Mar 28
This week we have an incredibly old glass capsule that was smashed open in London, a grunge-era capsule unearthed at a Washington McDonald’s, and a huge new capsule in Florida that may shock you.
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Mar 07
Are drones not scary enough for you yet? How about this? A drone helicopter that spots you and identifies you as an intruder. It tells you to stop and put your hands behind your head. Instead, you keep coming. The drone then shoots you with barbed Taser darts that pump 80,000 volts into you. If you try to get up, it will continue pumping voltage into you until you submit and the authorities arrive.
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Mar 05
Make Taser-proof Clothing with Carbon Fiber Tape: Defense Against Self-defense
Posted in: Today's ChiliAside from being very strong and rigid, carbon fiber is also a very good conductor of electricity. Hack A Day Projects member Shenzhen took advantage of the wonder material’s property to make an electroshock-proof coat.
Shenzhen simply stuck strips of carbon fiber tape under the lining of his coat using iron-on hem tape.
Because carbon fiber is more conductive than human skin, the current from the taser will flow through the tape.
Because it’s just a matter of sticking carbon fiber strips, you can actually do this to practically any piece of clothing. Shenzhen also used carbon fiber tape to make heated clothing, although that mod is a bit trickier and requires a power source to work.
Jan 10
A couple of years ago we saw a pair of taser gloves made with everyday items. But both gloves had to be in contact with the target in order for them to deliver a shock. GreekGadgetGuru’s stun glove lets you ward off attackers with just one hand.
The metal spikes on the glove are wired to the stun gun on his wrist. GreekGadgetGuru made it so that the polarity of the fingers are alternating. This means he only has to touch something – or someone – with two adjacent fingers for the current to flow. He also incorporated what appears to be a flex sensor into the glove’s switch, enabling him to toggle the flow of electricity just by flexing his hand.
Send GreekGadgetGuru a message on Facebook if you want to know how he made the stun glove. Then send a message to all the jerks who – nope. Just kidding. Breathe. Easy.
[via GeekTyrant]
Apr 08
Taser International is most famous for their self-defense device of a similar namesake, Taser, where it will discharge a bolt of energy at the attacker in an effort to disable said person who is fast closing in and violating your personal space, blanketed with an evil intention. Well, their stun gun has proved to be quite a seller, where it has been reported that around 90% of police departments in the US rely on the Taser. Well, their latest product is called the Axon Flux, where this will come in the form of a 3.2-inch camera which is versatile enough to be clipped onto a ball cap or a lapel, and has enough juice to function for up to 12 hours.
Capable of recording audio and video, who knows, it might very well be a game-changer in the policing world. The person with the Taser Axon Flux will just need to push a tiny button, and the Axon Flux will then warm up by recording up to 30 seconds of video, before switching to audio and video recording. This will definitely be able to go some way in settling police brutality claims, as recorded video will definitely be worth having as evidence should the situation call for it.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: The BikeSpike Is A Tracking Device That Will Help Owners Locate Stolen Bikes, DIY DNA Testing Machine, 
Mar 04
DIY Taser Sword: Frightsaber
Posted in: Today's ChiliWe’ve already seen a taser shotgun, a taser grenade and even a taser-packing drone. But none of them look as badass as YouTuber jonathanj9969′s double-bladed taser sword. It looks and sounds like an express train to Pain Station, although in reality it’s probably the least harmful of these taser combos.
Redditor Timid_Pimp points out that the sword seems to be this cheap 2-in-1 “ninja sword.” Jonathanj9969 mentions in the video that he replaced the magnets that join the two blades with nylon bolts. I don’t know how the taser is connected to the blades, but it is taped and insulated together with the hilt.
Now, the moment you’ve been waiting for: ladies and gentlemen, we’ve found a willing victim! It’s jonathanj9969 himself!
Calling it now: Taser Sword in the next Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance DLC.
[via Reddit]
Aug 30
Hey Range, you wished for a taser-equipped quadrotor drone right? Hack a Day has served as your genie. The folks who run the site managed to modify a Parrot AR.Drone to deliver a shock on contact.
Hack a Day ran two strips of aluminum tape along the outline of the indoor variant of the Parrot AR.Drone. The tapes were connected to the capacitor of a disposable camera. When the parallel strips are connected – like when they come into contact with human skin – the circuit completes and electricity flows through the tapes, resulting in this:
That’s right: the current will turn you into a white dude’s forearm. Seriously though this thing can pack a punch, but fortunately not a Fist of the North Star caliber punch. Watch it chase and tase in the video below:
Head to Shock Hack a Day to find out how to build your own TaserDrone.
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