With the introduction of our first plasma fighting
saber back in 1999, we have been pouring our
engineering talent into creating a true duelable
blade system that is also as bright as a plasma-type
blade: The results are the HyperBlade™ system! Our
new blade system features a “brighter than plasma”
scrolling light effect along with an extremely
durable blade assembly. We have not compromised on
the development – resulting in an ultra-bright light
effect that can also undergo the rigors of play
dueling!
Our blades feature ultra-bright LED
technology in a HyperFlex™ engineered light assembly.
This results in a 3-5x brighter blade than some of
the other technologies, and in fact making it
brighter than plasma for some colors. HyperBlade™
also features a DualCore™ protection system for
maximum durability, allowing the saber to undergo
spirited dueling without risk of damaging the blade!
HyperBlade™ also features never-before-seen
functions in a saber blade, such as our novel
ClashEffect™ light feature (which can be synchronized
with our sound boards) and a proprietary CorePulse™
ambient light effect for creating real movie-like
blade lighting.
The HyperBlade™ system also went through rigorous
tests to quantify its durability during saber play.
Check out our gallery for videos demonstrating the
durability research phase of the HyperBlade™ system.
Here is a table of the HyperBlade™ features versus
competing saber blade technologies:
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Blade
Type |
Bright as Plasma |
Scrolling Effect |
Duel Worthy Blade |
ClashEffect™ |
CorePulse™ |
MovieFlicker™ |
EL
(electroluminescent) |
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LED
array
(in the blade) |
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Luxeon
LED
(in the hilt) |
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Plasma
(neon tube) |
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HyperBlade™ V.1 |
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HyperBlade™ V.2 |
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HyperBlade™
V.1 LED Driver unit
Dimensions: 1.7" x 1"
Power: 5-12V DC
Current capacity: up to 1A sink
Connector type: 8-pin female DIN
receptacle
Activation: momentary pushbutton
Features: ClashEffect™ enabled,
CorePulse™ enabled, controls any color
HyperFlex™ blade assembly, plug and play
with other HyperBlade™ modules. |
HyperBlade™ V.2 LED Driver unit
Dimensions:
1.7" x 1"
Power: 5-12V DC
Current capacity: up to 1A sink
Connector type: 8-pin female DIN
receptacle
Activation: momentary pushbutton
Features: ClashEffect™ enabled,
CorePulse™ enabled, MovieFlicker™
enabled, controls any color HyperFlex™
blade assembly, plug and play with other
HyperBlade™ modules. Adjustable
brightness and ignition speed for the
blade. |
Bluetooth wireless sound module
Dimensions:
1.9" x 1"
Power: 5-12V DC
Radio: Class 1 bluetooth radio
board
Range: 20-100m
Sensors: dual-axis +/-2g
accelerometer
Activation: momentary TTL/pushbutton
PC interface: requires Bluetooth
dongle and WinXP software suite (CD
included)
Features: CD-quality sound playback
over PC sound card, realistic motion
detection in 2 planes, plug and play
with driver unit, ClashEffect™ enabled. |
Stand-alone (in the hilt) sound module
Dimensions:
1.3" x 1"
Power: 5-12V DC
Speaker: 1.4" diameter
Speaker output power: 200mW
Sensors: tilt and vibration sensor
Activation: momentary TTL/pushbutton
Features: small in hilt sound board, 10
sounds, plug and play with driver unit,
ClashEffect™ enabled. |