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Just see what the mosquitoes have done to us: they drink human’s blood and spread diseases…No doubt everyone on the earth wants them to disappear forever. The laser beam mosquito killer by Intellectual Ventures Lab is rightly something designed for the users to kill the bugs in a more effective and convenient way. It takes a full advantage of the laser, which is released to kill the mosquito by either destroying its DNA or causing it to overheat, once the device targets a mosquito. It is also said the system could kill 50 to 100 mosquitoes every second. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Giant green cloud is gradually moving in the sky, with its long tail following behind…but wait, how could the cloud come along with a tail? But I’m not kidding, as what you’ve seen in the picture is actually the Ga Green Cloud created by Helen Evans and Heiki Hansen, with the help of a laser transmitter. It is a fantastic artwork which takes over the sky of Helsinki, Finland. If you’re living near to the Salmisaari power plant, then you’re lucky to see that every night. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Can you imagine a bike could draw a lane on the road automatically as you ride it? With the help of a laser beam projector, this bike by Evan Gant and Alex Tee could form a highlighting laser lane so that car drivers will notice your existence and therefore avoid possible accidents. Apart from working effectively, isn’t that also a cool design? I mean, it seems as if you’re riding on your exclusive lane! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Although bicycles are environmentally friendly, and riding bicycles helps us a lot to keep healthy, it’s no longer that safe to ride a bike these days, due to the decreasing cycle paths. Yes, bicycle drivers have to cut cars and buses off to keep on the main road. Is that easy? So you’ll need the Laser Lamp. When you ride the bike, the lamp will form a ring around you so as to remind the car drivers of your existence. Especially, when there’re cars coming near to you, the laser ring will automatically turn into red from green, to call for your attention. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This is a real simple and cool clock. It uses a microcontroller to move to move a servo with a line laser connect to it. The result is a single line that can simply represent the time on the wall.

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We’re always busy in working, so although we hate the alarm clock in the morning, we still have to enjoy it. This laser target alarm clock is a enjoyable alternative. It offers a little morning target practice while you just opened your sleepy eyes. [Read the rest of this entry...]

With the help of conventional protractor, you could easily read the angle degree of any two lines on the drawing. However, it is not so easy to read angle degree in real conditions, especially when the two lines are far from each other. Accordingly, you need a laser protractor.

With the laser pointer, you could read any angle in real life. [Read the rest of this entry...]

GPS could provide good navigation while driving. But, it is a little boring to follow the digital map and sound. This virtual cable gonna be a better way for navigating.

It uses laser to project red virtual cable which could blend immediately to indicate the right direction. You gotta like this. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Because of the laser guider, you gonna be more professional of sawing. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This laserball could help you make you hang the picture or shelves straight at one time.
It could be attached on the wall and then be adjust to the right direction. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This laser beam rifle from TRW could be used like a normal rifle. It would burn a ratal, quarter-inch-wide hole in the body of an enemy soldier up to five miles away. OMG, it’s horrible. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Now, two students on Cornell University’s ECE 476 Microcontroller Design course have taken the retro game and added the awesome power of lasers, with which you can play ping pong in any flat surface. [Read the rest of this entry...]