Forums > Technical Discussion > Hyperlights update...

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.


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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

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anytime you want to test it on my head again

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I got pretty excited this evening when I saw the above photo (doesn't do the real life version any justice of course, but meh ).. better still, I reckon I've solved the problem where they used to drift out of sync with each other. I hadn't realised how much difference it makes, but my god they're pretty when they run in time with each other!

I've also got the old stutter fade sequence working on the new version - very pretty! I'll try and get some better photo's tomorrow night if I get a chance

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Are they gonna be ready for, oh, i don't know, next weekend?

"I believe the cost of life is Death and we will all pay that in full. Everything else should be a gift. We paid the cover charge of life, we were born."

Bill Hicks, February 1988

No pressure at all eh Mags...?

"I used to want to change the world, now I just wanna leave the room with a little dignity..." - Lotus Weinstock

pretty pretty.....

im not very technical, but what do you mean by turning the hyperlight on its side?

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Well here's a regular hyperlight in a sock:


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and here's one on it's side:


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Does that make more sense? No? Well don't worry too much, I'll have them at Falmouth for all to see. As a taster though, myself and Chutney have been busy this evening (not like that! )...


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...so yes, they'll be ready for the last ever Falmouth

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I think you're mistaken.. people would see you for miles around

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they look soooooo good!!!

i cant wait!

Owner of Dragosani's right side.

It certainly will Keiuna

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the only thing worth dying for is life itself

"In the end there is only fire and a waterfall"

You may indeed call shotgun. But if you refer to the shotgun rules, you'll see that in order to call shotgun, you must have line of sight for it to be a valid call:

 Written by: The Official Shotgun Rules

In the situation of the deed being a hike or other extensive outdoor activity, you may not call Shotgun until the automobile is within your sight. This rule needs only to be used when the passengers are outside for a long time and have traveled long distances from the car, as with a day of snow skiing.



Failure to comply with these rules would make you a shotgun gaper and as such you'd be put right to the end of the line.

When the HyperLights website goes up and opens for business, it will be a first come first served sort of affair. I'd be (pleasantly) suprised though if we sold all of the first batch as soon as the site opened, so there's (probably) no need to rush

Well as long as the bank will accept them so that you can put them into electronic form, there should be no need to worry... We'll accept cards / paypal on 'tinternet (probably) although if people want to throw cash at me at festivals, that's cool too

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I'm currently aiming to have them on sale by christmas.. which means the website will be up by then. I'm going to have a long chat with Sym at Falmouth so we may well get the basics together there. With the speed with which things have progressed recently suggests the units themselves may be ready sooner than that, but there's still a lot to be done!

...and yes, I will have at least one pair of HyperLights with me at Falmouth

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These look awesome dude. Can't wait to see what you can do with a staff

Could somebody stop the room please... I'd like to get off

"This dark place planet Earth, orbits one star,
Come from afar, far away state of mind,
open up your third eye, black helicopters in the sky"

I'd certainly be inerested to hear them.. PM or post away

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well OK..i think i've finished reading your complete thread of "Hyperlight" Updates.(omg my eye's are so tired)
So when when when are these going to be available for dummies that have alot of time on their hands???
-can i suggest by DECEMBER~???!!!

I TRY TO MAKE MY VOICE HEARD, BUT I KEEP ON ENdING UP, FEELING LIKE A TURD.

You can certainly suggest it. I can certianly aim for it. Who knows, with a bit of luck and few more sleepness nights, it might even become a reality

Keep your fingers crossed...

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it was great to see them in action at falmouth, i just cant get over how bright they are... keep it up, im saving my money

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Heh, add another "cant wait to get my hands on 'em" person. Lets us know when you are ready for the first batch production count, I know a bunch of people over here who are waiting impatiently

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