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8Square video

Gene — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:32:17 +0000

We’ve been shamed by one of our customers to finally post a video of the 8square

Well that was a slow month

Gene — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:03:30 +0000

I guess being out of stock for the entire month will do that. Who woulda thunk?

I’ve finally got the LEDs in, tested a few, and they’re right this time. So we should be packing up a pile of kits this weekend, and be back in business. To all who have been waiting, thank you for your patience!

8Square Pics

Gene — Wed, 27 May 2009 02:47:15 +0000

Some new 8Square pics. The pictures below have the smoked acrylic front – the 8Square also comes with a clear glass front, but we think this looks better.

Clarification – you will also get the glass panel, so if you disagree with us you have the option of using it.

8Squares available for order

Gene — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:35:22 +0000

After much delay, the finished 8Squares and kits are available for order from our order page. The instructions are quite finished yet, but I promise they will be online by the time kits are delivered (I decided to put the kit up for order before the instructions are done so the couple people eager to get them can get them sooner, and this will force me to finish the instructions ) They’re finished and up on the info page.

The 8Square is a significantly simpler kit than the 4Cube, but if you’re at all unsure whether you’re up to the task I encourage you to wait a few more days and review the instructions before ordering.

New features, manual, and sourcecode.

Chris — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:27:38 +0000

Here [hypnocube.com/Docs/UserManual_1_0.pdf] is a PDF of the user manual for the new 4Ã—4Ã—4 HypnoCube and the 8Ã—8 HypnoSquare. This pertain only to devices bought after Feb 2008.

There are two sample programs with C++ sourcecode showing how to interact with the new devices. Both files are zip files containing Visual Studio 2005 projects. Read the above Manual for more information.
HypnoCOMM
HypnoDemo

General Updates On Our Activities

Gene — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:59:05 +0000

We received the new 4Cube boards from the fab house today. The new version isn’t dramatically different than the old, but will feature USB connectivity to the PC to allow hackers & artists to control the cube without having to deal with low level microcontroller programming. It will also feature some basic controls on the cube itself to navigate visualizations (pause, forward, back, etc.) Should be available sometime next week.

The final 8Square boards have been sent to the fabbers recently as well, and they should be arriving in a few weeks. Expect kits to be available in about 4-5 weeks.

The 8Cube has been on the back burner a bit while we wrap up the new 4Cube and 8Square, but with the recent soldering juju (posted below) we should have a fully operational RGB ~~battlestation~~ 8x8x8 cube, at least insofar as the the electronics is concerned. Hopefully Chris will get it dancing soon.

New 8Square Pics

Gene — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 11:52:36 +0000

Here’s some pics of the current 8square, in its frame. This should be very close to its final form – the only planned change is that the PCB will be black.

And here it is with a diffuse acrylic face plate.

The acrylic dims the LEDs too much to look good in well lit areas, but it looks pretty slick in the dark (I’ll grab a pic later, but I was in a rush.) We’ll include both the glass and acrylic so you can choose which you prefer.

8Square Prototype

Gene — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:32:23 +0000

We’ve got our first 8Square board up and going. It’s not as novel as the cube, but it should be a lot easier to build, and we’re putting in USB so it can be controlled via a PC.