Section: Gadgets

iSquint Holiday Gift Guide for the Theatre Geek

Can you feel that?  It’s the gift giving season! There are always great gift giving guides for loved ones, kids, add all kinds of other people in our lives.  But what about the techie in all of us?
There are a bunch of cool tools and toys out there for the techie and designer in all [...]

Review: Rosco Strobist Gel Collection

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about an interesting product from Rosco Labs, the Rosco Strobist Collection Kit. While this does not have to do directly with Entertainment lighting, it is still worth a mention as a designer we must document our work for our records and our portfolio. Rosco Labs was kind enough [...]

Martin Introduces MAXRemote iPhone App

During LDI 2009, Martin announced that they released the MAXRemote iPhone App.  The MAXRemote is an iPhone App to remotely connect to the Martin Maxxzy and Maxxyz PC lighting consoles.
MAXRemote discovers remote lighting devices automatically and allows for manipulation of fixtures, presets, channels and more when users connect to a Maxxyz.
Multi-touch belts in the parameter [...]

FireSword-IV, When is a Flash Light to Bright?

You have to ask yourself sometimes, when is a flash light to bright?  My response, Brighter the Better Baby!
One of iSquint’s readers, Tobin Neis sent me a link this morning about something he read in Wired Magazine, the FireSword-IV from Elektrolumens. First things first, this thing puts out over 3,000 lumens. Talk about CRAZY bright! [...]

The Piranha By PocketToolX.com

Tools tools tools, we can never have enough tools.  But what about tools that do more then one job?  How about The Piranha from PocketToolX.com?
The PIRANHA is a single-piece, multi-purpose pocket tool that is constructed from heat-treated and corrosion-resistant S30V Stainless Steel with a built-in neoprene double-ended driver bit holder.
Keep this slim tool in your [...]

Video: StageJunk’s Ratchet Ultimate Focus Tool

While down in Orlando, StageJunk announced the release of their latest Ultimate Tool, the Ratchet Ultimate Focus Tool.The new tool looks and feels just like the previous tool, the Ultimate Focus Tool, with one exception, the Ratchet.
StageJunk has taken the all aluminum tool and re-engineered the wrench portion of the tool to incorporate a fully [...]

Two New Products from Enttec at LDI

Looks like Enttec will be expanding their product line this year at LDI.  The boys from down under are preparing to announce a new DMX opto-splitter to go with their DMXis controller.  What is nice is that the D-spilter is not limited to just being used with the DMXis.  It is a low cost, 4 [...]

SeaChanger Offer $100 Savings on ColorBug AND MORE!

Talk about service!  Not only is SeaChanger offering $100 bucks off the ColorBug Light and Measurement tool, but they will personal hand deliver it to you at LDI… That is if you are attending! And to top it off, you will get hands on training on the ColorBug, right there on the show floor!
Here is [...]

What’s on Your iPhone?

We all love out little friend the iPhone and iPod touch.  Why, because it makes our lives so much easier… sometimes! When Apple opened up third Party applications on the iPhone, our favorite personal communicator became even more powerful and useful in the entertainment industry.  Lighting applications started to show up quick and have been [...]

Ocean Optics Jaz Light Meter

While doing some research on the internet, we came across an interesting tool from Ocean Optics, the parent company for the SeaChanger color engine, called the Jaz Light Meter.
What is neat about the Jaz that is that is a small light weight meter with a lot of features built in. Such as the ability to [...]

Attn ETC: New Idea For an Ion Wing

We here at iSquint not only write about products and services for the entertainment lighting industry, we use them as well. We also listen to what people have to say about products and how they might become better with tweaks, add-ons or complete re-designs. We have been listening to people talk about some of the [...]

Third Party iPhone App – WholeHog3 iPhone Remote App

With iPhone’s and iPod Touch’s gain more and more popularity and the addition of third party apps over a year ago, our little friend has become more and more useful by the day because of software developers and just all around smart people with in our small community.
Jon Griffin, a lighting design and owner of  [...]