Laser Energetics' new light weapon puts you on the highway to the Dazer Zone

Are you looking to torment a neighbor / random passerby without the messy after-effects of traditional "just plain lethal" weapons? Perhaps you work for a law enforcement agency and you'd like to justify a budget increase by pouring cash into something vaguely futuristic. Or maybe you're a big city mayor with a "tough on crime" stance who'd rather not put any more money in social services. If so, we've found something both painful and cute sounding to add to your shopping list: Laser Energetics ("the total laser technology solutions company!") has just unveiled its new Dazer Laser less-than-lethal light fighting technology line. These bad boys operate at a range of up to 2400 meters (depending on the model), and work by emitting a green laser beam that fans out into a 1 x 8-foot "Dazer Zone." When focused on a person's eyes, his or her vision is temporarily impaired, their balance is effected, and they become overwhelmed by nausea. At the very least, it's probably better than being microwaved, right?

[Via Test Freaks]

[va jj @ May 28th 2009 1:54AM]

sounds like a alternative to date rape drugs.

[crimrow @ May 28th 2009 1:09PM]

The lap dance is so much better when the stripper is off balance and overwhelmed by nausea!

[Phoenix Sanders @ May 28th 2009 1:48AM]

I want one.

[kojo87 @ May 28th 2009 2:07AM]

me too. they should make ones with a more focused field for sweet Dazertag fights. like like lazertag with a lot more vomiting!

[Bernie @ May 28th 2009 1:55AM]

These aren't going to be made available to the public are they? Because I thought the airlines were already having trouble with people shining lasers at planes. And this seems to be a touch more powerful than your standard $3.99 gas station laser pointer.

[Gorilla800lbs @ May 28th 2009 8:03AM]

Green lasers (used for stargazing and aircraft harrassment purposes) are considerably more expensive than the gas-station variety red-dot lasers. Something in the neighborhood of $60-$70 for the weakest-output models, last time I looked at the offerings.

[Greg @ May 28th 2009 6:23PM]

Are you suggesting that things should be kept away from "the public" simply because it has the potential of being used improperly or illegally? Well then, let's get rid of baseball bats, hammers, and even cars. Goes with that stupid "blame the object" mentality instead of holding people accountable for what they do.

[Ryan @ May 28th 2009 2:01AM]

Don't Daze me bro!

[webon @ May 28th 2009 2:42AM]

beat me 2 it

[EthanJ @ May 28th 2009 4:43AM]

Damn you. I wanted the satisfaction of making that obvious joke at the expense of the intratubes.

[ch4s3r @ May 28th 2009 2:01AM]

This sounds a lot like those nausea inducing flashlights that came up a while back, but much cooler than just a flashlight that makes people puke.

[j_g_puff @ May 28th 2009 3:49AM]

You have to admit though, it's hardly a 'laser fighting technology'. Unless they mean 'fighting the urge not to hurl'.

[DER GORF @ May 28th 2009 5:26AM]

Just imagine, alle the fun the police will have when using those things for crowd control...

[Wwhat @ May 28th 2009 5:30AM]

Just make sure you puke on the one holding the thing, else he'll never learn.

[Alistair loveless @ May 28th 2009 2:11AM]

how does this comapre tot he PULSE WAVE MYOTRON?

[Uri @ May 28th 2009 2:21AM]

is that poster supposed to show the target group buying the device or their opposition?

[phil @ Jun 3rd 2009 12:53AM]

Me wonders how this would affect highway Speed Cameras?

[itseme123 @ May 28th 2009 2:27AM]

Why is it that people from certain countries are obsessed with weapons???

[AMiSH PiRATE @ May 28th 2009 2:43AM]

I know! WTF, Andorra?

[Goatee Man @ May 28th 2009 2:27AM]

What happens if they blink before getting "dazed"?

[michas_pi @ May 28th 2009 2:28AM]

Like the brown note but for the eyes.

Wonderful.

[ED @ May 28th 2009 2:36AM]

You are hit by a dazer! You are blinded! You are confused!

[dan @ May 28th 2009 2:42AM]

I thought blinding weapons were against the Geneva convention?

[A.C.E.R. @ May 28th 2009 3:06AM]

Apparently enemy troops have more rights than American citizens.

[Nugent @ May 28th 2009 1:27PM]

I believe the Geneva Convention only bans weapons that cause permanent blindness. From the description above, the Dazer only causes temporary blindness.

