Take my money!
the Photon Matrix has passed stringent certifications to ensure that it will not harm people, pets, and even birds that happen to fly across the device’s target range.
Who’s certifying it?
So you just pray there are no mosquitos at eye level, or does everybody in the vicinity of this machine have to wear ‘anti laser glasses’?
On the other hand, free vasectomy.
I’ll just stick with my Bug Assault salt gun. Much more fun when it takes your own skill to hit the bastards.
That works for you? It never managed to take down a single bug in one hit for us. It just sits in the corner collecting dust
Load it with a coarser salt. Its also really easy to beef up the firing spring.
We’re in the midst of a mass exstinction that’s crippling insect populations which are a vital part of the foodchain.
Anything that reduces the biomass of insects is probably a bad idea. A $1000 party toy that also reduces the biomass of insects is definitely a bad idea.
Futuristic dolphin-exploding nuclear missile now available to buy
“Take my money!”
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.
The video I saw had a disclaimer at the end saying that no device has been built yet.
Reminds me of this one, that made rounds some years ago and turned out to be fake as well.
YouTube recommended me Why I’m Skeptical of the Photon Matrix Indiegogo, 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.
Seems insanely overengineered and potentially dangerous but cool I guess.
We’ve had regular mosquito zappers for decades now. Is this better somehow?
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The previous system was a more defensive affair and thus required the mosquito to fly into the trap. This is an offensive system.
So it’s like instead of deploying an anti-tank mine, you are instead utilizing a Javelin.
Mosquitoes aren’t attracted to UV light, so any that get zapped are purely by luck.
The ones for mosquitos use a chemical attractant.
If this becomes popular we’ll see natural selection at play soon enough
Hadn’t realised those were a thing!
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.
Was a thing back in 2007,research paid for by Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, then patent was shelved. I thought it would be an indefinitely shelving, but maybe they think they can make more money from it now? Back then it was conceived for aid in poor countries. Maybe climate change has made other countries hot enough for mosquitoes to be a problem in countries with money.
