Rumor Mill: Is Wybron Hiding Something in Their Truck
With the Wybron Mobile Showroom on the road, we have been hearing rumors that tucked away some where deep inside the truck, possibly in the cab, that there is a super secret new lighting fixture that Wybron is preparing to announce at the WFX show in Charlotte, NC later this month and then at the [...]
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LDI09: Rumor Mill – Behind Closed Doors
We love rumors around the industry here on iSquint and it seems like LDI will be the starting off point for some rumors to start spreading. So what sort of rumors have been mumbled about around the industry with LDI right around the corner? Lets first take a look at ETC, (Electronic Theatre Controls). We [...]
Read More ...PLASA09: Update on RSC LightLock
The other day we mentioned the pre show announcement of the Royal Shakespeare Companies LightLock device for hanging moving lights. After speaking with a couple of our fellow entertainment news outlets we have some updated information. The RSC LighLock was actually introduced last year at PLASA08 but only as a prototype. Since then it seems [...]
Read More ...Rumor Mill: Zero 88 Fat Frog EOL
We have heard through the twitter-verse via @BarbizonChicago that Zero 88 has discontinued the Fat Frog moving light console. We have not been able to confirm this rumor via Zero 88′s web site or on the phone. If you hear anything different or anything more, let us know in comments. UPDATE: Looks like the Fat [...]
Read More ...Rumor Mill: New Dichroic Filters in the Works
We have heard through the grape vine that there may be a new line up of Dichroic Color filters on it’s way into the market in the coming months. Ocean Thin Films, the makers of the color mixing engine, the SeaChanger, have been over heard talking about releasing their color filters into the market. Ocean [...]
Read More ...Rumor Mill: New Follow Spot From Lycian Stage Lighting
We received an tip form our source under deep cover that Lycian Stage Lighting, the makers of Stage and live entertainment follow spots is on the verge of announcing a new follow spot to their line up. The few details that we have are that the new follow spot is design to fill a spot [...]
Read More ...Rumor Mill: Axon Media Server Update Soon
We have heard through the grape vein the Highend Systems is getting ready to release an update to the Axon Media servers, DL.2 and DL.3 fixtures. When the update will be released has not been confirmed but rumors are aloft that the update should hit the street with in the month. Some of the new [...]
Read More ...Update: GrandMa 2 Lighting Console Almost Ready
We recently wrote a post about information on the GrandMa 2 has been lacking. Turns out the the new console is up and running. That being said, the new series 2 software is not. While the new GrandMa 2 hardware has started to ship to select customers, the console is still running the series 1 [...]
Read More ...Update: ETC’s New Console Spotted in the Wild
The rumors are true, ETC is set to launch a new console at USITT. In a recent Press Release from ETC, they will be, announcing a new console this month at the USITT Stage Expo in Cincinnati on March 19. Details are still a little vague as the folks in Middleton have been tight lipped [...]
Read More ...New ETC Console at USITT CONFIRMED
We recieved a message from the lions outh today. ETC, as expected, is getting ready to launch the long rumored new lighting console to take place of the ever loved express console. The message from ETC outlines the going on’s with ETC at USITT in March. Premiering at USITT: New ETC lighting-control console…. Be the [...]
Read More ...Rumor Mill: New Color Kinetics Fixture
There have been some rumors flying around that Philips Color Kinetics is going to be releasing a new LED fixture in the next couple of months. While there is not much more information then that, we here at iSquint are interested to see what one of the leading producer’s of LED’s will launch next. Could [...]
Read More ...Rumor Mill Update: Vari-Lite LED Fixture
Just a few weeks ago, we reported a rumor that Vari-lite is in the process of developing an LED moving head. Many of the top lighting designers and dealers were able to view the fixture in a private room at LDI this past year in Las Vegas, at half power (because of limitations of the [...]
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