[Will @ May 28th 2009 7:20PM]

They use flashbangs for this purpose, so it should be legal...

[CP @ May 28th 2009 3:01AM]

Cop: "Hey, Thief, Stop!"
Thief: "WTF?"
Cop: "No, I need to point this lil green thingy in your eye. just turn around and look this way quick."
Thief: "Oh, sorry officer, I didn't notice you had one of those guns that only work when i'm facing you. Let me turn around quick."

[Ray @ May 28th 2009 3:06AM]

i used to rarely notice any errors in grammar/spelling. is engadget changing or am i?

[j_g_puff @ May 28th 2009 3:50AM]

Your ass just got Muphried.

[Plothole @ May 28th 2009 3:26AM]

I predict an eventual increase in sales for glasses with red gel filter lenses.

[r3loaded @ May 28th 2009 3:34AM]

Pew pew dazers!

Seriously, it's taken that long for someone to post that?

[michael.j.vieira @ May 28th 2009 4:08AM]

I have a 125mw Green Laser pointer...from 10ft it will do permanent eye damage faster than you can react and blink your eye...(1/124th of a second I believe) SO I am calling this wimpy.

[JZ @ May 28th 2009 4:43AM]

And now imagine people with the brainmass of a grey-mouse utilizing this WMD. I´m so glad not living on the other side where idiots are being equiped with tools which are proven to be lethal and obviously to dangerous to be handled. This being utilized with a range of 2400 m is begging for accidents to happen.

[Wwhat @ May 28th 2009 5:58AM]

Hear hear.

[Oli D @ May 28th 2009 4:13AM]

So that looks as if it was drawn by a child/me

[Zorque @ May 28th 2009 4:31AM]

Yeah, no, that totally looks like they designed it to be comfortable to hold and/or aim. What are ergonomics again?

[rawrawrawr @ May 28th 2009 5:43AM]

They better make the "pew pew pew" noise. Otherwise, i don't see why anyone would bother.

[giuliop @ May 28th 2009 5:58AM]

"When focused on a person's eyes, his or her vision is temporarily impaired, their balance is effected"

Are they special effects?

[Julio @ May 28th 2009 7:23AM]

Dazer?!?! I don"t even know her!!!!!!

[trankzen @ May 28th 2009 7:25AM]

That's nothing.

I remember several years ago, a company (which I can't remember the name of) was developping a brand new kind of non lethal energetic weapon, not unlike a paralyzing beam from star wars. It could shoot a laser, ionizing the air between the gun and the target, and then send a series of carefully timed electric pulses through that medium, that would cause the target's motor muscles to contract, effectively paralyzing it.

At they had a prototype that was the size of a briefcase IIRC, and they expected to completed a gun sized one in the next years.

[Cargojack @ May 28th 2009 8:07AM]

There is a difference between AFFECTED and EFFECTED.

The article say: "their balance is effected."

It should be: "their balance is affected."

[monkfishbandana @ May 28th 2009 10:44AM]

Clearly you haven't understood the article. Instead of harming them, the gun causes them to balance and this invokes a nauseating feeling.

I really don't see the problem here.

[Jorvay @ May 28th 2009 2:44PM]

Don't worry Cargojack, you weren't the only one to get shivers up your spine when you read that.

[James Dumoulin @ May 28th 2009 8:29AM]

Just wear anti-laser goggles...gg?

[Rick @ May 28th 2009 9:30AM]

So according to the photo, 1 use is to blind pilots and bring down commercial airliners?

[uncaringbear @ May 28th 2009 9:47AM]

Either that, or airline pilots are supposed to use it to torment people on the ground???

[Arnold @ May 28th 2009 9:35AM]

Someone will figure out what lenses they can wear to block the laser... and the arms race continues.

[evilspoons @ May 28th 2009 10:23AM]

Dazer Lazer Bo Bazer Phaser?

(check out the card game "Star Munchkin" if you found that last phrase amusing.)

[jalex @ May 28th 2009 11:12AM]

So this is great as long as the guy you're going after is running at you... like most people trying to get away from you are. Imagine a world where turning and running makes you immune to weapons. It's like playing laser tag without a target on your back.

[TIMMAH! @ May 28th 2009 11:56AM]

Doubles as a Scientology scanning device?