HyperLight Take Two ( LED Glow Poi - no fire )

[pranksterprince15]

can anyone tell me if these are to be sold anywhere yet saw these over a year or two ago and as far as i was aware they never finished so i stuck with flowtoys

[hyperlight]

@pranksterprince15 Yes they are! They're available direct off our website (go to the shop area)...

[pranksterprince15]

@hyperlight sweet, finally :D especially as a professional performer these seem like a great idea.

[toMMychiLLfigUre]

Love !it

[pittkid42]

and they look kinda short

[hyperlight]

@pittkid42 I have short legs.. ....but you can make the much longer if yours are longer :)

[pittkid42]

how do they work?

[hyperlight]

@pittkid42 uber bright LEDs shining up a sock. You can program them to do any sequence of colours you can imagine.

[LarsonSiler]

It looks like he's tossing back and forth on opposite surfaces of the hands, are there any counterweights or anything for tosses? I love me some tosses :D

[hyperlight]

@LarsonSiler Yeah, the handles have bouncy balls in them so you can have a good toss ;-)

[hyperlight]

Get yourselves on the signup list (link is in the video description). We just sold 15 pairs to the first 15 to respond to our announcement email :-)

[pittkid42]

Gimme gimme gimme!

[xREJECTEDCHAOSx]

IWANT THESE!!! SELL THEM ALREADY

[MrChutney]

God I'd love to make this in HD with better editing/ spinning...

Fancy it @hyperlight ?

[SmokinTheReefer42088]

You guys are pretty good at poi

[FrostRussia]

Wow. 

[UltraPoiLLC]

@hyperlight ... the list goes on. If you ask me, you get what you pay for :-)

Here is a video of an ultrapoi being run over by a truck.

watch?v=8LboJJKUj5Q

[hyperlight]

@UltraPoiLLC

Touche.. ...now where's our 'truck' got to? :)

[AsherPure]

2:40 = epic

[hyperlight]

@spinthadank I spent 6-7 years developing the technology in my spare time. Most of the technology we use now wasn't available back then. Fair play to them though for making swift progress. If their toys are better and half the price then why not go and buy some instead of rubbishing the achievements of the rest of us? For the record, we're building a batch of 50 pairs right now, so we'll soon start to live up to the demand at last.

[TheGlowPanda]

@hyperlight

Thank god

i think you made my nipples lactate with that statement

[spinthadank]

Haha....well that's not what they told me??? Have you talked to them at all?? They said they would work with 2 AAAs, and the new versions would have an extra option for on the fly changes to a freshly stocked library of sick modes that can all have frequency modulation! Sounds like a pretty sweet deal to me... They also told me that the new versions being manufactured by their sponsor would be more affordable than they are right now witch is less than half of what your asking for!!!!

[mdhro]

muito massa

[aPOTg]

yea dude honestly hyper lights are pretty bad ass, and id love to own me a pair, but i just cant see 500 bucks.

[herbpounder]

@o0legos0o

I thought I would never be able to afford sweet lights, thanks braaa

[drapersk801]

440 bucks?????? price check please. thats rediculous

[witheyesclosed18]

500 is way expensive!

on liquid emotions.com regular poi is way chaper.

[rorytreanor2000]

nice

[blueicechi]

That is epic :O

[GodsNotReal95]

i love ur style.

[dubstepfrenzy]

Those are beautiful!

[BlissfulOasis]

it said on the website something about upgrading the software for life? if you can upgrade the firmware yourself when you buy them then how does it connect to the computer? I was guessing mini usb or something?

[hyperlight]

@BlissfulOasis - yup, mini usb :-)

[024TeK]

Here in Holland the Led Glow Poi's are just 35 Euro's not 500$

But it's a amazing video, and I'm learning it also but then with a Sock Poi,

and im already getting better in it :D!

good work! and you choose nice music for it!

[hyperlight]

@024TeK ...and you can get glow poi over here for the same sort of price. Hyperlights aren't just Led Glow Poi though; they're the world's brightest, most flexible and programmable poi :-)

[xXNuclearBabiesXx]

Clubs more like it, if you hit yourself with those as upposed to glowsticks... Ow.

[mrpottta]

this is the most amazing video ever that is all

[drapersk801]

you should def. hurry up and get these on the market. what would be the price range, and time expected to develope?

[hyperlight]

@drapersk801 they _are_ on the market; we're making another batch of 50 pairs right now. £300 for a pair.

