Blu-Ray Star Trek laser pops balloons across a room
Our own Kipkay first put a Blu-Ray laser diode into a handheld Star Trek phaser toy back in 2007. Hack N Mod’s Jay has added an illuminated safety switch, a large heat sink, and a custom focusing adapter at the tip. The laser operates at 320 mA and gives 465 mW of power, and is, to be fair, quite dangerous for the eyes. Not a toy. Even though it’s built into one. [via DVICE