May 23
The folks over at Wicked Lasers are best known for their spectacular and slightly dangerous handheld lasers. But the company also makes spectacular and slightly dangerous flashlights.
Apr 22
Wicked Lasers has updated its Flashtorch flashlight to be lighter and longer lasting than ever before. The company claims that the Flashtorch is the world’s brightest and most powerful flashlight. I can’t verify that, though I wouldn’t be surprised if the claims hold up. After all, the Flashtorch is so bright that it can easily start a fire.
The Flashtorch has a 100W halogen lamp that emits 4,100 lumens and lasts up to 2,000 hours, a battery lasts up to 40min. per charge, and a heat-resistant lens and reflector that adjust the beam from a wide floodlight to a focused firestarter.
Put on gloves and goggles and head to Wicked Lasers to order the Flashtorch. It’s guaranteed to burn through $200 (USD) before you even turn it on.
Dec 19
We weren’t aware the moon was a source of “dark power,” but apparently it is. That power has been harnessed in one of Wicked Lasers’ latest creations, the Lunar laser.
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Dec 07
Wicked Lasers recently added two new members to its dangerously powerful Spyder III series. The Lunar and Inferno lasers produce malevolent purple and red beams respectively, countering the green Krypton and the blue Arctic.
The Spyder III Lunar is a 400mW laser that emits a 405nm beam that’s still bright enough to be seen from more than 37,500ft. away. The Spyder III Inferno on the other hand is a 750mW laser that emits a 635nm beam visible from at least 26,000ft. away.
If you check out the specs of the Krypton and the Arctic, you’ll see that these light side lasers are more powerful than these newcomers, but that the Lunar and the Inferno still need to be used with care.
You can order the Lunar and the Inferno from Wicked Lasers. The Lunar costs $300 (USD) while the Inferno costs $400. Both lasers have a variety of operating modes, aluminum bodies and use a rechargeable Li-ion battery. They’re compatible with the company’s controversial LaserSaber attachment and come with a pair of safety goggles, a holster and a charger for their battery.
Oct 09
I don’t know what you would do with a laser that you can control remotely using a smartphone, but I want one nonetheless. I own a few lasers from Wicked Lasers and typically I use them for stargazing with the kids to point out things I want them to see in the sky. I’ve also used them to torment more than a few kitties.
Wicked Lasers has unveiled a new laser called the Evo that is the world’s first open source smartphone controlled handheld laser. The device is designed to be fully hackable and is capable of operating wirelessly thanks to its available Bluetooth module. The $200 laser shoots a powerful 100mW green beam.
Power comes from a pair of AA batteries and it has four modes including momentary, constant, strobe, and bypass. The beam itself is continuously variable, and can light things on fire at its higher settings. Wicked Lasers guarantees that this is actually legal to own so the police won’t come beating on your door.
I have no idea what to do with this thing, and neither does Wicked Lasers yet. I am hoping some videos turn up on YouTube of people doing silly stuff with this laser.
Oct 09
There’s really no practical reason anyone needs to own a high-powered green laser pointer (sorry stargazers, not buying it) but that doesn’t make them any less desirable. Especially now that Wicked Lasers has just revealed the Evo which can be customized and controlled via an app on your Android or iOS smartphone.
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Jul 05
Patrick Priebe is no stranger to laser–based prop weapons, and Wicked Lasers is no stranger to borderline illegal lasers. Put the two together and this is what you get: a minigun replica that fires lasers instead of bullets. It has a laser sight too.
Patrick is still working on the final prop; the one in the video below is just a prototype. The gun has six Spyder 3 Arctic lasers and one Spyder 3 Krypton laser. From what I saw in the video, the gun has an electric motor and a knob that can be used to adjust the barrel’s rotation speed. The Arctic lasers all fire at once though. Might as well call it the Eyebliterator.
He is Priebe Weapons Guy, and this is his new weapon.
[via CNET Asia]
Jul 05
Nov 09
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It’s no secret we think Wicked Lasers are wicked cool here at Gizmodo. The problem is that they’re always a luxury; never a necessity. Sure, it would be really awesome to play with the LaserSaber, but nobody’s head is going to pop if they don’t (some balloons might, though.) But that’s also what makes a super-powerful laser the perfect gift for your geek friends. More »
Sep 28
Wicked Lasers is a company that makes a lot of crazy bright laser pointers. In fact, some of these things you shouldn’t even call laser “pointers” because they can actually set things on fire and pop balloons – they’re more like laser weapons. The company also makes an insanely powerful flashlight that can burn paper.
In keeping with the Internet tradition of destroying every new Apple gadget to hit the market in creative new ways, Wicked Lasers trained five of its 1.25W Spyder III Arctic laser pointers at the same point on iPhone 5 and then turned them all on. The lasers damaged the screen and caused a bit of smoke to waft from the smartphone. However, after the lasers were turned off the iPhone 5 still functioned even though the screen was damaged pretty badly.
Wicked Lasers then turned to its crazy bright Flash Torch to finish off the iPhone 5. The flashlight ultimately killed the innocent iPhone 5 as smoke quickly began to boil out from under the flashlight when it was placed on the surface of the phone.
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