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In the modern security environment, there's no shortage of relatively new, tech-savvy companies intent on revising the traditional alarm monitoring business model. That some of these upstart companies, such as Cambridge, Mass.-based SimpliSafe, are now attracting serious outside investment interest is a development that bears watching.
SimpliSafe, which provides wireless security systems and professional monitoring services without long-term contracts, recently partnered with Sequoia, a prominent venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, to raise $57 million. On its website, the company claims to have 100,000 customers.
SimpliSafe describes itself as a "disruptive tech company working to help people live safely," while touting its in-house maxim that "being safe should be simple."
Interestingly enough, SimpliSafe doesn't fit perfectly into the DIY/MIY mold; it's really more of a hybrid between those types of systems and more traditional security units. A Wall Street Journal blog noted that a SimpliSafe system with sensors and other burglary protection components, along with a hardware package, typically costs about $260. The company also offers monitoring services for $14.99 per month, but doesn't require customers to purchase them.
In a company blog, Chad Laurans, CEO of SimpliSafe, said the following: "We've eliminated unnecessary middlemen, so we can pass the savings onto our customers and pour our resources into product innovation and customer service."
Down the road, one of the biggest threats to central station RMR could be the proliferation of increasingly sophisticated DIY/MIY systems that unite ease of use and installation with competitive pricing models. As of yet, there's no clear writing on the wall that says central station RMR will suffer the effects of "disintermediation" at the hands of innovative MIY products. But a $57 million infusion is no small sum for the security industry. It goes without saying that an investment of this scale can be transformative from a product development standpoint.
It will be interesting to see if this pared down version of security and alarm monitoring indeed proves to be disruptive, and if so, how the monitoring industry responds to the challenge.
Recent news reports say that Google may buy startup Dropcam, which makes video cameras that stream video to a user's computer or cellphone, as a way to get into home security. And The Financial Times has reported that Apple is soon expected to make a "big play" into the smart home, launching a new software platform that will allow users to control security systems and home features such as lights directly from their iPhones.
Should security companies be worried? Not really, according to a report today from Imperial Capital, a New York-based full-service investment bank.
If the Dropcam report turns out to be true, it would mean Google is adding a security component on the heels of its entrance into home automation with its recent $3.2 billion purchase of Nest Labs, maker of smart thermostats and smoke alarms.
But the report, authored by Jeff Kessler, Imperial Capital's managing director of institutional research, said it doesn't believe the Dropcam purchase would have a negative impact on security companies or other pure play home automation companies, like Control4.
The reason, it says, is that "security companies generally are not participants in the do-it-yourself (DIY) market and do not target particular groups that may be interested in such products (e.g., college students, young professionals living in high rises)." Also, the report said, although "Dropcam could be a good entry product for those that do not understand or are not familiar with security products, it does not replace the security, home automation, and customer service capabilities which the likes of ADT or Control4 provide, and nor do we believe that it wants to."
What about the potential Apple smart home/security play?
The report says: "We wonder if Apple will open up its "big play" to allow a broad base of installers, service, and responders to interact with it, or will it be another closed end system, in which the homeowner, or more likely the apartment owner, can check on what is going on at home on an Apple iPhone, and then have the responsibility of "making the call" to police or health responders based on what they have just seen on the iPhone. Another uncertainty is if the police would trust this system, or would law enforcement be more likely to respond to a more familiar source that has verified the same incident."
The report summarized by saying that while the new developments are exciting and will be particularly attractive to those who don't own homes, the lack of professional monitoring is a drawback.
"Remember, these monitoring stations (to be accredited) have to show that their average time to make a decision to dispatch or not to dispatch is less that 30-35 seconds, have tremendous redundancy, and can typically be trusted. We simply do not believe that Apple users will get that service."
In fact, the report says that these DIY products could indirectly help professional security companies by introducing a younger generation to the idea of home security/home automation, which could lead those customers to "potentially switch to a larger, more powerful, and more comprehensive platform in the out years."
Alarm.com, a leading provider of interactive security services, also weighed in to me on the new developments involving Google and Apple.
That Vienna, Va.-based company stressed that security is the backbone of the smart home and noted that professional monitoring is a key differentiator, but said security companies need to make sure homeowners know that.
"The key purchase driver for home automation is security. We see this in both consumer surveys and purchasing trends," Alarm.com said, in a statement.
Also, Alarm.com said, the announcements "validate the popularity of a growing range of connected devices and services. Security dealers should tap into this underlying consumer demand by aggressively marketing and selling a complete range of connected home technologies with professionally monitored security at its core."
Samsung Techwin America's EVP Frank De Fina announced May 28 that he is leaving Samsung for personal reasons.
"As of June 2, I will no longer be there. I made the decision on my own, the departure is amicable," he said. A replacement has yet to be named, though De Fina said there are "a couple of obvious potential choices. There is a very capable management team there."
De Fina joined Samsung in February 2010, and said he is proud of how far Samsung has come in the security industry since then. "Five years ago we didn't even appear on the IMS [Research, now part of IHS] list [of top IP camera providers]," he said. "This year our business grew over 75 percent." And he expects to "move up a couple of notches on the IHS list."
De Fina, who has "retired" twice before, said he is not even going to say he's retiring now. He is simply "taking a breather" and will likely return to the industry, perhaps in a consulting role.
Asked about the biggest challenges getting Samsung up to speed, he said "building the brand and credibility in the security space."
"I will take credit for organizing a great team," De Fina said. "But the credit for building the business goes to [that team]," he added.
"I'm leaving Samsung in much better shape [than when I arrived] and the team is spectacular," he said.
Before Samsung, De Fina was the long time president of Panasonic Systems. He retired from Panasonic Systems in 2008 to run Paul Reed Smith Guitars for two years before joining Samsung.
De Fina can play guitar in case you didn't know. Here's a video that my former colleague Sam took at the PSA-TEC jam a few years ago. Scroll down to the video; it features Paul Michael Nathan on harmonica, Frank De Fina on guitar, Daved Levine on bass, and Jerry Cordasco on drums.
The biggest opportunities in the security industry? De Fina said he did lots of research during a recent month-long tour of the Silicon Valley. "I spoke to big name companies [Google, Yahoo, others] and asked them what their [security] concerns are. "They look at us [the security industry] as a bit naive" in terms of cyber security. They also are concerned about the physical security of some critical infrastructure in this country such as data centers and cell towers, De Fina said.
