Tuesday Twitter Trivia – LDI Special
This weeks Tuesday Twitter Trivia Question is all about the LDI Show. I want to step back for a moment and look at where the industry has come from and all the great things that LDI has done for us, the lighting industry. If you have been attending LDI for a while, you know that it has grown and become one of the best industry resources for learning, professional development and of course new products.
So this weeks Tuesday Twitter Trivia is Dedicated to the LDI Show, Thanks Live Design!
What year was the first LDI Show and in what city did it take place?
As always with the Tuesday Twitter Trivia, please Direct Message, (DM) your response to @iSquint. First one in with with correct answer receives a special gift from one of our Re-Launch Sponsors.
Live Design Announces #LDI2009 iPhone Web App
We just noticed via our lovely little RSS feed that Live Design, the organizers of the LDI Show have just announced the release of the 2009 LDI Mobile Show App for iPhone users.
LDI and Live Design offer the LDI iPhone app, sponsored by Lee Filters, for the second year. This is a web-based application for mobile hand held devices optimized for the Apple iPhone that features exhibitor listings via the booth location tool and show news right to your mobile device.
This little web app should make finding booths and information about the show pretty simple and easy. My only concern is, will there be cell service in convention center? I would much rather see Live Design come out with a true iPhone app that does not require cell service just in case coverage is limited on the show floor.
Still, much appreciated Live Design and Lee Filters! You can access the mobile web app at livedesignonline.com/iphone.
PixelRange Set to Announce New Family of LEDs
Even more LED goodness is coming to the LDI Show this year with PixelRange set to announce an entirely new family of LEDs.
The first one, pictured to the right is the PixelLinear, a string of Quad color LEDs on a “string” with an IP rating of 66. The PixelLinear features vast color palettes with perfectly homogenized LEDs. The PixelLinear is available in 1ft, 2ft, 4ft and 6ft lengths. There is no mention of how they are controlled, but we can assume via DMX.
Another product PixelRange is set to introduce is the SkyLine Architectural Family of fixtures which feature durable outdoor rated LED floodlights. Capable of high projection, even washes and focused feature lighting – each luminaire can feature one or two robust, stylish housings with a highly flexible variety of LED and circuit formats.
Pixie by PixelRange is a portfolio of IP66 rated decorative lighting effects offering infinite design possibilities for both indoor and outdoor applications. Each Pixie product is fully addressable and offers full color motion effects with dynamic color mixing – it can also be used for video animation. Introductory products include PixiePoint, PixieMini, PixieNode, PixieBall and PixieStar.
If you are attending the LDI Show this week, be sure to stop by PixelRange’s booth, #696 to see these and more LED products that they produce. To learn more about PixelRange, visit their website at www.pixelrange.com.
Elation Prepares to Announce “Revolutionary” Moving Light
The product announcements just keep rolling in, LDI must be right around the corner. Elation Lighting is preparing to announce a “revolutionary” spot/wash moving light this year at the LDI Show. Elation is calling it the Platinum Spot 5R. What you cannot tell from the picture is that the Platinum is the size of a 250w fixture. Here’s the kicker, Elation says that the fixture is comparable to a 575w fixture! Not only that, but the fixture uses 25% less energy and weighs 50% less then a comparable 250w fixture and still measures 2/3 the size.
Not only is the fixture smaller, lighter and brighter, Elation says that the fixture moves much faster on pan and tilt as well as color and gobos changes. So how did they do that? All Elation would mention is that the Platinum Spot 5R utilizes a brand new and advanced light source technology.
Since we cannot find any additional information on the fixture, we’ll just have to visit the Elation Lighting booth, #703 at the LDI Show later this week. The Platinum Spot 5R is just one of 20 new products Elation will be introducing at LDI. To learn more about Elation’s products, visit their website at www.elationlighting.com.
Martin LDI Special
Just in time for LDI, Martin Professional is offering two Brighter Bargin deals on not only fixtures, but also control devices. Lighting and Sound America (LSA) just sent out an email blast with the image below.
Looks like if you buy 4 of any Smart MAC, MAC 250 Entour, Mac 250 Krypton, MAC 250 Wash, MAC 301 Wash, MAC 401 Dual or the MAC 575 Krypton, you get a FREE Martin LightJockey or Maxxyz PC Universal USB/DMX interface, a value of $1600 USD!
