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old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
Posted:
I've been busy designing recently and I'm happy to report I've made some serious progress! I've very nearly got the final prototype board fleshed out and a design I reckon ought to work very well for the casing.
Non-Https Image Link
Non-Https Image Link
I'll send off for the first set of prototype boards some time next week (still needs some tweaking and double-checking). I need to investigate a few more companies to find someone to make my polycarbonate balls. Just need to get the software up to scratch now. As it stands you'd need to have some special hardware to add new light sequences etc. into them... once I've got my head around a few things, you'll just be able to plug your hyperlights into a USB socket, fire up your software and tell them what you want!
Watch this space
I've been busy designing recently and I'm happy to report I've made some serious progress! I've very nearly got the final prototype board fleshed out and a design I reckon ought to work very well for the casing.
Non-Https Image Link
Non-Https Image Link
I'll send off for the first set of prototype boards some time next week (still needs some tweaking and double-checking). I need to investigate a few more companies to find someone to make my polycarbonate balls. Just need to get the software up to scratch now. As it stands you'd need to have some special hardware to add new light sequences etc. into them... once I've got my head around a few things, you'll just be able to plug your hyperlights into a USB socket, fire up your software and tell them what you want!
Watch this space
Cake or Death?
SILVER Member
veteran
1,237 posts
Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
veteran
1,237 posts
Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Posted:
odd, pic works fine for me and I've cleared my cookies out countless times..
pm me your e-mail addy jon?
odd, pic works fine for me and I've cleared my cookies out countless times..
pm me your e-mail addy jon?
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Geek-enviro-hippy priest
1,858 posts
Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Geek-enviro-hippy priest
1,858 posts
Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Posted:
I'm watching
I'll try to get you a site by the end of next week - at least, one you can play with.
Is the geek position still open?
Written by: *HyperLight
watch this space
I'm watching
I'll try to get you a site by the end of next week - at least, one you can play with.
Is the geek position still open?
There's too many home fires burning and not enough trees
BRONZE Member
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
Posted:
I'm starting to think there will be as many as there are people to buy them. The more people, the cheaper they will be (up to a point).
As long as people are happy to realise that these are prototypes and consequently may have teething problems, this might be an excellent way to get this project running.
I'm starting to think there will be as many as there are people to buy them. The more people, the cheaper they will be (up to a point).
As long as people are happy to realise that these are prototypes and consequently may have teething problems, this might be an excellent way to get this project running.
Cake or Death?
GOLD Member
hehe, 'Member' huhuh
6,120 posts
Location: Behind you. With Jam
hehe, 'Member' huhuh
6,120 posts
Location: Behind you. With Jam
Posted:
Do you have a logo or will you need one designing?
Do you have a logo or will you need one designing?
"I used to want to change the world, now I just wanna leave the room with a little dignity..." - Lotus Weinstock
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old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
Posted:
I have some ideas for one, but I'm open to suggestions (not those Neon!)..
I have some ideas for one, but I'm open to suggestions (not those Neon!)..
Cake or Death?
GOLD Member
hehe, 'Member' huhuh
6,120 posts
Location: Behind you. With Jam
hehe, 'Member' huhuh
6,120 posts
Location: Behind you. With Jam
Posted:
I will get on it, coach....
And FINE! I wont send 100 nubile young fillies to your door dressed ONLY in canoeing gear...
I will get on it, coach....
And FINE! I wont send 100 nubile young fillies to your door dressed ONLY in canoeing gear...
"I used to want to change the world, now I just wanna leave the room with a little dignity..." - Lotus Weinstock
BRONZE Member
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
Posted:
Damnit!
Damnit!
Cake or Death?
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Geek-enviro-hippy priest
1,858 posts
Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Geek-enviro-hippy priest
1,858 posts
Location: Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Posted:
Where are you going to send them then?
Where are you going to send them then?
There's too many home fires burning and not enough trees
GOLD Member
hehe, 'Member' huhuh
6,120 posts
Location: Behind you. With Jam
hehe, 'Member' huhuh
6,120 posts
Location: Behind you. With Jam
Posted:
Scunthorpe....
Scunthorpe....
"I used to want to change the world, now I just wanna leave the room with a little dignity..." - Lotus Weinstock
Part-time genius
59 posts
Location: Netherlands
59 posts
Location: Netherlands
Posted:
What a terrible, terrible waste. I don't live anywhere near Scunthorpe...
Joe x
What a terrible, terrible waste. I don't live anywhere near Scunthorpe...
Joe x
BRONZE Member
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
Posted:
I'll second that!
I had a bit of a go at writing a spec for the commands. I should have something ready by the end of the weekend (hopefully!)
I'll second that!
I had a bit of a go at writing a spec for the commands. I should have something ready by the end of the weekend (hopefully!)
Cake or Death?
PLATINUM Member
member
57 posts
Location: where butterflies fly, United Kingdom
member
57 posts
Location: where butterflies fly, United Kingdom
Posted:
wow, just read the whole thread.....took me a few hours but i was gripped!
I am definatly looking forward to the hyperlights jon. They sound amazing. I must start saving right away.
wow, just read the whole thread.....took me a few hours but i was gripped!
I am definatly looking forward to the hyperlights jon. They sound amazing. I must start saving right away.
Miss Whippy
1,262 posts
Location: Cornwall & Oxford
1,262 posts
Location: Cornwall & Oxford
Posted:
Damn, i should read this thread more often. If you need more testing done, do i qualify?? i give you hugs and shout at you for going surfing instead of coming to see me, that should put me above the rest, surely
Damn, i should read this thread more often. If you need more testing done, do i qualify?? i give you hugs and shout at you for going surfing instead of coming to see me, that should put me above the rest, surely
Aim high and you'll know your limits, aim low and you'll never know how high you could have climbed.