De Fina identified the biggest challenge for integrators as shrinking margins. He recommends that integrators "pay attention to solving the problems that are not so easy to solve ... to reinvent themselves to mimic the growth opportunities I mentioned earlier."
De Fina is vice chairman of the Security Industry Association Board of Directors Executive Committee.
He was instrumental in the establishment of a security degree program that will be launched in 2015 at Mercer Country Community College.
He also holds positions in the International Biometrics Industry Association (IBIA) and is a board member of the Paley Center for Media (formerly Museum of Television and Radio) as well as a member of the board of the New York Friar's Club Foundation.
The PERS market has become somewhat notorious for its lack of acquisition activity, a surprising reality given the demographic trends in America that appear to favor such a market.
Many industry watchers on the private equity side attribute the lack of acquisitions to valuations that have yet to ripen. Some hold that as churn decreases, generating longer average account lives, outside investment is bound to pick up. With greater scale and higher multiples, the acquisitions will follow.
Enter Stonehenge Growth Equity Partners, a Tampa-based private equity firm that recently invested an undisclosed amount in MobileHelp, a mobile PERS provider based in Boca Raton, Fla.,—this according to multiple reports, including an article form the Tampa Business Journal.
Stonehenge summarizes its investment strategy on its website, noting that it typically invests in growth stage businesses and "aims to catalyze rapid growth of companies in up-and-coming markets." The firm also says its typical investment size is between $1 and $5 million, and that it typically targets companies that have at least $3 million in revenue and are profitable.
Like many investment firms, Stonehenge likes the recurring revenue business model.
No question, then, that MobileHelp fits many of the firm's ideal investment characteristics. Henry Edmonds, president of The Edmonds Group, an investment bank in St. Louis, said it's very good news that private equity investors are supporting PERS businesses. He added that it's unsurprising Stonehenge chose to invest in MobileHelp, which Edmonds characterized as a "leading provider of mobile PERS solutions," that has distinguished itself in an increasingly competitive market.
"I think we'll see a lot more of this as people get beyond the early stage and nascent products and once they've established a niche in the industry as MobileHelp has done," Edmonds said. "I think it will be likely that these kinds of companies will attract new capital, because it's an exciting space."
He described the PERS and mobile PERS market as "the wild wild west," in a certain sense, because there are a lot of products currently vying for attention.
"But if you can rise above the fray as MobileHelp has done, it's a great opportunity because of all the current and expected growth in mobile PERS and mobile security," Edmonds said.
I'll be following up on this story in the coming days. I plan to piece together an article about the implications of this investment, bringing together the perspectives of MobileHelp, Stonehenge, and others on the private equity side who've been monitoring the PERS valuation market for some time now.
Professional security companies proudly point to the good service they give consumers as an important differentiator between them and their giant cableco and telecom competitors. And a new consumer satisfaction survey suggests they don't have to worry about losing that edge to the Cable Guy anytime soon—because it shows new dips for Time Warner Cable and Comcast, and AT&T and DIRECTV don't fare too well, either.
The American Customer Satisfaction Index released its annual measure of the communications industries this week. The ACSI report measures consumer satisfaction in such categories as Internet service providers (ISPs), subscription TV service, fixed-line and wireless telephone service, computer software and cellphones, according to a news release. Ratings are done on a 100-point scale.
"Customer satisfaction is deteriorating for all of the largest pay TV providers. Viewers are much more dissatisfied with cable TV service than fiber optic and satellite service (60 vs. 68). Though both companies drop in customer satisfaction, DIRECTV (-4 percent) and AT&T (-3 percent) are tied for the lead with ACSI scores of 69. Verizon Communications FiOS (68) and DISH Network (67) follow."
AT&T's and DIRECTV's dips in customer satisfaction are of particular note because I just wrote about how AT&T's $48.5 billion plan to buy DIRECTV could impact Digital Life—AT&T home security/home automation offering—and the security industry.
Hmmm…a dip in customer satisfaction regarding any part of those companies' businesses doesn't seem like a positive—especially if they want to bundle services!
There's also a $45 billion pending deal for Comcast to buy Time Warner Cable. Both of those companies have home security/home automation offerings but they're not making customers very happy, at least when it comes to TV and Internet service, according to ACSI.
"Cable giants Comcast and Time Warner Cable have the most dissatisfied customers. Comcast falls 5 percent to 60, while Time Warner registers the biggest loss and plunges 7 percent to 56, its lowest score to date," the news release said.
The release also has a prepared statement from David VanAmburg, ACSI director: "Comcast and Time Warner assert their proposed merger will not reduce competition because there is little overlap in their service territories. Still, it's a concern whenever two poor-performing service providers combine operations. ACSI data consistently show that mergers in service industries usually result in lower customer satisfaction, at least in the short term. It's hard to see how combining two negatives will be a positive for consumers."
Customers also aren't happy with their Internet service from such providers, according to ACSI.
"High prices, slow data transmission and unreliable service drag satisfaction to record lows, as customers have few alternatives beyond the largest Internet service providers. Customer satisfaction with ISPs drops 3.1 percent to 63, the lowest score in the Index, the release said.
"At an ACSI score of 71,Verizon's FiOS Internet service continues to lead the category, surpassing AT&T, CenturyLink and the aggregate of other smaller broadband providers, all at 65," according to the release. "Cable-company-controlled ISPs languish at the bottom of the rankings again. Cox Communications is the best of these and stays above the industry average despite a 6 percent fall to 64. Customers rate Comcast (-8 percent to 57) and Time Warner Cable (-14 percent to 54) even lower for Internet service than for their TV service. In both industries, the two providers have the weakest customer satisfaction."
However, customers are happy with their cellphones. That rating is "up for a second straight year, rising 2.6 percent to a new all-time high ACSI score of 78."
The release said, "Steady growth in the use of smartphones, which have much higher levels of customer satisfaction, helps drive the overall industry gain. However, as data usage increases, costs to access overloaded networks are high, leaving customer satisfaction with wireless service providers stagnant at an ACSI score of 72."
ACSI found that, "among wireless phone providers, Verizon Wireless separates from the pack after climbing 3 percent to 75. T-Mobile (69), Sprint (68) and AT&T Mobility (68) are tightly grouped behind. As smartphone adoption continues to grow, network demands increase along with costs to the consumer, each contributing to stagnant customer satisfaction."
Also interesting were the ACSI POTS ratings. "Customer satisfaction with fixed-line telephone service dips 1.4 percent to an ACSI score of 73, but remains the most satisfying of all types of telecommunications. However, the score is due to shrinking landline usage. As more households abandon fixed-line service for cell phones, the customers that remain tend to be the most satisfied," the release said.