The other Brighter Bargain is if you buy any 6 of the previously mentioned fixtures, you get a FREE Maxxyz PC, (MaxModule Submaster), a $3700 value!
How do you take advantage of this Brighter Bargain? Contact your local Martin Sales Rep or Authorized US Martin Dealer. Offer ends 12/23/2009 and is only valid for US customers.
Thanks LSA!
ELC Lighting To Show off DMX-Over-Ethernet Devices For First Time at LDI
ELC Lighting out of Switzerland will be exhibiting at the LDI Show for the first time. ELC Lighting specializes in DMX distribution networks and specialized control products such as the dmXLAN node6x, their latest product. The dmXLAN node6x is and all in one DMX.ethernet solution. It features 6x DMX inputs/output ports and is fully compatible with ELC’s free dmXLAN software with advanced DMX channel merging and patching. The dmXLAN node6x also features a 5-port 10/100mb ethernet switch.
Some of the other products ELC Lighting will have on hand are their DMX Show Recording devices and their focusHAND riggers radio remote. To learn more about ELC Lighting, visit their website at www.elclighting.com or visit their booth, 562 at LDI this week.
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 way optically isolated splitter that can be used in any lighting system when more “branches” of DMX are required.
I haven’t heard about any pricing as of yet or seen it on their website.
The other new product Enttec is preparing to announce is a “new” 3 or 5 pin DMX terminator. Why are we excited to see this? Well, it is a pretty simple device right, take a 5 or 3 pin male DMX connector and solder a 120 ohm resister across pins 2 and 3 right? Well of course! What is neat about Enttec’s terminator is that the back side has a closed off cover rather then using the standard sleeve to a cable on the back side. This is something that is so simple but maybe never thought of before.
The Enttec DMX terminator goes for $11 USD and can be purchased right from their website, www.enttec.com. To see these and other Enttec products, visit their booth, 1181 at the LDI Show.
Re-Launch of iSquint.net – A Week Long Celebration
That’s right, after months of planning, coding, skyping and sleepless nights, I am proud to announce the re-launch and one year celebration of iSquint.net. While we have certainly been online for over a year now, I felt it appropriate to celebrate our first year online during the week of LDI. It was this time last year that iSquint really broke out on to the scene and started to make a splash on your monitor with coverage of the LDI show.
This year, we are going to be covering the LDI Show Live, on the show floor. Not only from here on the NEW iSquint, but also from our twitter feed, @iSquint and our LDI 2009 Flickr Set. Bringing you more in depth coverage.
So, what is this week long celebration thing all about? First, thank you! iSquint is written for you, the lighting squint. Things are constantly changing in the lighting industry so you can always find the latest information here. So, with the plug out of the way, let’s begin the celebration!
We have contracted just a couple of lighting manufacturers about sponsoring our re-launch and celebration. In return, they have generously donated prizes for iSquint to hand out. How does it work? Easy, add a comment to this article with your name, email address, (which is not public) and a comment, I love comments. Write anything you like, the important part is your name and email address. That way I can contact you!
Everyday this week, I will be randomly picking a name from the comments at noon, EST each day starting Monday and ending Friday. The noon time winners will receiving a nice little prize pack with almost each of our sponsors represented. Also, during the week, I will be randomly drawing a name from the comments for smaller prizes from one of our sponsors. Then, finally on Saturday at noon, we will draw our finial and last winner for the grand prize. What is it? Guess you’ll just have to enter won’t you!
The fun does not stop there, we have one last surprise for everyone on Saturday night at the #LDI09tweetup.
Last, but certainly not least, I would like to thank all of our re-launch sponsors for donating all of these great prizes. I hope you enjoy the new layout. If you notice anything strange or not right, please let me know through the What Do You Think form. Thank you once again and let’s get the party started!
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UPDATE: Winners
Monday Noon Winner: DenGas144
Tuesday Noon Winner: Mark Scott
Wednesday Noon Winner: Joseph Tolle
Thursday Noon Winner: Sean Forsythe
Friday Noon Winner: Tim Thistleton
Martin Introduces RADAR
Martin Professional just sent out an email about their latest offering, the Martin RADAR lighting Information Feedback System. More from the Press Release:
Martin Professional has teamed up with Wybron, Inc. to offer an innovative lighting feedback system based on the industry-standard feedback protocol Remote Device Management (RDM).
