The USB missile launcher
May 13th, 2006 by Paz in Remote Control Toys, Toys
I know – another USB gadget, but bear with us! This is one of the coolest toy gadgets we’ve seen in a while; a USB missile launcher. This goes one better than the remote controlled missile launcher we’ve already featured. This missile launcher connects to your PC or laptop and can be controlled using software.
I could really use one of these in my office. I have a particularly irksome colleague who dons a pair of earphones and starts singing, making a noise like a cat with its tail caught in a door. Next time he starts, I can set up my missile launcher; 20 degrees right, attitude 45 degrees and let rip with a salvo of foam missiles.
The USB missile launcher costs roughly $50 and connects to any PC with a USB port. It can be aimed and launched using the software supplied on CD, which runs under Win XP and Win 2000. The launcher itself can pan through 180 degrees and reach an elevation of 45 degrees. The product page doesn’t give the range of the missiles though, and I’ve sent the manufacturers an email to find out if I can reach my irrating office colleague from my desk.
Of course, in practice I would never have to use the missiles in anger. I’m sure the deterrent effect would be enough!
The USB Missle Launcher is available from Latest Buy, found via Red Ferret.
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12 Comments on “The USB missile launcher”
Dan Says:
July 6th, 2006 at 5:47 amCool! I really fancy one to fire at Marketing, but did you find out the range? Thanks.
Paz Says:
July 6th, 2006 at 7:16 amHi Dan! Alas they didn’t get back to me…. Anyway, I’ve left that job now so I don’t have to listen to that guy singing. Funny thing is; I quite miss him. haha
me Says:
August 15th, 2006 at 6:47 pmRange is like 2.5 meters. the device is really really slow.
brian Says:
September 10th, 2006 at 8:04 pmDo you know the manufacturers name for the usb missile launchers?
Paz Says:
September 11th, 2006 at 10:41 amThere isn’t a manufacture’s name as such. There is USB Missle Launcher website http://www.usbmissilelaunchers.com/
and there’s a cool video of the thing in action:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8706152362255714044
Cheers,
Paz.
John’s Musings » Weapon of Mass Destruction? Says:
September 13th, 2006 at 4:09 pm[...] I have GOT to get me one of these! [...]
mike d Says:
September 29th, 2006 at 12:06 pmThe device is SLOW?!?! What did you expect? These aren’t flyswatters! Even SCUD missiles take like 20 minutes to load up a launch sequence. Jeez! Do you really want missiles to just be launched willy-nilly at the whim of a cube dweller who fell asleep at their mouse?
The USB Cannon » Coolest Gadgets Says:
October 4th, 2006 at 9:08 am[...] This gadget is similar to the USB missile launcher we reported on a few months ago but instead of firing missiles it’s a cannon like those found at the circus. [...]
USB-Missile Launcher Says:
December 6th, 2006 at 6:32 amMeinste diese http://www.zweizwei.biz “Zirkus”-kanone ? 
Davide Says:
February 2nd, 2007 at 9:26 amsu ebay.it alla voce “lanciamissili”, vendono quello nero con LASER integrato!!! una figata!!!
Mark Says:
May 14th, 2007 at 11:56 pmHere’s a neat video of the launcher in action:
http://usbfreak.com/shop/product_info.php/products_id/112
Debbie Says:
October 30th, 2007 at 4:46 amI Bought this item for a christmas present but on testing… lol ;o) I tried to install the soft and it doesn’t want to work. Says that it doesn’t support MS DOS or Windows. Yet the box stats that its XP and 2000 compatable can anyone supply me the software or somewhere i can find it.
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