I spoke with John Chigos, CEO of license plate recognition provider PlateSmart, which bills itself as the only "software only LPR solution."
It's a newer company that got its start at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa. "That was our beta," Chigos said.
Chigos officially introduced the product to the market in 2013 and it's now deployed in locations such as the Port of Tamp, Florida hospitals, a large fashion house (for use at its distribution points, in traffic safety monitoring applications, and college campuses.
The 20-employee firm, based in Oldmar, Fla., is privately held. It has "growth equity from [undisclosed] VCs, and will continue to do that until we reach sufficient size to continue growth internally," Chigos explained. The company is in growth mode right now, Chigos said, "bringing on additional sales and marketing people as well as increasing our development staff."
Unlike the LPR "hardware/software solutions," Chigos said he envisioned an open platform that would work with all kinds of hardware and software. PlateSmart is ONVIF compliant, works with Exacq, OnSSI and other VMS providers and it has relationships with a number of analog and IP camera providers including Pelco, Panasonic, Samsung and Axis.
Chigos says PlateSmart can "use existing equipment and [end users] get more robust analytics."
Because no hardware is involved, customization is quick, he said.
PlateSmart offers a mobile application, designed for law enforcement, and a fixed-location platform called ARES. The next step will be to offer Platesmart in a cloud-based SaaS form, making it affordable smaller organizations, and also giving installers a new revenue stream.
In addition, PlateSmart can read "jurisdictional data … it can recognize the state, province or country and provide that data with the plate-read," which provides more data and accuracy for the end user, he said.
It can also read the color of the vehicle, which can help determine if a car has the correct license plate.
PlateSmart's basic package is two cameras but it can easily scale to a couple hundred cameras, he said.
What about privacy concerns? Chigos said that "LPR does not provided the information many people believe it provides. Our technology carries out the process of [identifying vehicles of interest] for law enforcement …it's not for enforcement on the other side of the equation [ie.] who's running a red light."
He describes PlateSmart technology as "speeding up the process [of identifying vehicles] that law enforcement and security have done visually for decades."
Furthermore, he says "we never touch, see, or handle the [license plate] data. Only the end user of the technology can see or act on the data."
Companies that get involved with LP data, particularly selling that data, are the ones that cause legitimate privacy concerns, he said.
Chigos quoted research group IHS, saying the worldwide market for LPR is estimated to be $600 million today and is projected to grow to $1 billion by 2018.
"Applications for LPR are growing everyday," Chigos said. "It's going to be a mainstay of security in this country because it delivers information in real time."
ADT has invested $25 million in a new partnership with Life360, a provider of location-based services and family networking technology that has more than 33 million customers, ADT announced this week. The partnership is expected to lead to cobranded mPERS solutions and also "provide a valuable lead generation source for ADT," the company said.
During a discussion of ADT's disappointing Q1 results earlier this year, CEO Naren Gursahaney cited some "lead generation challenges," the company had been having and said ADT planned to expand its lead generation activities in response.
On May 13, ADT announced the Life360 partnership, which it said will "enable the development of innovative, cobranded mobile security applications to provide greater safety and security services to families." According to a news release, ADT is taking a minority ownership stake in the company, "through a $25 million investment, leading a $50 million Series C financing for Life360. The investment forges a mutually beneficial bond for the two companies to work together to advance personal security solutions available to the more than 33 million families who use Life360."
Arthur Orduña, senior vice president and chief innovation officer for ADT, said the partnership allows ADT to expand security outside the home. "Today, ADT provides security and monitoring solutions for families wherever they are. This partnership with Life360 fits within our innovation strategy to reinvent the idea of 'security' for our increasingly mobile lifestyles. It's a perfect pairing as ADT and Life360 are both leaders in their categories that share a very similar vision and mission – to provide peace of mind to families," Orduña said in a prepared statement.
The release said the two companies plan to release a new codeveloped mobile application in late 2014. The new mobile app "will integrate features from ADT Chaperone, an existing 'on-the-go' personal security offering from ADT. The upcoming mobile application from ADT and Life360 will provide direct access to ADT's 24/7 monitoring centers that can connect users to police, fire and emergency medical responders," the release said.
According to Orduña's statement, "Soon every family will be able to use the app to meet their unique needs, whether it's providing a chaperone for a child walking home from school and verifying they reached their destination, or knowing to arm the home's security system when the house is vacant."
The app will be free. Also, the release said, "and upgraded security features from ADT will be available at a nominal monthly subscription fee."
Chris Hulls, Life360 founder and chief executive officer, issued a statement saying: "Mobile is at the center of the connected home, and given security is a critical element for today's families, our integration with ADT offers customers the value of one of the world's largest security and home automation providers, plus the connectivity of the largest family network."
Good news for Ascent Capital, the parent holding company of Monitronics, according to a recent research report conducted by Imperial Capital's Jeff Kessler. The takeaway is that the monitoring company's Q1 2014 earnings—$484 million in revenue, EBITDA of $321 million—were consistent with estimates and the company is "not experiencing impact from the entrance of cable/telcos."
As a result, Imperial Capital is maintaining the outperform rating and one-year price target of $94, about 43 percent above the company's recent share prices, recorded in the report at $65.80.
The share price is being impacted currently by skittishness surrounding the big new market entrants, referred to as a "false negative perception about the competition from cable/telcos."
"We believe that Ascent remains fundamentally strong and is not seeing any slowdown as a result of cable/telcos entering the security space," the report says.
As far as the new competitive landscape, Kessler believes traditional security companies remain Monitronics' primary competitors. He also envisions something of a schism taking place between traditional large security companies and the newcomers who established themselves first in other industries.
The former, according to the report, will continue to command their share of business in the market for critical life safety systems, while the latter will bring to market more of a "home services," lifestyle-focused package. The report said that existing skepticism about the "commitment to service" of the cable/telcos could hinder their ability to gain share from the largest security providers.
Kessler's report was extremely thorough, full of many fascinating prognostications about not just Monitronics but the industry at large. Needless to say, a lone blog post can hardly do it justice. Here's a sample sentence from the report that certainly piqued my interest:
"We believe smaller, undercapitalized security companies who do not have the capital to install Alarm.com or iControl wireless interactive systems may face real competitive threats."
The report also touched on the implications of the enormous advertising budgets of the new market entrants, as well as the positive effects of Monitronics' acquisition last August of Security Networks.
There was lots of video analytics news today.
