Now these aren’t those cheesy red laser pointers you get at the drug store these days. I had a chance to check out something I’ve never seen before – a violet laser. The 20mW Razor series violet laser ($99 USD) puts out a bright purple point of light which is unlike anything you’ve ever seen coming from a laser pointer. Keep in mind that despite its higher wattage rating and price, the violet lasers are still significantly dimmer than their equivalent green counterparts.

While the 20mW model that I got my hands on was perfect for driving my cat insane, they do offer models all the way up to 200mW, which actually generate enough heat to burn things – or pop balloons…

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They also let me play around with one of their intense green laser pointers, and that sucker sure is bright! Despite the fact that the green Tiger series laser is only a low-power 5mW model, this $29 laser pointer emits a super bright beam that can be seen from hundreds of feet away.

Of course, it’s nothing like their industrial-strength 700mW green laser – also known as the worlds’ most expensive cigarette lighter.

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Warnlaser has a variety of other cool laser pointers available in red, green, blue and violet, and prices range from $29 all the way up to $2500 (USD).

Snakebyte is one of the first companies to offer a third-party substitute for the Wii-mote (called the Riimote), and will be offering them in colors not offered by Nintendo. Functionally, these controllers look pretty much identical to the authentic Wii-motes, although the button designs are a little more modern in styling. The initial models will come in either a gloss black or a dramatic bright purple, which really jumped out at me when I first saw it. They should be available for purchase early in February.

Unfortunately, it looks like Snakebyte hasn’t been able to get their costs down to what Nintendo has since they’re not producing as many, so the price of €39.99 (appx. $59 USD), is a bit hard to stomach. That’s too bad, since they do look really cool.

[via Wii News Daily via Play Gadgets]

[UPDATE: Nintendo Wii Fanboy has posted a number of additional photos of the Riimote and matching Nunchuks.]