Submission + - A different kind of MP3 Piracy (google.com)
TheSeventh writes: Gone are the swashbuckling days of repelling pirates with cutlasses — a British firm is spearheading use of a high-tech "sonic laser" to beat bandits on the high seas in the form of a long range acoustic device (LRAD) — hooked up to a humble MP3 player.
If you get too close, they just might blast Lawrence Welk or something even worse.