Avigilon, which acquired VideoIQ at the end of 2013, today came out with the first combined offering of VideoIQ and Avigilon products. Avigilon added Rialto to its portfolio. Rialto has three appliances (for IP, analog and thermal cameras) that will enable end users to add VideoIQ analytics to existing Avigilon or other manufacturers' cameras. I have a call into Avigilon for more details.
Avigilon's analytics play is a good move according research firm TechNavio which announced today a new report that predicts global intelligent video analytics market will have a compound annual growth rate of 34.12 percent over the period 2013-2018.
What will drive that growth? TechNavio said it's the need for sophisticated tools to analyze the "unstructured data" generated by video surveillance systems, as well as increased security concerns.
The other, important driver is the "increasing demand for intelligent video analytics with business intelligence tools," the report said.
"When operational data is integrated with BI features, companies can generate profits by identifying and implementing profitable projects, increase sales by applying fact-based selling tools, enhance customer loyalty, and retain customers by optimizing customer experience management," said Faisal Ghaus, VP of TechNavio, in a prepared statement. "Organizations can use IVA solutions combined with BI tools to predict the future behavior of potential and existing customers, which is a major driver for the growth of the market over the forecast period."
This all made me think about the very excellent educational session at TechSec 2014 "The IP camera of the future," where there was lots of talk about the crucial nature of video analytics that work.
"The full potential of the business value of security cameras has yet to be realized," said Ray Coulombe, an entrepreneur and CEO of SecuritySpecifiers.com, who moderated the panel. "Analytics, big data implementation, and the proper mindset of security practitioners will develop to the point where security cameras, and other devices, will be viewed as a more integral part of the business fabric."
The vendors involved with the TechNavio report were listed as: Agent Video Intelligence, Axis Communications, Honeywell, Bosch, Cisco. IBM, Infinova, Intellivision, Nice Systems, ObjectVideo, Verint, VideoIQ.
Honeywell's recent advertising success is on a scale that would make Mad Men's superstar adman, Don Draper, envious.
First, the company recently won a coveted Telly Award for a Tuxedo Touch music video that it introduced this past December during the holiday season. Also, it got actor John Slattery—who plays the suave but mercurial Roger Sterling on AMC's Mad Men television series—to star in a new TV commercial where he demonstrates the voice control capabilities of Honeywell's Wi-Fi thermostat.
The Telly Awards were founded in 1978 and honor the best and most innovative in film and video productions, web commercials, videos and films, and local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs. Now, Honeywell recently announced, it has won a Silver Telly Award for the music video featuring Tuxedo Touch.
I blogged about that video, for which Honeywell actually commissioned a Nashville band, Telecommunicators, to create an original song, "You're My Heart."
In a recent post on Honeywell's The Security Channel blog, David Gottlieb, Honeywell Security's global marketing communications leader, gave special thanks to the Telecommunicators "for the great song" that helped to win the award.
And check out the new TV spot featuring Slattery and the Wi-Fi thermostat. The theme of the spot is that the future is already here—with Honeywell.
The actor, sitting on a couch in a living room, talks about how voice control is the future. He says the word "beer," and a pint glass appears on his coffee table. He says "dog," and an instant pet appears on the couch next to him.
Then Slattery says, "Impossible? Maybe, but Honeywell's latest innovation gives me hope." Then he tells his thermostat he's too hot, so it lowers the temperature in the room.
The ad has already aired on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and, what with Slattery's Mad Men fame and the intriguing content, is sure to catch the eyes of viewers. And who knows … is another Telly Award in Honeywell's future?
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Maybe your family comes to the fair every year to enjoy the entertainment and fabulous shopping. Or maybe you came out as a kid with your parents or grandparents and watched the demolition derby or livestock shows. With the amazingly low cost and incredible value, the fair is a tradition your family should continue to enjoy or start enjoying now!
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Country: United States
Decade: 1910-1919
Year: 1912
Date: 1912
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Description: Hat of ivory/ecru panne velvet, black fur, ivory lace, and a black plume. The crown is of low, crushed ivory or ecrue panne velvet, with a lower border of black fur. The wide brim had an inner wire framework covered with ivory lace, edged with the same black fur. Extending from lower edge of crown at side to off of the edge of the brim is a large black plume. Crown is lined with ivory/ecru satin, with gathered section at center. There are no labels in the hat. Gift of Margaret Baker. From the trousseau of Mrs. Thomas Elmer Braniff.
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
Date: 1912/1918
Creator: Dagnet, J.
Description: Hat of velvet and golden weave cloth. The domed crown is covered in a woven golden cloth shot through with metallic threads. Around the base of the crown is a wide hatband of a similar fabric in the form of a dense ribbon, forming a large bow at front. Set in behind the bow is a semi-circular fan spray of fine white feathers. The wide, circular, slightly floppy brim is of black velvet. The inside of the crown is lined in a dark blue/black satin material. Maker's label stamped in gold on inner lining of crown: "Mme. J. Dagnet / French Millinery / 206 St. Paul St. / Dallas.
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We're die hard fans of both Dutch design and fiberoptic lighting here at Inhabitat, so it should come as no big shock that we were wowed by this gem of a light fixture designed by Niels van Eijk and Miriam van der Lubbe. Currently hanging in the atrium at Amsterdam's SKOR (Foundation Art and Public Space), the three fiberoptic "Lace Bobbin Lamps" provide stunning light without the use of lightbulbs. Instead, their light is delivered via a remote power box — and of course we like to imagine that this type of fiber-optic chandelier would go perfectly with a fiberoptic sunlight device such as the Cold Lamp. We love the juxtaposition of the high-tech fiberoptic technology and the man-made woven aesthetic. Leave it to the Dutch to be both forward-thinking and nostalgic at the same time. Niels van Eijk and Miriam van der Lubbe have been collaborating since 1997, and are part of the Dutch design force Droog.
+ Niels van Eijk and Miriam van der Lubbe
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October 14, 2007 at 11:08 am
How are you? I am fine.
Will you send me a new catalog for mail?
My address here is:
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Then i will order something when.
Thank-You, Rose Hebert
May 1, 2007 at 10:54 am
I like them, but I would have nightmares about being externally digested by a deep sea jellyfish.
April 20, 2007 at 12:49 pm
The lights are beautiful I would agree that they are more like art than anything else. But you need to remember that a chandelier is typically art in a sense that its generally not a source for light and more of a statement/art piece.