[delaroche]

where do i get them from.... its awesomeee

[KindaComplicated]

Dude, can't tell you how amazing and awesome these look. Honestly, I probably wouldn't buy them because of the price tag. Your market would probably be world class / professional poi artists, not us regular folk. 500.00 is more than I make in two weeks, so I will have to pass, but good luck mate! Rock the poi!

[KindaComplicated]

Dude, can't tell you how amazing and awesome these look. Honestly, I probably wouldn't buy them because of the price tag. Your market would probably be world class / professional poi artists, not us regular folk. 500.00 is more than I make in two weeks, so I will have to pass, but good luck mate! Rock the poi!

[Scherer321]

the ultimate poi

[megaman92922]

as much as i wanna say its worth the money it isn't you can but indestructable sets for 100 dollars that are hard and can do all of that as far as programming goes its still just led lights inside of them now matter how you put it and there is only so many combination's worth programming and you better be better than flowlights with their warranty of a lifetime to sum up everything... good idea but too much work you will not get eough buisness to keep your buisness up and running if you do it

[hyperlight]

@megaman92922: They're not just LED lights though. Hyperlights are considerably brighter than traditional glow poi. There's an infinite number of patterns available and part of the Hyperlight ethos is that they will be freely available on the website. Hyperlights have a very different look to Flowlights (which for the record I actually think are excellent poi!) and the price point puts them in a different segment of the market. Whether we succeed or not remains to be seen :-)

[VtheArcher]

@hyperlight I can vouch for Hyperlight megaman92922. I use Flowtoys mainly and saw Concentrate poi and Hyperlights in the flesh at Southern Lights festival this year, and was blown away by the Hyperlights. They are INCREDIBLY bright and the effects/accelerometer functions are outstanding! A bit expensive for my means, but they say you get what you pay for, and they are worth it if you can afford it :)

[spazdrummer]

pretty epic vid dude

[phoenixdrako]

those look amazing

[stebod]

concentrate poi better than hyperlights, your having a laugh jannafuentes. And as for price well four years plus of jons life have gone into these to bring you the best poi on planet earth and all you fuckers do is moan. Cant afford hyperlights . . . get a job nuff said

[FoRealJuggalos]

@stebod lol even with a job who the fuck would pay 500$? thats outrageous look at flowlights sick poi for a fraction of the cost and reliable. I think for 500$ i should be getting a whole lot more than just some poi.

[hyperlight]

@FoRealJuggalos you do get a whole lot more than 'just some poi'; you get the world's brightest, programmable and upgradable poi! For the record, we've sold 8 and have another batch of 50 ...and most of those are already spoken for!

[Metallicrazy]

@hyperlight I get that these are really good poi, but I have no idea what could warrant 500$ for glowing poi

[OmegaForteAlpha]

@hyperlight granted that maybe true but what about us common poi people, there is no way i can afford spend $500 on these but i so desperatly want them

[magemeleeftw]

@FoRealJuggalos

I dunno what flowlights you got, but they're pretty fragile.

[ThePoeticFox]

nice

[squirtICQ]

That was awesome dude! Keep up the good work!

[jaredqwerty]

now after over 80 weeks of development... the wait is almost over -_-

[hyperlight]

@sangXroyal Look at the info for the video for a link to our sebsite.

[jennafuentes]

... 500? really??? i have concentrate poi that look as good if not better than these and they cost like a quarter that much... and thats still waaay too much for a few components i can solder together in an afternoon ... they do look nice though.

[hyperlight]

@jennafuentes if you believe that then you've definitely not seen Hyperlights live. My toys are significantly brighter, can be reprogrammed an unlimited number of times to do absolutely any sequence of colours. You might be able to hack something together in an afternoon but it won't be in the same league as these toys either in terms of quality or reliability. I welcome the competition though - go ahead and have a go and post your results as a video response :)

[BlissfulOasis]

I bet those socks would look good with light up shoes XD

[snoopymk2]

awesome poi dude, got mr chutney to teach me some stuff at Bath Upchuck, now i'm stalling like nobody's business.

[cecilia924]

@snoopymk2 "now im stalling like nobodys business" hahah i cant get stalling. then again, i just started

[UnspokenDreams88]

awesooome <3

I love your pois, they look great

[xdxdjoker13]

O_O omg best weps ever!

[18mofako]

so when in the world R these gonna be available?

