Your picture, painted in light.
SpinPix Mini is an LED poi. Spin it and it draws your own images in the air. Send them from your phone or your browser.
Join the waitlistSpinPix Mini, €xxx.xx. Not on sale yet.
How it works
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Pick or make an image
Any PNG or JPG works. The app shrinks it to 80 pixels tall and shows how it will look when spun.
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Send it to the poi
Over Bluetooth from the phone app, or over USB from the browser app.
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Spin
The poi paints the image in the air as it turns. Double tap it to move to the next image.
Made for nights out
Festivals, flow jams, parties and stage shows. Anywhere the lights go down, your images show up.
Festivals
Flow jams
Club nights
Birthdays
Weddings
Company events
These photos show the settings, not SpinPix. Photos of the poi in action are coming.
Send from your phone or your computer
Phone app
Bluetooth. Android now, iOS in progress.
Upload images and build playlists from your phone, wherever you are.
- Converts any PNG or JPG
- Shows a spinning preview first
- Installs firmware updates on the poi
Browser app
USB. Chrome or Edge on a computer.
Plug the poi in and open the page. Nothing to install.
- Converts any PNG or JPG
- Shows a spinning preview first
- Works straight from the browser
On the poi itself
Playlists
Store several images on the poi and group them into playlists.
Double tap for the next image
Tap the poi twice to move on. No phone needed.
Auto-advance
Or let the poi step through a playlist on its own.
Adjustable brightness
Set it to suit the space and the crowd.
Gets better after you buy it
New firmware arrives over Bluetooth from the phone app.
An open image format
SpinPix images are .pov files. The format is published, so anyone can write tools that make them. Think of STL files for 3D printing, but for light.
Coming later: a community library for sharing images, and a forum.
| 00 | 58 50 | "PX", marks a SpinPix image |
| 02 | 01 | Format version 1 |
| 04 | 07 00 | Image number 7 |
| 06 | C8 00 | 200 columns |
| 08 | 50 | 80 LEDs tall |
| 09 | 01 | Shown once per turn |
| 0A | 48 65 61 72 74 73 00 | Name: "Hearts" |
Sizes
- Image
- 80 pixels tall, up to 200 columns wide
- LEDs
- 160, 80 per side. Both sides show the image
- Tube
- Clear polycarbonate, 25 mm wide, about 20 cm long
- Charging
- USB-C
- Wireless
- Bluetooth Low Energy
- Water
- Not waterproof
SpinPix Mini
€xxx.xx
Not on sale yet. Join the waitlist and you'll get an email when orders open.
Ships from Europe.
Who makes it
SpinPix is made by an independent engineer in Europe who designs the electronics, the firmware and both apps.
Write to hello@spinpix.art and you'll get an answer from the person who built it.
Questions
Does it work without a phone?
Yes. Images are stored on the poi. Double tap to change image, or let it advance on its own. You only need a phone or computer to add new images.
Is it waterproof?
No. Keep it away from rain and water.
Which phones work?
The phone app runs on Android. An iOS version is in progress. On a computer, the browser app works in Chrome or Edge over USB.
Can I use any picture?
Any PNG or JPG. The apps resize it to 80 pixels tall and show how it will look spinning before you send it.
When does it ship?
Join the waitlist to hear first.