March 13, 2007 at 9:44 am
I don't think that Thom's concerns were fully addressed in Emily's reply. Yes, Thom is right. The lamps do indeed use a powerful incandescent light source(s). I am guessing that the double hung chandelier shown here uses, at the very least, (2) 150 watt halogen bulbs. Each lamp produces an ambient temperature of 700 to 1000 degrees F. I can roast the Thanksgiving turkey in this lamp's housing unit. Power consumption versus Lumen Output and energy loss through heat is off the scale here.
Let's not confuse our lighting. "Cold Light" produces through passive optical solar collectors has nothing to do with the particular fiber optic application shown. Also, please do not confuse this type of fiber optic chandelier with EL Wire (electroluminescent wire which uses extremely low electrical power.)
March 12, 2007 at 12:12 pm
Remarkably Beautiful work!
Andrew had previously mentioned that fiber optic lighting such as this is good for the environment.
Does anyone know the wattage of the driver/ lightsource for a chandelier of this size -or- is it daylight-driven by an outdoor mounted light collector (hence, only usable during daylight hours)?
Just curious.
March 7, 2007 at 3:32 am
I love this innovative use of fibreoptics. Beautiful. Do you have any more examples of art/products using this technology?
March 6, 2007 at 1:43 am
what is the cost
310 454 7960
March 2, 2007 at 3:45 pm
I absolutely love it when you feature chandeliers like this one. Hope to see more of them!
March 2, 2007 at 3:38 am
Absolutely beautiful!
March 1, 2007 at 5:55 pm
I think it is beautiful, but cringe becasue I know it will never be cleaned appropriately and after a few years you will not be able to distinguish the cobwebs and dust from the fibers….or maybe that's a good thing!
February 28, 2007 at 6:49 pm
I think this design is firstly gorgeous, and secondly that it will contribute significantly to consumer's awareness of the usefulness and flexibility of fiber-optics. Chandeliers' primary reason for existence is decorative, and this design accomplishes that goal in spades, without requiring metalwork or additional light bulbs. I think that while it is not as sustainable as using another light source (ie no chandelier), that this design is far better for the environment than its traditional competition.
February 28, 2007 at 1:19 pm
After reading this article I had to read your mission statement to see if this design fits what it is you are trying to promote. I really don't think it does. First, to say it does not use light bulbs is fairly silly given the fact that the design uses fiber optics and it's night time. Second, how much useful light is given off by this design. I suspect that a lot of energy is used to get the effect while not giving off a great deal of workable light. I have no problem calling it art but I can't call it functional.


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Companies owned by Hispanics, African-Americans and women in Fairfax County shine in the latest national rankings for largest or fastest-growing companies in their respective groups, according to the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority.
Eleven county-based companies are among the 500 largest Hispanic-owned businesses in the nation based on revenue, according to HispanicBusiness.com. Here are the companies that made the 2012 Hispanic Business 500 list and their rankings:
� MicroTech LLC, Tysons Corner (21)
� GeoLogics Corp., Alexandria (102)
� SCI Consulting Services Inc., Tysons Corner (114)
� Computing Technologies Inc., Fairfax (117)
� Priority One Services Inc., Alexandria (134)
� Kemron Environmental Services Inc., Tysons Corner (138)
� Citizant, Chantilly (166)
� Communications Resource Inc., Tysons Corner (186)
� NMR Consulting Inc., Chantilly (205)
� Engineering, Management & Integration Inc., Herndon (424)
� MAC Aerospace Corp., Chantilly (434).
Together those companies generated $655 million in revenue and employed more than 3,000 workers in 2011, the website reported.
A 12th company on the list, The Centech Group Inc., is listed in Arlington but has moved its headquarters to the Falls Church area.
Black Enterprise magazine listed an additional five county-based companies on its 2012 list of the 100 largest African American-owned companies in the U.S. Here are the companies and their rankings:
� Thompson Hospitality, Herndon (8)
� COMTek (Communications Technologies Inc.), Chantilly (51)
� SoBran, Fairfax (55)
� Metters Incorporated, Tysons Corner (61)
� InScope International, Reston (80).
Together those companies generated $613 million in revenue and employed more than 5,000 workers in 2011, Black Enterprise reported.
Finally, the Women Presidents� Organization, a peer-advisory group for multimillion-dollar women-owned businesses, partnered with American Express OPEN, the small business division of American Express, to compile a list of the 50 fastest-growing woman-owned or -led companies in North America. The 2012 WPO rankings include two companies in Fairfax County:
� GCS Inc., Tysons Corner (10)
� Ampcus Inc., Chantilly (36).
Those two companies are the only ones listed for Virginia.
�Fairfax County is proud to be a community in which companies of all descriptions can and do succeed to a greater extent than in the rest of the region, the state or the country,� said Gerald Gordon, president and CEO of the development authority.
The development authority�s Business Diversity Division supports the growth of those enterprises by organizing and hosting workshops that showcase local, state and federal resources available to entrepreneurs and small businesses and by hosting SCORE business counselors.
Vienna IT firm hires two
NJVC, an information technology company headquartered in Vienna, has hired two new managers: Von Gardiner as senior manager of its Department of Defense program and John Wallace as vice president of market management.
Gardiner, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, has almost 30 years experience in strategic IT communication infrastructure services, military leadership and decision-making. Most recently, he was director of communications and information with the Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla.
Wallace has 26 years of global experience working with senior technology and business executives to develop and implement strategies in technology and operations, consumer and private banking, securities trading, wholesale banking and insurance. He previously held senior-level positions with Hewlett-Packard Corp.
Fairfax attorney among �Best Lawyers� for 2013
James Coleman, an attorney with the Fairfax office of Constangy, Brooks & Smith LLP, a national labor and employment law firm, has been named to the 2013 edition of Best Lawyers, a peer-review publication in the legal profession.
Coleman practices employment and labor law and litigation.
Inclusion on the list is considered a singular honor because of the rigorous, transparent methodology used by Best Lawyers, and because lawyers are not allowed to pay a fee to be listed. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers �the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.�
First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an annual peer-review survey. For the new U.S. edition, more than 36,000 attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in the same and related specialties.
Constangy, Brooks & Smith has counseled employers on labor and employment law matters, exclusively, since 1946.
NOVA hires 5 from Fairfax
The Loudoun campus of Northern Virginia Community College welcomed several new faculty members for the fall 2012 semester, including four who reside in Fairfax County.
John Kincheloe of Alexandria, assistant professor of history, brings several years of teaching experience, including three years as an adjunct at NOVA. He earned a master�s degree at James Madison University and is pursuing a doctorate at the University of Connecticut.
