Hardware Hackers Create a Cheaper Bedazzler

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."

Comments

Nice!

[Stratoukos]

Next project: under-$250 LHC.

Seems kinda pricy still

[Anonymous Coward]

$250, huh? This:

https://www.mybedazzler.com/

certainly nauseates me for a lot less!

Odd name

[Shrike82]

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.

Re:Odd name

[Red Flayer]

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.

Re:Odd name

[cgenman]

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?

HOLY CRAP!!

[Zaphod Beeblibrox]

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

Re:Anyone else remember X-Men's Dazzler?

[Arthur Grumbine]

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...