Called Martin RADAR™, an acronym for Remote Access Diagnostics And Reporting, the information feedback and monitoring system enables users to communicate with lighting fixtures by gathering lighting fixture data remotely and sending it to operators for immediate attention. It allows troubleshooting and fixture repair to be completed in minutes instead of hours, cutting down on expensive repair time and increasing productivity and ROI.
Martin RADAR uses RDM to collect fixture data from an installed system – or from a rig before and during a show – and then modifies it if needed (DMX, lamp, fixture status, etc.). Imagine checking lighting equipment and diagnosing any problems from the convenience of a computer and without the hassle of having to access the lighting system, a great benefit for installations such as theatres, retail, outdoor architecture, cruise ships, theme parks and more. It also simplifies fixture patching by scanning the system, applying DMX addresses and uploading to fixtures.
RADAR real-time monitoring can directly increase return on investment by decreasing expensive down time. It lets users be proactive, foreseeing problems by providing precise information even before a break down occurs, and is a great benefit in connection with service planning.
Rental companies can benefit from the system as well to quickly diagnose, service and repair returned gear before sending it out on its next assignment, increasing uptime and therefore earnings. Martin RADAR also lets users prep fixtures before arriving on site, and resets them once the event is over.
To learn more about the Martin RADAR, visit their website at www.martin.com or visit them on the LDI show floor next week at their booths 1769 & 1763.
Apollo Design Set to Enter LED Market
Apollo Design is preparing to announce their entry into the LED market at LDI next week. Apollo has secured the exclusive US distribution rights to English brand, Multiform Lighting LED fixtures. The photo left is of the Multiform 1009 Spot which sports 9 – 1 watt RGB Edixeon LEDs for 27 watts of LED goodness.
The other Multiform LED fixture not shown is the 1018 Wash fixture which sports 18 – 1 watt RGB Edixeon LEDs for 54 watts of LED goodness. Both the 1009 and 1018 run off 4 channels of DMX and are auto sensing between 85-250v. Each fixture has a standard beam angle of 40 degrees and contained in a rugged aluminum extrusion shell.
Apollo Design has also secured the Exclusive US distribution rights for an Italian manufacture, Spotlight Srl and their upscale MINI line of architectural lighting fixtures and LED fixtures.
All of the Multiform and Sportlight Srl fixtures will be on display at the Apollo Design booth, 643 at the LDI Show.
#LDI2009 Show Floor Opens in 168 Hours
That’s right boys and girls, the 2009 LDI Show Floor opens in 168 hours or in 7 days from this moment. iSquint will be on location reporting live from the show floor about new products and services announced at the show floor. We’ll be there from the opening ceremony and ribbon cutting till the bitter end bringing you as much information as we can.
If you are attending the show, I look forward to seeing you on the show floor and of course, the @iSquint and @jimonlight #LDI09tweetup sponsored by @LeeFilters on Saturday night in the Peabody Hotel Lobby Bar.
If you haven’t done it yet, be sure to visit the LDI Show website and download a copy of the show floor plan and a complete schedule of sessions and classes offered this year. It’s going to be an exciting time this year with more and more LED products being announced and some great rumor mill wrap ups.
If you have not done it yet, register for a show floor pass by visiting the LDI Show website, www.ldishow.com.
See you in the Sunshine State!
Lex Products Introduces Evergrip
We normally like to do our write up on new products, but Lex’s Press Release says it all!
Everyone in the entertainment technologies industry know that November means LDI. They also know that LDI means that Lex Products, winner of the ESTA Product of the Year award in the widget category for the past 6 years running, will show up in Orlando with something big up their sleeve. For 2009 that something big is EverGrip™, and it will change the way you think about multi-cable.
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EverGrip connectors are overmolded, meaning they go through two separate molding processes that makes them exceptionally tough, remarkably safe, and maintenance free.
The core of EverGrip is a polypropylene premold that encapsulates the contact and wires, meaning the possibility of pushed pins is eliminated and the ground ring cannot loosen.
A Santoprene™ external overmold doesn’t just look nice – it provides superior flex and strain relief. The solid molded construction is impact resistant and covers all aspects of the connector, even the locking ring. This means total surface insulation when the devices are mated. Together, all of the advantages of overmolding can double the flex life of your assemblies. An optional weatherproof cover is offered to protect female connectors from weather, dust and dirt.
To learn more about the Evergrip, visit Lex’s website at www.lexproducts.com or visit their booth, 1157 next week at the LDI Show in Orlando.