[Algos9]

nice demonstration

[funguywoo]

"The wait is almost over!"

4 years later.....

[MrChutney]

@funguywoo Yeah, it was a bit late ;)

[JaviAirhead]

I like how this vid (made in '06) says "18 months into devlopment, and the wait is almost over" ..... here we are 37 months after that statement was made. Quit teasing us!!!

[SidheofRed]

So there are two different kinds; the sock and the pendulum-flag?

Personally, I like the latter. :D

[sk8erdude3098]

the song is chicane saltwater it amazing video is great check out mine

[jaredqwerty]

i have to admit this look amazing and seem like great fun to play with... but i aint got 500 dollars just lyin around =/

[zoe1114]

What song is this?!

anyone kno?

[LoveDub]

It sounds like Clannad.

[jaredqwerty]

same here! i really wanna know!

[Dantalien]

Ну почему начинающих? Иногда в помещении невозможно устроить с огнем. Поэтому есть светодиодное шоу. Пользуется не меньшим успехом, между прочим)

[MrTocki]

типа фаер шоу для начинающих :)

[yeir7cnf]

if they were music responsive id buy em for 1000... each hehe

[Litameena4chan]

That seems advanced so I understand the pricetag. =] Although I don't think I'll have enough cash for them even after I have learned Poi and have a better job. =/ Amazing poi though and you had a great preformance! =]

[Ambi1901]

These are fantastic, I just wish I had $500 to spare :<

[gehausenstine]

500! ill stick with my flowlights thank you

[DankstaTravee]

500= RIPOFF.

END OF STORY.

ill wait a few more years, till you crooks realize your raping people hardcore for these :)

[hyperlight]

To each their own... I reckon you'd have second thoughts if you saw them live and knew how much they cost to put together though :-)

[festivalfaery]

My friend G let me play with these at glade 2008 and they are awesome.

[Mireneye]

Funny how this video came out in 2006 :/

I hope now, the wait if almost over for real!

[rayray2207]

just wanted to say i fully understand your justification for the price tag.

if you wanted a pair of glow poi, you could simply get a 50 dollar pair off ebay and they'd be pretty good. but not as good as these ones.

i remember only a few people had these at a festival i went to recently and they stood out much more than the rest.

[rayray2207]

i would have to practice and really get into poi to fork out. but that right there is a wicked set of poi. probably one of the best ive seen

[DjMasquerade]

wait its 500 a pair O.o i thought it was 500 ea lol XD im retarded >.> lol 250 ea sounds reasonable then

[604Head]

Buy 2 Socks and Put a LED Ball in it for the Price of 1 Euro XD

[hyperlight]

That's certainly a cheap alterantive... but I promise you, it won't look anywhere near as good :-)

[njbarcafan84]

i think you should look into your cost dude, my friend who started making leds microlights a few years back just started makin hyperlights for poist, do you wanna know how much they cost to make em, well i wont tell you, but he sold em for $120 a pair (customized), $500 better be for some transformers hyperlights that can clean your room during the day! im sorry if i dont support your price, they look nice, but i wouldnt buy em at that price!

[danieldaglish]

@njbarcafan84 They cleaned my room and even got my dog to follow me for a walk. She wouldn't take her eyes off those lights <3

[ac16825]

dam your chargin 500? if u wanna sell these to anyone whos not a millionare or a complete idiot ur gonna have to lower the price bro

yeah u wanna make profit and u probably spent some money on them but come on u can sell these for around 100 and still make ur money without being to greedy

because i know for a fact ud have more luck selling 5 of these for 100 each instead of 500 a pair.

they are really cool and w/e choice u make on them i wish u luck.

[hyperlight]

You're absolutely right, I'd sell more if I could sell them for £100 a pair. It's not greed which makes that price so high, it's simple maths. If we sold them for £100 a pair we'd make a loss on every pair.

If we had the capital and the means we could drop the price a _bit_ but unfortunately, we don't have enough of either.

[forrestp14]

have you tried talking to companies with a lot larger cliental base like home of poi or flowtoys? they could get it cheep production and good quality because of supply and demand.

parts and labor to make one (im pretty sure) doesn't cost $500. Now yes maybe all the production time, development, and money spent on prototypes... yes $500 sounds good... if your going to sell 5 pairs. but if you sell lets say 600 pairs for $100 then you get more of a profit gain.

