Hardware Hackers Create a Cheaper Bedazzler 282
ptorrone writes "Hardware hacker extraordinaires Ladyada (Adafruit Industries) and Phil Torrone (of MAKE magazine) have just published an open source 'Homeland Security' project, a non-lethal LED-Based Incapacitator: THE BEDAZZLER. After attending a conference where the $1 million 'sea-sick flashlight' (THE DAZZLER) was demoed by Homeland Security, the duo decided to created an under-$250 version, and just released the source code, schematics and PCB files. The team also released a 5 minute video describing the 'official version' as well as how they created the 'open source hardware' version."
That's ... (Score:3, Funny)
Nice! (Score:5, Funny)
Next project: under-$250 LHC.
If you ever needed a proof... (Score:3, Funny)
... this it for the First Contact with women :)
Seems kinda pricy still (Score:5, Funny)
$250, huh? This:
https://www.mybedazzler.com/
certainly nauseates me for a lot less!
Odd name (Score:5, Funny)
When I hear BEDAZZLER, in my head I hear a Infotainment show host voice. He continues by telling me how easy it is to attach colourful rhinestones to my own clothes and fabrics at home, for only $19.99 plus postage and packing.
HOLY CRAP!! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Odd name (Score:5, Funny)
But my problem with the name of this device is that it doesn't bedazzle at all. It causes motion sickness.
They should call it BENAUSEATOR or BEPUKINGTHEIRGUTSOUT or something along those lines, more accurate.
Re:Except that... (Score:3, Funny)
I'm confused what the purpose of this article is.
I believe the purpose was "see this patent - here's a picture of it in the video - we just built a device that infringes".
Re:The purpose of the article (Score:4, Funny)
Re:The what? (Score:2, Funny)
Because that prompts every nerd to shout "Chunder! Chunder! CHUNDER! Chunder-Gats, HOOOOOO!"
Re:HOLY CRAP!! (Score:4, Funny)
So I guess that's the future of crowd control? The riot police will just read lists of ways in which our tax money is being spent. The real clincher is when they read off the cost of creating and providing copies to all law enforcement of a list of ways in which our tax money is being spent...
Re:Odd name (Score:5, Funny)
But my problem with the name of this device is that it doesn't bedazzle at all. It causes motion sickness.
They should call it BENAUSEATOR or BEPUKINGTHEIRGUTSOUT or something along those lines, more accurate.
Are you talking about the military device, or the $19.99 infotainment device?
Re:Frequency range (Score:1, Funny)
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1960's technology Revisited (Score:4, Funny)
Back in the late 60's I worked on a program at General Electric, Utica, NY called LAMPS. The technology consisted of very bright strobe lights flashing in the 8 Hz - 10 Hz region. These lights were flown in aircraft and used in the Vietnam war to disorient the enemy. The strobe frequency is unique in that it disrupts brain wave activity that caused the enemy target to loose control of bodily functions (not just vomiting).
We did our testing at night and the lights could be seen from a nearby highway. This resulted in multiple auto accidents.
Re:Anyone else remember X-Men's Dazzler? (Score:5, Funny)
I get a huge kick out of the fact that the name is a likely play on the X-Men hero "Dazzler", who used light to disorient people.
Or it could be that the name is a likely play on the word "dazzle [merriam-webster.com]", as in "to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light", but your guess is good too...
Re:The purpose of the article (Score:3, Funny)
Misleading Title (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Nice! (Score:2, Funny)
I work on the LHC you insensitive clod!
Your U/N seems very apt.
Re:Nice! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hardware hacker extraordinares?? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Except that... (Score:3, Funny)
Where are these training programs, and what are in these drugs, which allow a dead person to keep going? I'll take two!