This Pulse Laser Gun may look like it is from the future, but believe me, it was just recently made. The gun was a DIY project that has a small pulse laser head and generates a kW-pulse of infrared light. There is a video below of it shooting a balloon, but it can blast through plastic, razorblade, and even 5mm of Styrofoam

The Reveal line from Phosphor displays time with Swarovski crystals Gadget Lab Notes is an eclectic roundup of gadget news briefs and intriguing products that catch our eye. Phosphor Reveal Wristwatches Ditch E Ink for Swarovski Crystals Phosphor, a wristwatch maker that normally sticks with minimalist E Ink clock faces, has taken a turn for the shiny with their latest line. Using a low power “proprietary Micro-Magnetic Mechanical Digital technology”, colored Swarovski crystals are rotated around to display the time. There are six styles to choose from (two for guys, and four for the ladies) which start at $199

Apparently, there’s not much to do during Minnesota winters (I kid), because Roger Hanson has been making gigantic ice castles in his spare time. Seriously, they’re ginormous. We’re talking 65 feet high and 85 feet long humungous beasts of man made nature.

What about this for a bad idea? Take a lazy, overweight demographic (junior high-school students) and give them one less way to exercise. This is the premise of Panasonic’s newly-announced electric bike. The BE-ENSK63 is actually made for the domestic market, and Japanese sixth-graders are probably fitter than their U.S counterparts, but this still leaves me wondering why these energy-filled youngsters would need a powered bike

A hacker has put together a viable home-brew telepresence robot using easily available components that’s good enough (if not pretty enough) to rival much more expensive peers like Anybot’s QB . More than anything this suggests telepresence virtual working is an imminent phenomenon. More??