[forrestp14]

Then maybe running across a pair (so i could be sold on the fact that these are $500) wouldn't be like finding a unicorn in my back yard.

[hyperlight]

These toys contain a sophisticated combination of electronics, physical design and software which justifies the price tag. If you saw them in person, you might change your mind I think :-)

[cheekobling719]

holy shit those are awesome

[younglife88]

Where can I buy them? I want now. Do you offer any trainings maybe? :)

[EddieO3]

mma get back into this style ! its very soothing and mind easing when u listen to trance and poi/string

[xAOSx]

Very, very promising, but...close to $500 USD?

Spinners arn't rich, you know. Most of us work full time, and can't take on a second job (spinning is time-intensive, you know). We have to pay our bills just like everyone else (and for must of us, said bills include large quantities of controlled substances).

No matter how many features you pack into a glow poi, it's still a damned glow poi. They retail for around $40 USD a set. Not about to pay over $400 for programmable poi.

[hyperlight]

It's a lot of money I know, but we're a two-man team with limited resources and we don't have the capital or the confidence to make them in large enough quantities to be able to push the unit price down. If we could make them cheaper, we would...

[DjMasquerade]

I could prob make them for under 100$ unless you had to buy stupid amount of materials to get a half decent price .... they look cool and make me want to make something like it for sock poi thou makes it so I can atleast use it outside at night or something cool idea price is expencive :(

[hyperlight]

Unless you were making batches of upwards of 10000 I think you'll find you'd struggle to get the price anywhere near that low ...but by all means give it a go ;-)

[bendaheetz]

when do you guys plan on have these ready for sell im really interested in gettig a pair ill pay you guys 500 usd for a pair..let me know

[hyperlight]

Hopefully we'll have a batch ready for Christmas...

[hyperlight]

I suspect you'd change your mind to some extent if you saw them live. They're not "just programmable poi", they're by a wide margin, the brightest poi available and with the range of colours they can produce, a visual treat. Not to mention the fact they're also a joy to spin :-)

[bjrcboy]

I wish they weren't 500 usd! thats almost as much as my books for this semester =(

[gemini6boi9]

Awe Boo... I completely forgot about the UK-US conversion Rate...

[d3dreaper]

What are some of the issues ya'll are having in making these?? I would love to get a pair... possibly I could assist in solving some issues??

also a few question about them:

Are they rechargable?

Can the led sections be easily replaced?

Is it possible to eliminate the flicker of the leds?

[hyperlight]

They run on 2xAAA batteries in each poi so yes, they're rechargeable.

The LED sections can be removed from the socks if that's what you mean?

The LEDs can be made to produce any sequence of colours you imagine from just solid colours, to slow fades.. your imagination is the limit :-)

[goldencopulations]

but when will they be released!!!

can't wait....

[hyperlight]

Well we just ordered a batch of electronics (enough for 10 pairs)... so it could be relatively soon :-)

[1pinosos1]

Awesome idea i'd love a pair

[VegetableGyoza]

Is that fabric catching the light? Would be very interesting to see the effect black horizontally striped fabric would have.

Keep up the good work. Looking forward to playing with these.

[hyperlight]

Yes it is. Black stripes work very well to make it look like many-sectioned poi. Personally I prefer the light-sabery effect of standard white socks :-)

[Zacdunn2022]

so I'm guessing you guys gave up? I thought these were coming out soon three years ago..

[hyperlight]

Nope, we're still working on them. The day job gets in the way, but we're (still) progressing!

[drapersk801]

bitch ass nigah. you should hurry up with ya shit and start sellin these already. ive been waiting FOREVER and its killing me not to have them. so please, HURRY THE SHIT UP.

your friend, a bitch ass nigah.:)

[23Vacuu]

i need to play these things^.^

cant wait

[mickXfan]

poi: a manipulation of the forces

hyperlight poi: lightsaber

[sephiroth87932]

who's spinning?

[hyperlight]

Myself (Jon Cage/*Hyperlight) and David Crabbe/Mr Chutney :)

[bblock9]

what song did you use?

[GJGRIFFITHS0628]

CHICANE - SALTWATER

[bblock9]

oh duh in didn't see the itunes thing on the vid

[TipityClap]

jaja i felt like a child

my head was going like

i want one i want one

[SolaStar1]

awesome =D

[vegaswildfire]

Are these EVER going to come out? Are they out already?

[bjrcboy]

Hopefully by december... we'll see. They aren't cheap ~200 british pounds? and there is a waiting list! I'm 218th on that list... bah!

