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New Lighting iPhone App - iSquint

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amBX UK Ltd Preps Debut of amBIENT XC Lighting Controller

If you plan on attending PLASA Show next month in London, be sure to stop by the amBX UK Ltd. booth to preview their latest lighting control system, the amBIENT XC. The one line that has peaked our interest from the press release is…
The product is billed as a radically changing the way in [...]

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Cpoint Lighting XLR to RJ45 Adapters

Have you found DMX cable to be expensive? A good rule of thumb when it comes to purchasing DMX cable is that a foot of DMX cable with connectors can run about $2.50 to $3.00 a foot and up.  It all depends on what type of connector is used and the type of cable as [...]

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Review: Pathport Touring Edition Node

Last year, right before LDI, we did a pre show announcement about Pathway Connectivity preparing to announce their latest DMX node called the Parthport Touring Edition.  After a couple months of refinement and beta testing and getting the bugs worked out, Pathway has begun to ship the Touring Edition Node.  The folks at Pathway Connectivity [...]

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UpStaging Launches Headlite W LED Unit

The Headlite W LED is a 5,200 kelvin white LED fixture in a compact 18″ x 18″ package. The fixture contains 24 strips, each with six high-power Luxeon LEDs, for a total of 144 LEDs per fixture, creating what the company says is the brightest LED fixture of it’s kind, with an output of over [...]

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Apollo Announces New, More Efficient Power Supplies

Taking an internet stroll this morning, we noticed a new press release from Apollo Design.  They recently announced the release of a new, more energy efficient Smart Power family of power supplies.
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Apollo announces a new, more efficient Smart Power family of power supplies. In addition to a sleek design, the feature [...]

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Review: Synthe FX iPhone App, Luminair Version 1.5

We recently wrote about the arrival of an update and release of Synthe FX’s lighting control iPhone app, Luminair. Over the last month we have been following Synthe FX progress on releasing the update version 1.5 of Luminair.  Luminair allows you to control, view and manage intelligent DMX lighting fixtures and consoles, straight from your [...]

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Wybron Updates Infogate Feedback Software

We received a press release from Wybron today about updates that are available for their infogate feedback software.
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Wybron has released an updated version of the software that powers its award-winning feedback system.
Infogate Version 2.2, which uses the industry-standard feedback protocol Remote Device Management (RDM), makes it easier for users to visualize [...]

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Martin Introduces Maxxyz Module System

Martin Professional recently introduced a new line up to their line of Maxxyz Lighting control desk, the Maxxyz Module system.
Martin’s Maxxyz Modules is a lighting controller system based on a series of modules that can be used in different combinations to create a custom console to fit individual needs. Five modules are available to build [...]

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Luminair iPhone App Version 1.5 Released

We have been following Synthe FX, the developer of Luminair over the past couple of weeks here at iSquint.  We just received the official word, Luminair lighting control iPhone App version 1.5 is released and ready for purchase and download on iTunes. Luminair enables you to wirelessly control, view, record and manage intelligent DMX lighting [...]

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Update: Luminair v1.5 Screen Shots

We mentioned a week or so ago about Synthe FX is getting ready to release an update to their iPhone/iPod Touch app, Luminair, version 1.5.  We have been following their twitter feed (@synthefx) over the last couple of days and noticed that they had some more “leaked” screen shots of the updated version.
Luminair is a [...]

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Review: Enttec E-Streamer

The Enttec E-Streamer is a rack mountable show server for entertainment and the architectural world. One huge draw to the E-Streamer is that it can handle up to 64 universes. It is recommended that if you are using fully populated universes, you limit yourself to 40 per unit if you are running on a [...]

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Robe: DreamBox

Robe Lighting announced a new product to their digital media product light at LDI this year in Las Vegas called the DreamBox.  To be more precise, the DreamBox was truely introduced to the lighting world this year at the PLASA show in the UK.
The DreamBox is a multi-functional tool box with 2 DMX ports and [...]

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