Tag: PAIN

Burning-laser tag, anyone? At the Pitchess Detention Center on Friday, guards from the Castaic complex of the Los Angeles County Jail demonstrated their very own Assault Intervention Device, a 7.5-foot-tall laser weapon that produces burning pain at whomever it's directed. The beam emitted by the device can reach up to 100 feet, and is about as big around as a CD. Prison officials hope that the ...

Technically, Sony's PS3 console has been capable of stereoscopic 3-D gaming since a free firmware update was released back in April. However, gamers have been left out in the cold without any titles to play since then. But according to the Playstation blog, 'WipEout HD,' 'Super Stardust HD,' 'PAIN' and a demo for 'MotorStorm Pacific Rift' will be available for the first time today in all their 3-D ...

When there's a will for a hideous piece of skin art, there's a way. A detainee at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre in West Sussex, Britain was recently caught with one of the most inventive PlayStation hacks we've ever seen. After gutting the console, the prisoner attached the motor to a ballpoint pen with a sharpened tip. Et voilà! A DIY tattoo machine! Sadly, the prisoner's gadget ...

According to the Telegraph, a team of Japanese researchers have created a robotic suit that reduces physical effort and pain. (Unfortunately, it doesn't look nearly as cool as the suit worn by Iron Man or even Robo-Cop.) Developed at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, the suit has eight electric motors that enhance the power of the arms and legs, and sensors that respond to movements ...

Some people just don't like to smile. Let's face it, not only does smiling make your day better, but everyone you encounter benefits from seeing those pearly whites, too. If for some reason you can't simply remember to smile, consider petitioning interactive artist Lauren McCarthy for use of her latest project -- The Happiness Hat. The hat, which looks like something our grandma knitted one ...