[4] The GreenStar laser provides a simultaneous mix of pulse-width modulation and continuous wave (CW) operation for both day and night modes without overheating, unlike other dazzling devices that need to be operated pulsed to conserve power for cooling reasons.
Both the Defender and Guardian are weapons-mountable using MIL Std 1913 Picatinny Rail adapters and have been ruggedized for transport and gunfire, vibration and shock.
All Dazer Laser products are powered by CR 123A-3V lithium batteries, the Defender uses four whilst the Guardian uses two.
In 2009, The Register quoted a Laser Energetics statement that "the threats vision is temporarily impaired, their balance is effected, [sic] and they become affected by nausea", calling the weapon a "puke-ray" and "chunder-beam".
[3] By the end of 2010, LEI's website said that "in some cases, a feeling of nausea may occur, however the Dazer Laser® is not intended to make you sick.