

Lol, you're already on my 'list of people to supply one of the first round of public prototypes to' (a bit of a long-winded name I know, but I think it says it all ).... so don't be greedy

I just got a very exciting parcel delivered - four mark 3 prototype boards!!! There's going to be some furious soldering efforts over the next day or two

as again, count me in for a tester! what batteries will they take again? and what life

They run off 2xAAA's... the time they run for depends on which patterns you're running. I've not tested all that thoroughly but I would guess upwards of an hour from 900mAH batteries.

Ooh - Mr Hyperlight. Can I please put my name down to be the first tester for a hyperdevilstick please

You'd have no competition with devilsticks as even the Aerotech's are not perfect.

sounds quite good. id just get some rechargable ones like uniross or something. Try and make them as light as possible, i dont fancy a 200gram weight hitting my spuds! 60 or 70 grams would be perfect (ie tennis ball weight)