Heat Ray Makes 60 Minutes Reporter Scream And Run

There's nothing like a military ray gun that makes you feel like you're on fire when hit. It's said that most people can't stand more than 4-5 seconds of the beam hitting them, but 60 minutes reporter David Martin isn't able to make it 3 seconds.

Nothing like a ray beam to enforce your ideals on some evil doers!

Just ask the Empire.

[CBS via Gizmodo]

Sony Laptop Batteries Catching Fire, Again

"Woe is me" must be the company motto for Sony because they've been trying to put out one fire after another, literally. This time around it isn’t Dell that got burned, but Toshiba. In late May a Toshiba notebook caught fire and the culprit was a Sony battery, again.

The list of models from Toshiba is extensive, so I’d take a look and take appropriate measures.

Read the article after the jump. [CRN]