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TechLasers 95mW Infiniti II Green Laser Review

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Techlasers contacted me a while back asking if I wanted to review one of their green lasers. Being all about cool toys I agreed and it wasn’t long before they had sent me one of their Infiniti II Green Lasers.  I gotta say these things are kick ass cool. It was especially fun on Halloween night while spooking in the local corn maze,  I’m not sure which was more fun, scaring people in costume or freaking people out with the laser. It also made for great fun during the New Years countdown.

The laser itself comes packaged in a nice box and is accompanied by orange safety goggles and a note recommending they be worn when the laser is in use. They’re not lying, I aimed it down the hall and it was so bright I had to close my eyes. The casing is metal painted with a flat blue finish and comes with a silver carrying tube that’s very handy for traveling, allowing you to just stick it in your pocket.

The laser takes 2 AAA batteries, which it phenomenal considering how much power it puts out and what’s even better, they seem to last a good while. I’ve been playing with the laser off and on for several weeks now and the batteries last a pretty good while but I found that to get optimal performance from the laser you need good batteries.  On a fresh set of batteries you can do things like burn holes in black plastic, pop black or dark balloons and light matches.  We were able to pop a black balloon that was filled with air only, we tried serveral times to get it to pop one filled with water but it never would. We tried both warm and hot water in the balloon but it seemed the laser cooled too fast on the surface it would never penetrate.  Oh well, it’s still powerful enough to be dangerous so caution should be exercised when using this laser and it makes a great pointer, especially if you’re star gazing, just don’t be pointing at any airplanes, that could get you a visit from some men in black suits.

General Product Specifications (Infiniti II)
Model Infiniti II
Average Output Power 95mW
Wavelength 532nm(Green)
Beam Divergence <0.8mRad - 1.0mRad
Beam Diameter <1.2mm @ aperture
Transverse Mode TEM00
Operation Mode Continuous Wave
Duty Cycle 100 sec. ON / 10 sec. OFF
Switch Momentary ON/OFF Push Button
Cooling Method Air Cooled
Power Supply 2 x AAA 1.5V Batteries
Working Current DC 3V
Battery Lifetime 60 minutes
Size 13mmX150MM
Weight 55 Gram
Expected Lifetime <5000 hours
Warranty 3 months

Overall I’m impressed with this laser, so has everyone I’ve shown it too. If you’re looking for a decent powerful laser pointer then check out TechLasers.

Catnap in Public Places.

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If you are among those who like to have a catnap on a long tiring journey but couldn’t for obvious reasons, then ‘Dreamdive‘ is something which you will really like to have. Its designed by Weiss and his team (members from Stanford University, and Aalborg University, Denmark, along with company Collano of Switzerland; a team of 7 people with different backgrounds, such as mechanical engineering, process management, business development and industrial design, furthermore located in three countries around the world). It is very comfortable to the neck, which is achieved through a segmented flexible neck support.

iBoobs Never Jiggling On An iPhone Near You

Consider this a public service announcement, with attention to Team Ninja. Apple apparently doesn’t want developers to experiment with breast physics on the iPhone. The developers of iBoobs say Apple denied their app.

What does it do? Jiggles jubblies, basically. And, according to the developer(?), they had “many ideas for things like touch screen [support]” and “adjustable physics settings and breast size” but say that Apple nixed the simulation.

Is This The iPhone Nano?

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According to MacRumors, this iPhone Nano picture is “consistent with previously released case designs for the rumored device.” Official information has not yet been released.

It seems the “iPhone Nano” is the rumor that is going take the spotlight ahead of this year’s Macworld, and while MacRumors is publishing these photos and rumors, we have some serious doubts about the likelihood of such a device.

[Via iPhone Nano Picture]

Attack of the Santas

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Is it just me or does this seem like the most depressing Christmas ever? Nobody seems to buy anything for anybody because they’re broke and nobody seems to have the usual holiday spirit. Just the other day I was talking to a girl with big boobs and she told me that even though she has awesome big boobs they weren’t enough to make her happy this Christmas. That’s when you know things are really bad.

50 Strange Buildings of the World

1. The Crooked House (Sopot, Poland)

Construction of the building started in in January 2003 and in December 2003 it was finished. House architecture is based on Jan Marcin Szancer (famous Polish drawer and child books illustrator) and Per Dahlberg (Swedish painter living in Sopot) pictures and paintings.

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See the other 49 at villageofjoy

Schott Solar’s 20 Year Warranty Calendar

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As the story goes, solar panel manufacturer Schott Solar wanted to find a clever way to promote the fact that their panels come with a 20 year warranty. So the Saatchi & Saatchi ad agency in Frankfurt, Germany came up with this wall calendar that features a tear-off page for every day of the year, for the next 20 years. Understandably the 7,300+ pages end up sticking out about 2 feet from the wall, and it looks like it comes with a pair of pretty hefty screws for securing it. Sucks to be the sales team who has to carry around this promotional item.

[ directdaily - Schott Solar "20 Years Warranty" ] VIA [ Foolish Gadgets ]

The year 2008 in photographs

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2008 has been an eventful year to say the least - it is difficult to sum up the thousands of stories in just a handful of photographs.

That said, I will try to do what I’ve done with other photo narratives here, and tell a story of 2008 in photographs. It’s not the story of 2008, it’s certainly not all stories, but as a collection it does show a good portion of what life has been like over the past 12 months. This is a multi-entry story, 120 photographs over three days. Watch for part 2 and part 3 tomorrow and the next day. (40 photos total)

Dasha Astafieva / NikitA triple video pack

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We are continuing our neverending quest to present the connections between music and adult industry. Our latest fave is Dasha Astafieva. She is an Ukranian model, singer (member of an all-girl band named NikitA) and the latest bunny of Uncle Hef. We have some pictures of her latest see-through dress thongless action and of course we give you some music as well, three NikitA videos are waiting for you to check out her, hmm talent in singing.

Paris Hilton Loves Pink

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Paris Hilton is mad about pink. She just bought herself a completely pink Bentley for Christmas. A great gift if you are into pink.