I am 30 years old, and I am losing my hair. It’s an uncomfortable fact, but one that nearly half of American men, and Britney, face at some point. Science has yet been unable to stop the slow retreat of our follicles, but that doesn’t mean it can’t slow it down. Or at least try. The laser comb is a $545 battery-powered device that zaps your scalp with a Flash Gordon-style laser when you manage your mop. The theory is that this laser stimulates hair growth in dormant but viable pores. Does it work? We’re not sure, but HairMax, the manufacturer, says that 93% of affected men who used the product showed increased hair thickness and strand counts. If indeed the claims are true, then I am first in line for this FDA-approved hair gizmo, because like most other men across the country who are losing their hair, I’m planning on fighting this to the end, screaming in bloody rage, as I look back on my misspent youth and wonder where it all went. (I know, down the shower drain. I know.) HairMax Laser Comb [Product Page, via Ubergizmo] → Read More
Perhaps this is what Paul Simon was talking about when he sang about “lasers in the the jungle” — a crazy-powerful 95 milliwatt green laser from Wicked Lasers. I’ve seen these things before and my neighbor even shot mine up at a passing helicopter, causing us all to scamper into the house and cower in the basement. However, Oliver at MobileCrunch did no such thing and instead sings its praises. I actually drove to Vegas from LA during my review and was able to stop a few times along the way where there was very little light pollution. I’d heard that a bright enough laser could extend visibly far enough into the sky that only the curvature of the earth would cause the beam to be obscured. I now believe that fact to be true – though the specifications on the Nexus claim that it is only visible for 38 miles. We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the lasers began to take hold. Can’t Get a Plasma Rifle? Wicked Lasers Nexus Model is the Next Best Thing [MobileCrunch] Product Page → Read More
Phil Torrone is really the only guy I know who does what everybody else dreams of doing — playing with lasers, making rockets and jetting around the world telling people how to build stuff. Here is some video of the etching laser in action. One more after the jump… → Read More
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