Anita Mohan of McLean, assistant professor of chemistry, earned a doctorate at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, India. She has been an adjunct at NOVA since 2009 and has 17 years of additional teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels at universities in India.
Lisa Nanni-Messegee of Fairfax Station, assistant professor of communication studies and theatre, has taught part-time at NOVA�s Manassas and Woodbridge campuses. She also has experience teaching at George Mason University and the University of Mary Washington. In addition, she is the resident director and playwright for Acting for Young People. She has a master of fine arts in directing/theatre from Minnesota State University in Mankato and a master�s degree in acting from Kansas State University.
Stephanie Semler of Alexandria, assistant professor of philosophy, earned a doctorate at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She also has a master�s degree in philosophy from the University of Nevada. She gained teaching experience at George Mason, Virginia Tech and Radford University.
Meanwhile, NOVA-Manassas has hired Sarah Gunnarson of Fairfax Station. An assistant professor of psychology, Gunnarson has a doctorate in industrial and organizational psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a bachelor�s degree in psychology from the University of Virginia. She has one semester of teaching experience at NOVA and two years at the University of Maryland.


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In 2010: Played in and started all 18 matches for the Green & Gold...recorded her second career goal at Nebraska-Omaha on Oct. 28...Courtney recorded 14 shots on goal out of 25 total shots taken.
In 2009: Appeared in all 20 matches, with 17 starts ... scored one goal ... eight of 13 shot attempts were on-goal.
In high school: Contributed to a pair of state championships for the Bentonville Tigers and a 2008 conference title ... was named the HS State Tourney MVP and the Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2009 ... was also selected as the VYPE, Morning News and NSCAA Player of the Year and the NSCAA Player of the Year in Arkansas for the 2008 season ... a two-time all-state selection, she also currently holds the school single-season record for goals scored (32).
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"I loved a local chain restaurant's fish tacos so much, that I had to try to duplicate them. They combine flour tortillas filled with breaded, fried tilapia, layered with chipotle mayo, topped with napa cabbage, dressed with honey-cumin sauce, and served with pico de gallo, sour cream, chips and salsa. You'll find them very refreshing and packed full of flavor!"
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1 pound
tilapia fillets, cut into chunks
1/2 cup
fresh lime juice
1/3 cup
fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons
1 tablespoon
vegetable oil
1 teaspoon
ground cumin
1/2 cup
chipotle chilies in adobo sauce
1 tablespoon
adobo sauce from chipotle peppers
1/4 teaspoon
1/8 teaspoon
cayenne pepper
1/3 cup
all-purpose flour
eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups
panko crumbs
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 cup
vegetable oil for frying
2 cups
3 color coleslaw blend
1 cup
minced fresh cilantro leaves
8 (7 inch)
flour tortillas, warmed
This recipe is absolutely delicious. The BEST fish tacos my husband and I have ever had, hands down...and we made them ourselves!! Do yourself a favor and give this one a try. And do follow the recipe to a "T"...use the Panko bread crumbs as they fry up so much nicer than regular bread crumbs. Also, some reviewers admitted to omitting the chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, but this ingredient is what makes chipotle mayo just that, so you musn't dismiss it! You can find small cans of these in the Latino food section of any major grocery store. The Panko crumbs can be found in the Asian section of your grocery store. The coleslaw that goes with the tacos is worthy enough to stand alone. I can't say enough about these tacos...just try them! You'll be shocked you could make something so different and delicious in your own kitchen.
I followed the recipe exactly with the exception of fish cooking method (I grilled on the stovetop) and only marinated the fish for 15-minutes. I wasn't impressed with the final product. The recipe name is also misleading as the "slaw" does not include honey or cumin. I don't think I'll make this recipe again.
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These fish tacos are excellent. DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT skip the chipotle mayo... that is what makes this recipe so great. I am not a huge spicy food fan, I can usually handle a medium spiciness in foods, so I halved the cayenne pepper and the mayo was perfect, I could have licked it out of the bowl!! I have made this twice, once with the fried tilapia, and once with grilled tilapia that was marinated the same way but not breaded (to try and make it a little healthier), and both ways were absolutely delish. This recipe seems like a lot of ingredients and steps, but it is really quite easy. Definitely give it a try!!
Just finished eating 2 of these, very good. I used wheat Ritz crackers instead of the panko crumbs just cause I had them. I also baked the fish in the oven on a pan coated with olive oil. Still crisped up very nice. I will make these again, thanks for the great recipe!
WOW - seriously the single best recipe I've tried to date, and I use this site for all of my recipes. I don't love spicy (and neither does hubby) so for the mayo we used one pepper with a little of the adobo and left out the cayene and it was perfect. My husband said best meal of the year! I'm still drooling over them! I added chopped tomatoes instead of a salsa and it was super.
These would be great too if you substituted the coleslaw mix with jicama.
We really liked this. Great flavor and texture. The panko was a perfect coating for the fish. I did make some changes because this was a last minute thing and I didnt want to run to the store to get the extra ingredients. I used lemon juice in place of lime, subbed romaine lettuce for cabbage, and omitted the chilis because I didnt have any on hand. It was still great and we will be making this again. The recipe looks complicated, but its actually really easy and only took 20 minutes to throw together from start to finish. Thanks for the recipe!
My family loved this recipe. I never fry foods but I thought I would try it out! It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be! My husband really loved the slaw, it has a really heavy cilantro taste, which he loves, so if you don't love cilantro you might wanna cut back. Since other reviewers said that it was spicy, I cut open the chipotles and deseeded them. I also halfed the cumin and just added a couple of dashes of cayenne. I will be making this again! They all loved it! Thanks again!
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Fish Tacos with Honey-Cumin Cilantro Slaw and Chipotle Mayo
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I love Bell but the league has figured him out. He is like a DT in the secondary.
I love Bell but the league has figured him out. He is like a DT in the secondary.
Just an option depending on McDaniels, Merling, Langford.
Henderson 6'7 335, Soliai, 6'4 355 .....
Why is there a label of "Rumor" next to the title of this thread???
No thanks on huff...Michael griffen may be available in Tennessee and while I don't think he's special by any means I do think he'd be an upgrade at free safety
hoops scoops 2012 season ..."in 2014 ryan tannehill etches his name in stone amongst the games elite qbs"..."ryan tannehill and andrew luck will carry the afc for the next decade plus the way peyton manning and tom brady have this last decade plus"
for the love of god get a real freaking mike already!!!
