{"id":4386,"date":"2010-07-08T21:06:58","date_gmt":"2010-07-08T21:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.dropcents.com\/blog\/?p=4386"},"modified":"2010-07-08T21:06:58","modified_gmt":"2010-07-08T21:06:58","slug":"200-lightsaber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dropcents.com\/blog\/200-lightsaber\/","title":{"rendered":"$200 Lightsaber????"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A China-based company called Wicked Lasers recently released the Spyder III Pro Arctic Laser shown above. It features a laser beam capable of causing blindness, and continuous exposure of this laser can even set someone’s skin on fire! It is available on their webwww<\/a> for about $200. It also happens to look alot like the Jedi Weapon we all know and love. <\/p>\n

Lucasfilm Ltd. does not appreciate the similar design, and wrote a cease-and-desist letter to Wicked Lasers, claiming that the similarity constitutes copyright infringement. DailyTech reports that Wicked Lasers CEO Steve Liu responded by saying, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Most people would feel it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s kind of ridiculous\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6We would never use any comparison like that to \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcStar Wars\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 or a lightsaber or anything like that.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d So far it looks like the company won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be making any changes, so we will have to wait and see the response from Lucasfilm\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s legal team.<\/p>\n

The Arctic has a 445nm wavelength, ultra high power and 1W blue beam. Wicked Lasers states it is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153the most dangerous laser ever created\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (DailyTech notes that Wicked Lasers made some tweaks to make it somewhat safer, but use it at your own risk). This is a completely different class from those red laser pointers, which have less than a 630nm wavelength and an output power of less than 5mW. The Arctic is 4000% brighter than their previous model, the 200mW Sonar.<\/p>\n

Can anyone think of a non-destructive use for this laser? The list of things I would want to do with it range from \u00e2\u20ac\u0153totally illegal\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153legal gray area.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Does Lucas have a right to be upset? I do admit, it does resemble a lightsaber, but in the right light, so does a flashlight.<\/p>\n

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