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old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
Posted:
Hugs are good, shouting not so good.. I'd say you're pretty much even right now
Hugs are good, shouting not so good.. I'd say you're pretty much even right now
Cake or Death?
newbie
21 posts
Location: Dublin, Ireland
21 posts
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Posted:
your other resident irish spinner is raising his hand in hope i can offer drunken critism and average spinning bugger...aint the best of offers is it...i can pay/organise shipping for mine though collection from ya door to my door overnight
your other resident irish spinner is raising his hand in hope
i can offer drunken critism and average spinning bugger...aint the best of offers is it...i can pay/organise shipping for mine though collection from ya door to my door overnight "If you roll a pencil is it still stationary?"
member
41 posts
41 posts
Posted:
wow.. just read the whole thread, i'm excited!!
If you need any parts (plastic or metal) made on a cnc lathe, I work at a machine shop and can definately help you out.
wow.. just read the whole thread, i'm excited!!
If you need any parts (plastic or metal) made on a cnc lathe, I work at a machine shop and can definately help you out.
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old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
Posted:
*ears perk up*
Now that _is_ interesting! PM coming your way..
*ears perk up*
Now that _is_ interesting! PM coming your way..
Cake or Death?
SILVER Member
newbie
12 posts
Location: danbury, ct, USA
newbie
12 posts
Location: danbury, ct, USA
Posted:
These things look so awesome--any chance I could make a purchase from the US?
These things look so awesome--any chance I could make a purchase from the US?
do you believe in something beautiful?
then get up and be it.
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veteran
1,237 posts
Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
veteran
1,237 posts
Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Posted:
for current news see [Old link]
also www.hyperlight.co.uk
but yes, it has been stated they will ship worldwide when done
for current news see [Old link]
also www.hyperlight.co.uk
but yes, it has been stated they will ship worldwide when done
Blinded by Hyperlights, please donate generously
SILVER Member
life's a garden, dig it
115 posts
Location: Tennesse, U.S.A.
life's a garden, dig it
115 posts
Location: Tennesse, U.S.A.
Posted:
are these still in production??
are these still in production??
haha
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stranger
1 post
Location: United Kingdom
stranger
1 post
Location: United Kingdom
Posted:
Im OBSESSED with these!! I must have some!! you'll be rich my friend. i CANT WAIT to get my hands on these!
Im OBSESSED with these!! I must have some!! you'll be rich my friend. i CANT WAIT to get my hands on these!
BRONZE Member
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
Posted:
As it happens, we've just ordered 20 sets of PCBs (10 pairs of poi)...
As it happens, we've just ordered 20 sets of PCBs (10 pairs of poi)...
Cake or Death?
SILVER Member
Tosser
1,712 posts
Location: Bristol,UK
Tosser
1,712 posts
Location: Bristol,UK
Posted:
Blimey... that's real news that is
Blimey... that's real news that is
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Unofficial Chairperson of Squirrel Defense League
4,061 posts
Location: South Africa
Unofficial Chairperson of Squirrel Defense League
4,061 posts
Location: South Africa
Posted:
Wheee....
Hope it goes well now.
Wheee....
Hope it goes well now.
'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
The Prodigy
82 posts
82 posts
Posted:
How does one get onto the list to obtain one of these sets?
How does one get onto the list to obtain one of these sets?
You play with fire,
You're going to get burned.
GOLD Member
addict
694 posts
Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
addict
694 posts
Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
Posted:
Get in. Been waiting for these for quite a while. You register on www.hyperlight.co.uk
Being number 8 I just make it into the first batch
Good work Jon. Nice to see these are almost done
Get in. Been waiting for these for quite a while. You register on www.hyperlight.co.uk
Being number 8 I just make it into the first batch
Good work Jon. Nice to see these are almost done
SILVER Member
Spinning Fire in Seattle
6 posts
Location: Everett, Wa, USA
Spinning Fire in Seattle
6 posts
Location: Everett, Wa, USA
Posted:
Any new news about the Hyperlights?? It's been 2 years since the last reply on this thread, so...I'm hoping Jon has finally started selling them??
I can't seem to register on their site for some reason... so any help and/or info would be awesome! Thanks in advance!
Any new news about the Hyperlights?? It's been 2 years since the last reply on this thread, so...I'm hoping Jon has finally started selling them??
I can't seem to register on their site for some reason... so any help and/or info would be awesome! Thanks in advance!
SILVER Member
member
138 posts
Location: In a warm bed with me teddy!!, United Kingdom
member
138 posts
Location: In a warm bed with me teddy!!, United Kingdom
Posted:
Jon is moving through the list as we speak. The first "new" lot are being dispatched as we sit here!!
Mine are resting in my lap well done Jon and the hyperlight team
Jon is moving through the list as we speak. The first "new" lot are being dispatched as we sit here!!
Mine are resting in my lap
well done Jon and the hyperlight team Fun is not a straight line <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
BRONZE Member
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
old hand
1,174 posts
Location: Great Malvern [UK]
Posted:
Yup, production is moving steadily at last. Just need to find a few minutes to update the website so they can be bought directly :-)
Yup, production is moving steadily at last. Just need to find a few minutes to update the website so they can be bought directly :-)
Cake or Death?
Fate Keeps Telling Me To Stop
270 posts
270 posts
Posted:
To those that have them: do you think they'll break? Are the hella heavy? Do they hurt?
To those that have them: do you think they'll break? Are the hella heavy? Do they hurt?
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