<![CDATA[Futuristic mosquito-zapping laser now available to buy, video shows device in action — tiny device shoots down bugs like a personal air defense system, but costs $1,000]]>

Take my money!

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/topic/34ab025e-5da0-49f4-ac98-2361946b6074/futuristic-mosquito-zapping-laser-now-available-to-buy-video-shows-device-in-action-tiny-device-shoots-down-bugs-like-a-personal-air-defense-system-but-costs-1-000RSS for NodeSun, 06 Sep 2026 06:00:05 GMTSat, 15 Aug 2026 18:13:36 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Futuristic mosquito-zapping laser now available to buy, video shows device in action — tiny device shoots down bugs like a personal air defense system, but costs $1,000 on Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:18:49 GMT]]>YouTube recommended me

, which is also interesting. It's an appealing idea and no doubt will continue to get better as technology improves but, for now, I too am skeptical.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12520100https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12520100Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:18:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Futuristic mosquito-zapping laser now available to buy, video shows device in action — tiny device shoots down bugs like a personal air defense system, but costs $1,000 on Sat, 15 Aug 2026 19:03:48 GMT]]>Looks fake. Surprised that tomshardware wrote an article when all we have is a few seconds of marketing video.

Wait until these are in the hands of actual users.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12519251https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12519251Sat, 15 Aug 2026 19:03:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Futuristic mosquito-zapping laser now available to buy, video shows device in action — tiny device shoots down bugs like a personal air defense system, but costs $1,000 on Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:48:37 GMT]]>Does it distinguish mosquitos from other insects would be my second question. First one is safety, of course. I mean I'd be willing to walk in polarized glasses at home if necessary if this thing works.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://programming.dev/comment/25457554https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://programming.dev/comment/25457554Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:48:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Futuristic mosquito-zapping laser now available to buy, video shows device in action — tiny device shoots down bugs like a personal air defense system, but costs $1,000 on Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:42:37 GMT]]>Seems insanely overengineered and potentially dangerous but cool I guess.

We've had regular mosquito zappers for decades now. Is this better somehow?

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://slrpnk.net/comment/23863886https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://slrpnk.net/comment/23863886Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:42:37 GMT