This is just too cool stuff. I got held over in Chicago from this weekend, and I'm glad I did. I got video of some technology that's gonna change the game. I was online with a guy named Ken Odokemono, who lives in the area here. I talked with him online for a while, and he offered to show me his new "Wireless" tech for E-guns.
So I hauled my camera and a micro-cassette down to Wheeling, and took a look. What he's got going on is incredible. I can't give away all his secrets (he made me promise not to), yet, but here's what I can tell you.
It's called a "FireFly". It's a small mod that fits either in or externally onto to most e-guns. It uses wireless technology to report information about your paintgun's performance to a main computer off the field. It's like a wireless network for e-guns! His working gun is a Shocker, but he's also got it modded out for the Angel, the E-Mag, Timmys, and the E-cockers. He's working on the Impy now, but he says it'll be done by late May. the E-Spyders and similar guns he'll have by mid summer, he thinks.
But this little mod can report things like ROF, air efficiency, shots fired, and so on to a central computer. Odokemono told me that his inspiration was X-Ball, so a pit crew could have air, paint, or whatever a player needed HANDY when they stepped into the pit area. It's not legal yet to the rules, but after he gets a chance to demo it to the top brass, he thinks it will be a standard option on all X-Ball guns.
It's a bolt-on kit, no drilling or modifications to the guns are needed (it fits in the TUB of a Shocker!). And, if you have a laptop with the right hardware, you can run it in the woods at a range of 1500 feet with an FCC licence. It's a one way system, for now, but Odokemono said he's going to work on a 2-way system so you can communicate with teammates through the wireless network in real time. Lke if your front guy's ROF suddenly jumps from 5 BPS to 12, the grip would vibrate to let you know one of your teammates needs help. Possibly a 'speaker' system so the gun could tell you which player needs help, but he told me he's trying to keep costs down.
But enough out of me! I've got a VIDEO to share! You HAVE to see it, it's only 30 seconds, but it's what I could get together and post it ASAP. You can view it at http://www.webdogradio.us/news/News1.wmv It's less than 2 meg, and has all the info to Odokemono's web site which goes live tomorrow around 10 AM CST.
Oh yeah, the cost of the widget is right now around $200 for the on-gun or in-gun system (depending on the platform), and $350 for the wireless hookups for a laptop. You're on your own to power the laptop.
To be honest, it's making me look at the e-guns and thinking that I might just need to get one...
-Tyger
(edited to fix the link)
So I hauled my camera and a micro-cassette down to Wheeling, and took a look. What he's got going on is incredible. I can't give away all his secrets (he made me promise not to), yet, but here's what I can tell you.
It's called a "FireFly". It's a small mod that fits either in or externally onto to most e-guns. It uses wireless technology to report information about your paintgun's performance to a main computer off the field. It's like a wireless network for e-guns! His working gun is a Shocker, but he's also got it modded out for the Angel, the E-Mag, Timmys, and the E-cockers. He's working on the Impy now, but he says it'll be done by late May. the E-Spyders and similar guns he'll have by mid summer, he thinks.
But this little mod can report things like ROF, air efficiency, shots fired, and so on to a central computer. Odokemono told me that his inspiration was X-Ball, so a pit crew could have air, paint, or whatever a player needed HANDY when they stepped into the pit area. It's not legal yet to the rules, but after he gets a chance to demo it to the top brass, he thinks it will be a standard option on all X-Ball guns.
It's a bolt-on kit, no drilling or modifications to the guns are needed (it fits in the TUB of a Shocker!). And, if you have a laptop with the right hardware, you can run it in the woods at a range of 1500 feet with an FCC licence. It's a one way system, for now, but Odokemono said he's going to work on a 2-way system so you can communicate with teammates through the wireless network in real time. Lke if your front guy's ROF suddenly jumps from 5 BPS to 12, the grip would vibrate to let you know one of your teammates needs help. Possibly a 'speaker' system so the gun could tell you which player needs help, but he told me he's trying to keep costs down.
But enough out of me! I've got a VIDEO to share! You HAVE to see it, it's only 30 seconds, but it's what I could get together and post it ASAP. You can view it at http://www.webdogradio.us/news/News1.wmv It's less than 2 meg, and has all the info to Odokemono's web site which goes live tomorrow around 10 AM CST.
Oh yeah, the cost of the widget is right now around $200 for the on-gun or in-gun system (depending on the platform), and $350 for the wireless hookups for a laptop. You're on your own to power the laptop.
To be honest, it's making me look at the e-guns and thinking that I might just need to get one...
-Tyger
(edited to fix the link)
