Tippmann’s first electro pneumatic marker using the .68 caliber paintball platform. (Oct 20,09)
Denny Tippmann, Jr. and the team from Tippmann Sports want to invite all Tippmann owners and anyone in paintball to see Tippmann’s first electro pneumatic marker using the .68 caliber paintball platform. This is a new technology that will take woodsball and scenario play to a whole new level, and provide our loyal Tippmann players with the marker they have been asking for.

We are officially launching this marker on Wednesday, October 21, at 1 pm Central Time on our Tippmann web site at www.tippmann.com. In addition, this launch will also be on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/tippmann, MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/tippmannsports and YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/TippmannSports. Players may also comment on this new marker by visiting us at http://www.twitter.com/tippmann or on our Tippmann Forum at http://tinyurl.com/yzgx7zs.

To view this video and share it with your friends, be sure to sign up on any of these social web sites or visit our Tippmann Forum before the official launch date. Denny and the Tippmann team are excited to share this new marker on all these Tippmann sites so we can reach as many people as possible. We want to help create some excitement in the industry, and build sales and traffic to your local paintball dealer. We can assure you that you will not be disappointed.

We look forward to seeing you Wednesday, October 21, at 1 pm Central Time.

*Update* (Oct 21,09)
Tippmann is excited to officially release the X7 Phenom, a next-generation .68 caliber electro pneumatic paintball marker that’s truly in a class of its own. The unmatched benefits of this new electro pneumatic marker include improved air efficiency, superior accuracy, manual or electronic firing, the flexibility to use either CO2 or compressed air and the ability to take accept more than 20 existing X7 mods. The heart of the Phenom is Tippmann’s patented FlexValve™ Technology, a brand new technology that is not available on any other paintball marker. Please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wfRe9Du960 or http://www.tippmann.com/X7PhenomLaunch/

Marker specs: from Tippmann sports website.
The X7 Phenom with FlexValve Technology is the first electro-pneumatic paintball marker to offer the combination of improved air efficiency, superior accuracy, manual or electronic mode firing, and the flexibility of CO2 or compressed air usage. The new FlexValve operates below 300 PSI for improved air efficiency allowing you to get over 1,400 shots from a 68 cubic inch 4500 psi tank. Also, due to its Spool Valve design, recoil is virtually eliminated for improved accuracy. 

As an added benefit, the Phenom’s searless design incorporates fewer wear parts, making maintenance easier than ever. Best of all, because this new marker is built around the existing X7 platform, the Phenom–which is nearly 3 inches shorter than the X7–can still accept more than 20 current X7 mods and upgrades, including the popular Flatline Barrel.  

Players have never been offered such a complete package – the performance of a tournament marker…the flexibility of a mechanical marker…the durability of a Tippmann…and the ability to customize their marker with thousands of different looks. With the new X7 Phenom priced similar to the current X7 with eGrip, the X7 Phenom truly is in a class of its own.

Other great features include: 

• New compact and lightweight aluminum body 

• Pushpin construction for easy field stripping

• All-metal trigger for enhanced stability

• Three position selector switch – with third position having five firing modes 

• Magnetically activated hall effect electronics

• Quick release magazine with built-in tool storage

• The internal gasline and lack of cocking handle offer a more realistic look

• Redesigned Cyclone Feed System paddles feed up to 20 balls-per-second without batteries

• Piccatinny top rail to easily add new sights or handles

• Compatible with air-thru stocks 

• Removable front and rear sights

• Low profile, offset hopper for clear line of sight

• Modular foregrip with two rails to add sights and scopes

• Internal regulator with new external velocity adjustment (tool required)

• 9.5” high performance, stone-honed barrel

• Includes maintenance pack, barrel blocking device, and marker lubricant

• Two year marker warranty

Source: Tippman