You always want at least one safety with good ball skills and I think if we jettison Bell then Jones can be that guy. If my memory serves me correctly the Bengals run mostly cover 2 man under anyway which takes pressure off of you to have great safeties in general. Clemons and Jones with Culver as a main backup is something I think can work, freeing us up to spend money elsewhere (QB, seam TE, pass rusher, RT, and LG, assuming they do the smart thing and move Incog to RG where he belongs or even get rid of him in the recognition that he fits into a ZBS about as well as he fits into a Smart Car).
problem with michael griffen for me though is while he does have high end ball skills something says to me he's expecting a major pay day...like top 5 safety money range...and he's not that level all around player
agreed on reshad jones ball skills...they're the best of any safety on the roster


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August 24, 2012, 11:27:11 PM »
Quote from: MHMG on August 24, 2012, 04:12:39 PM
Yup, that would be nice, too, but how about a 17 incher with the exact same 8400/9400 ink set, so photographers could prep files to their liking in the comfort of a small office or studio not wide-format friendly, and job the "perfectly proofed" image file out to a calibrated service provider owning an 8400 or 9400, thus having complete confidence in how the print would come out?
I can only think that Canon must not have felt the 5100 was successful enough to continue development on, or they probably would have updated it by now. The 5100 was a great printer, the only real downside was that it was substantially larger/heavier than other 17" printers. But I have no idea how successful it was sales-wise (at least, before they started practically giving them away with the discounts and rebates).
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August 25, 2012, 01:30:29 AM »
I've talked to several people from the canon management group, and feels like non of them has an interest on 17" wide printer.
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August 25, 2012, 04:52:57 AM »
Ink sales probably never were like the ink sales of the larger models. The printer's price had to fit the 17" market that already had two competing models and the price of the two exchangeable heads was sometimes pretty close to the iPF5000-iPF5100 price. It still had to get service and heads had to be exchanged in warranty. Probably the results were in red numbers all the time.
I think a model based on the Pro 1 but with the iPF8300/8400 ink set would make a better chance. Improved sheet feeding on one of the larger models would then be nice too.
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August 25, 2012, 07:48:06 AM »
Quote from: aaronchan on August 25, 2012, 01:30:29 AM
I've talked to several people from the canon management group, and feels like non of them has an interest on 17" wide printer.
Canon management group? What's that? Canon is interested in re-inventing the 17" printer. Takes time though.
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August 25, 2012, 08:24:48 AM »
Quote from: Onsight on August 25, 2012, 07:48:06 AM
Canon management group? What's that? Canon is interested in re-inventing the 17" printer. Takes time though.
Can't say too much who they are, but they are Japanese. Anyway, when we had a conversation about the 17, they said they don't really know what's the purpose for them to make one in that size.
24 and 44 are much more reasonable to sell since output company can buy 4-10+ printers in one of a time, even press printing company would need at least a 24" machine for digital proofing use.
17" machine might be just for a low usage photographer in they eyes.
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August 25, 2012, 03:40:31 PM »
I agree. Never understood why anyone would buy a 17" printer in this day and age. Just buy at least a 24". Seems like a no brainer.
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August 25, 2012, 03:47:27 PM »
For me it does not have to be a 17" inkjet printer but it would be nice to have a printer that feeds from a stack of sheets. If possible 70x100 cm sheets with dual sided coating. If not asked too much then auto duplex printing would be nice too. The only printers that came close were 17¨ models.
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August 25, 2012, 03:56:37 PM »
I think you guys have it all wrong. 17inch printers are the new 13inch. When Epson had the 3000 out 10 years ago, its primary market was prepress and small workgroups. Dot size was HUGE by comparison with these modern printers. Then the 4000 came out and it did very very well in the market. Then all of a sudden after the 4800 and 4880 units were out there the 3800 showed up. Guess what? The UPS guy could now do deliveries and not a freight company that had to put the larger units on a palette.
The 3880 with rebates often goes for around $1000. I am just using round numbers, but $1200 is more likely on a daily basis. If the R3000 sells for $800, and the 3880 ships with around $400 worth of ink, it is easy to defend buying the 3880 for $200 to $400 more.
The 17 inch market is rather large, to be honest. There is a huge gap between 13inch models and 24" floor standing models. Don't always think that high volume, prepress or some other business environment always drives sales. Look at the history of the 17" format. It originated from 17x22" sheets, which is 4-up of 8.5x11. This allows somebody to proof 4 letter size pages at a time before publication. It's a pretty awesome format, actually. 12x18 prints on 17x22 or A2 sheet sizes is a very nice looking fine art print with ample what around the edges.
We will see more 17inch printer offerings. It just takes time, and Canon *is not* ignoring this market.
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August 25, 2012, 03:59:31 PM »
I'd say that 17" is an important market, as shown by Epson's products - the "I'd just get 24 inch" misses the point that printers like the 3880 are about as big as many people want to fit in their offices/homes/budget.
This gap in Canon's range is an interesting one, and having chatted with lots of people from the consumer imaging and LF printing parts of Canon, I'm of the opinion that there is a bit of a cultural gap between the groups back in Japan, particularly when marketing are involved...
With the consumer print side we get the Pro-1 (and below) and a very different approach to marketing printers, compared to the large format side of the business, which is corporate sales minded and has a solid dealer network and supply chain that if not entirely set in aspic, doesn't show the flexibility you see in the 'consumer' chain (which includes pro camera kit) - people that sell photocopiers and office print solutions tend to have different customer and business relationships.
It's this corporate setup that puts the 5100 at the bottom of one range, and just outside another. Compare with Epson, where at one level there is a more homogeneous feel to the range (or at least the gap isn't so obvious).
Note, that I'm in the UK, so I'm just reflecting my own thoughts on what I've found in Europe ;-)
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August 25, 2012, 05:53:21 PM »
17 inch printers will always be the best option for those of us with limited space and who are not doing printing as a full time business. My 3880 sits right on top of a nice Ikea cart with drawers that hold 13x19 inch paper. One of my friends has a 24 inch Epson and it is huge by comparison. I really don't see any need to print beyond 17x25 (I cut sheets from roll paper which isn't too difficult since the papers I like to print on don't come in this size here in the US) and if I did, I would outsource the job. I have a couple of artist friends that I have printed for and they have never needed anything bigger. As Andy notes, printers such as the 3880 are easy enough to move around and for a single person to set up.
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August 26, 2012, 04:01:43 AM »
I agree with all of you guys, as a photographer, I always like to have a 17" printer sitting right next to me when I need to do my small proofs and my book printing.
