phasers

Science

Scientists Develop Phaser That Can Stun (Worms)

5:40AM Adam Frucci | The good news: Scientists have developed a Star Trek-like phaser that can be set to stun. The bad news: It only works on worms, so far. More »
Software

The Official Star Trek Phaser iPhone App

12:00AM Mark Wilson | You knew this day would come. With the reimagined Star Trek movie on the horizon, Paramount had to release an official phaser app—as not to be outdone by all those lightsabers. More »
Games

Nutter Holds Victim With Sega Light Phaser for 10 Hours

5:40AM Jesus Diaz | Those Brazilians seem to have a problem with gaming and kidnapping. This time it was a crazy guy who used a Sega Light Phaser—from the good old Master System—to kidnap a woman for ten hours. More »
Weapons

Scientist Tries to Create a Phaser to Shoot Lightning Balls

9:45AM Adam Frucci | Apparently, sometimes lightning comes in ball form, slowly falling out of the sky and exploding on contact. Unsurprisingly, people want to turn lightning balls into weapons. Oh, humanity. More »
Weapons

13 Rules For a Laser Gun Fight

8:00AM Jason Chen | Field and Stream’s 28 rules for gunfighting may be fantastic if you’re ever caught in a firefight, but what if you’re going to be in a laser gun fight? What then? Updated More »
Random Stuff

Autographed Star Trek Phasers, Communicators to Go On Sale Next Week

8:25AM Charlie White | A serious Star Trek fan and collector died recently, and an anonymous tipster sent us pictures of the Star Trek memorabilia he left behind. Here’s a heads up to dedicated Trekkies everywhere: These items will be appearing on eBay next week, so check out the gallery on the next page; maybe there’s something you’d care to bid on. There are prop replica phasers, communicators and a pinball machine in the lot, all in pristine condition, and some are autographed by William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and Patrick Stewart. There’s no information about pricing, but these precious artifacts probably won’t be cheap. More »