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web gun catches thieves just like flies

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Net Gun Web Slinger

Why should cops need to zap suspects with dangerous Tazers when they could just catch fleeing criminals using a powerful Spiderman-like web-slinging device instead?

The NET-2000 Shooting Net Rod uses a charge of highly compressed air to fire a net at fleeing suspects from as far as 49 feet away…

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posted: March 16th, 2008 3 comments author: technabob

police cars to get bunny rabbit strobe lights

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Bunny Rabbit Police Lights

The police department in Osaka, Japan is about to get a whole lot wackier. Apparently, they’ve ordered these goofy rabbit-shaped lights for about 800 of their cars.

The bunny strobe lights are designed for use on vehicles patrolling the neighborhoods around schools, presumably so the kids can point and laugh at the cops…

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posted: October 26th, 2007 2 comments author: technabob

avurt im-5 says don’t stand so close to me

filed under: gadgets | strange and unusual

Avurt IM-5

While this strange pink device might look like some sort of modern hair dryer, it’s not. In fact, the Avurt IM-5 is all about keeping people out of your face, not in it.

You see, the IM-5 is actually a high-tech update to the old can of pepper spray…

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posted: October 3rd, 2007 post a comment author: technabob

pogoalert keeps speed traps at bay

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PogoAlert GPS Traffic Alert System

This wondrous little auto gadget uses GPS satellite tracking, radar and laser detection technologies to alert you to the presence of speed traps and traffic cameras…

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posted: March 5th, 2007 6 comments author: technabob

perps to get a cheap thrill during patdowns

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RoboGlove Metal Detector

Police officers in England now have a strange new trick up their sleeves in the war against crime. The Roboglove is a special glove that police can wear when patting down suspects that contains a miniature metal detector.
The battery-operated glove vibrates to alert officers when it comes across knives, guns or other metal objects on a suspect…

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posted: February 21st, 2007 post a comment author: technabob

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