After Wicked Lasers wowed the internet with their Spyder III super laser, many customers who actually ordered ‘em found themselves high, dry and laserless. Now, another bummer: the FDA has officially decreed that Wicked Lasers’ manufacturing process is no good. More »
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GOD, weird. So a while back I called Wicked Lasers’ Spyder III a “real life lightsabre“. (It wasn’t quite that cool in practice). LucasFilm took issue and threw a fit. Here’s the whole saga (and ME) immortalised in Taiwanese CGI. More »
When we heard about Wicked Lasers’ Spyder III Pro Arctic laser, an ultra powerful portable laser with a lightsabre-esque design selling for only $US200, it almost seemed too good to be true. Turns out it might have been. More »
We now know that the crazy-powerful Spyder III Arctic laser actually emits a visible, fearsome blue beam, just like a real lightsabre. George Lucas’ lawyers saw this thing and fired off a cease and desist faster than Han shot Greedo. More »
The Gadget: The Torch flashlight from Wicked Lasers is currently being reviewed by Guinness as the world’s most powerful flashlight. At 4100 lumens, the Torch can easily start fires and even fry eggs.
