The Taser and Mp3 Player, Together at Last!

A handy new holster from Taser International Inc. holds not only your stun gun but a music player too.

Taser's latest foray into consumer products was introduced Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The holster costs $72.99 on the company's Web site and includes a 1-gigabyte MP3 player.

The company, which also sells its electronic weapons to law enforcement agencies and the military, has been stepping up its consumer product offerings with Tasers in new colors like "red-hot" and "fashion pink."

The latest Taser — in a leopard print and costing $379.99 — "provides a personal protection option for women who want fashion with a bite," said Chief Executive Rick Smith.

“These new products are a result of listening to our customers,” explained Rick Smith, the company’s founder. “Personal protection can be both fashionable and functionable.”

The other new product? A shock-shooter in leopard print, the latest in a line aimed at expanding the business from professional security to safety-concerned women.

Okay, so what playlist goes best on your iTaze?

-Shock the Monkey

-Great Balls of Fire

-Electric Boogie

— Posted by Stuart F.