[kaspar12321]

lol

[MrChutney]

Still in development- it's a slow burner but they are still the brightest and prettiest poi I've seen and used :)

[PsyckoBolas]

very beautiful ! You have amazing talent !

I do poi too . "stardass" ^^ it's very cool !

[sephiroth87932]

awesome video and music love 2:51

[sephiroth87932]

i got bored and couldn't do poi so i did chain dancing it's fun just ge a chain and move your entire forearm to the beat fingers wrists palms everything it's fun

[02CSP]

want

[darkangelcade]

that's really cool.

[jermell93]

those things r the fuckin sweetest thing ive ever seen!!!

[NilaRos]

This is really good!!

You have amazing talent!!!!

[NewnuNoozlE]

fuckin amazing

i dont really like the music

but thats just me :)

[mickXfan]

damn awesome skills dude

[isolatedfire]

where can you buy these? and did you put them on strings at 2:14? cuz that looks sick

[Ken2234]

that would be amazing to see at a club

[VegaEtereo]

Sweet! *****

[JONmanIStheBEST]

OH SNAP. that's awesome

[megaman92922]

i can already tell you how to make them

buy some sock poi clear or white your choice buy a UV reactive circle cut out thebottom of the sock poi. grab a microlight or something of the sort like a fake candle light attach a quick clip ring to the base of it ( the UV reactive part)attach the microligt or glowstick to it by turning the sock poi inside out and attaching it then your done he just made a custom flat cicle conecept at the botton with protective rubber/ foam for durablility. Its easy

[hyperlight]

If you're saying they're lights in socks, you're absolutely right... but the brightness and the range of colours they can produce are something _very_ special.

[derekjf85]

Are you ever going to release these things?

[ftwRawR]

wow i need some of those. how much are they?

[hyperlight]

The final price is currently undecided, but I would expect them to be ~£150-200 GBP

[dillon4life]

oh my god!!!!!!!!!!!! those are amazing

[Rand0mRyan]

damn i want them!!!!!!

[xXmunoXx]

awsome vid i want some:]

[mast3reef3r]

definately sick. how long are they exactly

[hyperlight]

As long as you want them to be. I tend to tie the socks of so they're about 55cm (~21") but it's fully adjustable.

[Simulationfreak559]

RAVERS are not gay......

They are creative man.

[azleball]

holy shit where can i get these

[hyperlight]

See the link in the (more info) in the top right of the page...

[lovonne86]

what's the name of this song?

[goldencopulations]

Saltwater by Chicane

[Chickensg0cluck]

"look mommy i'm like luke skywalker now!"

lol, these things are amazing

[goldencopulations]

are we still waiting for these?? I have been dying for them for so long now!

excellent spinning in the video as well.

[PoiTricks]

sooo cool

[Baker1203]

are they out yet??? how much

[BobDobbs404]

freaking sweet!! any change in price projections? I gotta ask since you have to cover the cnc machine cost

[hyperlight]

Somewhere in the £150-£200 (GBP) range is my best guess...

[Topshanker123]

what are being used at 3:00?

[hyperlight]

Same toys but in a different configuration - in tailed poi instead of socks.

[RollieYollie]

yes!!! very nice :o)

[BobDobbs404]

Holy crap.. you are actually alive!! I figured that would get your intention. I stopped checking up on it 2 years ago. Will it be within a year?

[hyperlight]

Given recent developments, I would say the answer is yes..

[BobDobbs404]

WTF!! Why don't you end all the suspense and tell them NO! It's been years upon years you freaking liar! They are never going to be sold!

[hyperlight]

You're wrong, at no point have I lied. I've been wrong in my estimations of when I'd hoped to release them, but I've always been up front about delays etc. it's still my intention to launch these toys. Unfortunately, I'm not superhuman; I have a full time job and require sleep and a social life now and again.

Right now we're waiting for a CNC machine to be delivered at the moment, but when that arrives we'll get the housings sorted and be a lot closer to a finished product.

Progress takes time

[CRXFREXXX]

oh i love this...i wanna be that smooth

[kriptonian7]

Poi spinners are so smooth, so different from glowsticks or rave spinners.

I learned with glosticks at raves then moved to Fire. I love both cause one is more relaxing, while the glowsticks are very aggressive

[hyperlight]

I dunno, I've seen some pretty smooth glowstickers too!