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Hardware Hackers Create a Cheaper Bedazzler

Posted by timothy on from the just-in-time-for-trick-or-treaters dept.

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."

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  1. That's ... by ei4anb · · Score: 3, Funny

    brilliant !

  2. Nice! by Stratoukos · · Score: 5, Funny

    Next project: under-$250 LHC.

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  3. Seems kinda pricy still by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    $250, huh? This:

    https://www.mybedazzler.com/

    certainly nauseates me for a lot less!

  4. Odd name by Shrike82 · · 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.

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    1. Re:Odd name by Red+Flayer · · Score: 4, Funny

      When I hear BEDAZZLER, I think of superheroes.

      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.

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    2. Re:Odd name by cgenman · · Score: 4, 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?

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  5. HOLY CRAP!! by Zaphod+Beeblibrox · · Score: 4, Funny

    IT REALLY WORKS!!! I actually felt nausea when I realized that they spent a million of our tax dollars designing a fucking party favor!

    1. Re:HOLY CRAP!! by Chris+Burke · · Score: 3, 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...

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  6. Re:The purpose of the article by Rogerborg · · Score: 3, Funny

    So? Getting married gives you a permanent headache. Ask my wife.

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  7. 1960's technology Revisited by Junior+Samples · · Score: 3, 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.

  8. Re:Anyone else remember X-Men's Dazzler? by Arthur+Grumbine · · Score: 4, 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", as in "to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light", but your guess is good too...

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  9. Re:The purpose of the article by ladyada · · Score: 3, Funny

    OMG! Don't tell the US DHS! They'll be way bummed!