But how many photographers are buying these machines right now.
Epson has already took the market with 2 different models and if this market is not as big as Alan said, how much money would be wasted into R&D and production.
Canon is not a stupid company but we all know that to ask a giant to take one step forward is always not a easy thing to do.
Just like their camera line, if they are already making good money with a good market sharing, why would they take a risk to provide something extremely new to the market.
Personal usage in photo printing market it's small, compare to the industrial field, 24 and 44, or even 60 can do a much better job in that field.
Canon acquired OCE and they just announced their LPF and OCE with merge together, feels like Canon does want to become another HP.
Kodak rather sell their digital and film pattern and keep the digital printing as their new major business.
As we can see, printing market is huge, still and everyone still wants to have a bit on this big pie.
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August 26, 2012, 02:31:35 PM »
If you're talking about budget, 17" really doesn't make sense. Sure, it's a little cheaper buying it initially, but now you're locked into printing on sheets. Any money you save on the initial purchase price is quickly burned up in buying sheets. Rolls of media are much more economical than sheets. And when your customer asks for a 20x24, or 24x30, of that shot they like, you can deliver it. If you don't have the space for a wide format printer, you don't have the space. But I don't think it's cheaper to run a 17" than a 24". I think it's probably more expensive.
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August 26, 2012, 11:36:24 PM »
huh? A 17" printer for $1000 to $1200 is smaller, easier to operate and cheaper than 24" printers. There are many people who print on cut sheets and cut sheets only. I own many many different printers, and even though I have the budget for many printers I have an enormous need for a desktop printer that can print small stacks of paper.
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August 27, 2012, 03:34:28 AM »
Smaller? Yes. Cheaper to operate? Don't see how. Mainly because for the most part you're stuck printing on sheets, or a few 17" rolls that are available, and sheets are almost always more expensive than rolls. For example, 50 sheets of 17"x22" Hahnemuhle Baryta is $305.68 from IT Supplies. That's $2.35 / sq. ft. But a 24"x39' roll of the same paper is only $151.68. That's only $1.94 / sq. ft. The roll is significantly cheaper than the sheets. That adds up to big $$$ over the life of the printer. But the main reason I would encourage anyone who is going to spend $1300-$1500 on a 17" to spend an extra $1,000 for at least a 24" is you only have to sell a few 20"x24" or 20"x30" or 24"x30" prints and you more than pay the difference. At the end of the day, though, it is each to his own. If you're happy, that's all that matters.
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August 27, 2012, 08:14:26 AM »
You are completely missing my point. But that's ok. $1200 is much less expensive than buying a $3,000 printer. Simple math. Yes, operation is less expensive if using roll paper, but many people, myself included, do not like the inherent curl of cut sheets for fine art prints. When I print big I prefer to print on LARGE cut sheets, like Moab Entrada Bright 300gsm 36x48" cotton sheets. And printing on a 24" printer for cut sheets is a pain in the butt, especially if a print job involves anything more than 1 sheet.
The conversation is really about 17" printers. I do consulting for Moab Paper, help out with their customer support and let me tell you that 17" printers are much more popular than 24" or 44" printers from people who email in for some assistance. I probably have a good pulse on what goes on in the printing industry across both consumer and professional users. I go out to professional studios all of the time to do color / output consulting and I see quite a bit.
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August 28, 2012, 05:30:02 AM »
As long as we do not get printers that can print images simultaneously at both sides of dual side coated paper transported from rolls, there will be a need for sheet printers working from paper stacks. The 17" models did at least cover that kind of jobs. I would not object to a printer that can use larger sheets doing the same jobs but they are not common either.
Whether it is economic or not I know enough photographers that are happy with a 17" running sheets only. Their need for larger prints is not happening every week and the ease of handling sheets + the system of fixed prices for their sizes makes the economy of larger roll media prices far less important.
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August 28, 2012, 07:12:59 AM »
I have been talking around what I really would like to see in the marketplace. Something like an enlarged iPF5100 that can handle 24" rolls, as well as a removable paper cassette that mounts to the front. Heck, sell the cartridge for $1000. Whoa cares. It would consolidate 2 printers into one, it would up sell many 17" printer customers and save space for those who need both types of printers.
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August 28, 2012, 12:19:24 PM »
A few more details about the x400 printers:
All of the x400 printers are designed to print closer to one another out of the box. The "Calibration Link" feature in the MCT tool allows you to monitor this across a network of x400 printers. Although they are advertising accuracy within a Delta E of 2.0, they are internally seeing 0.6 consistently. The new MCT tool is a little more friendly about allowing you to perform the calibration on any paper type, not just a few of their paper types. This is intended to allow 3rd party paper companies to make profiles that can be used with any of the x400 printers. All 3 printer widths now have the same carriage, carriage speed and print speeds. So all of the printers are faster but the 6xx0 printers are faster by a larger margin.
Although the inks are the same as in the x300 printer, the ink cartridges are physically different and backwards compatible with the x300 printers. X300 ink cartridges are not compatible with x400 printers, however.
The LUTs for each paper type are a little different than with the x300 printers. This allows for even greater smoothness, linearity and gamut - all by modest amounts.
The MCT tool will allow for a proprietary profiling process with the 6450sp using the spectrophotometer (which is basically an i1Pro2 - newer than what Epson and HP are using). These profiles are not ICC profiles and can be used with any of the x400 printers. Naturally you can make your own profiles externally as use them as you always have.
Nice to see all these refinements. Seems like they're really focusing on improving final print quality with the current generation hardware. They've come along way since the x000 printers. Now that the Pixma, iPF and Oce groups have all been merged I'm excited to see what might come next. Although we won't see anything for a while, I suspect having all their inkjet technology under one roof will lead to good things.
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Quote from: aaronchan on August 26, 2012, 04:01:43 AM
Canon acquired OCE and they just announced their LPF and OCE with merge together,
Canon's talented PIXMA group swallowed up both Oce and the iPF group. An exciting time over there with lots of talent coming together under one roof. Big changes to happen not soon but down the line.
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August 28, 2012, 01:38:32 PM »
Quote from: Onsight on August 28, 2012, 12:32:39 PM
Canon's talented PIXMA group swallowed up both Oce and the iPF group. An exciting time over there with lots of talent coming together under one roof. Big changes to happen not soon but down the line.
Speaking of PIXMA - by any chance, do you happen know what's the PIXMA Pro-1 ink formulation? Is it LUCIA EX with LGY, CO instead of G,B or maybe the whole inkset is reformulated?
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