Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Intangible assets

			December 31, 2012							December 31, 2011
			Gross					Net		Gross					Net
	Useful		Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated			Carrying
	Life		Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amount		Amortization			Amount
Amortized:
Domain names		5 years	$	139,431	$	(103,840	)	$	35,591	$	139,431	$	(91,943	)	$	47,488
Issued patents		4-15 years		1,528,955		(362,032	)		1,166,923		1,500,192		(342,940	)		1,157,252
Issued trademarks		9-11 years		362,106		(101,561	)		260,545		293,183		(65,028	)		228,155
Non-compete agreement		5-7 years		—		—			—		150,000		(150,000	)		—
Total amortized				2,030,492		(567,433	)		1,463,059		2,082,806		(649,911	)		1,432,895
Not amortized:
TASER trademark				900,000					900,000		900,000					900,000
Patents and trademarks pending				954,110					954,110		891,111					891,111
Total not amortized				1,854,110					1,854,110		1,791,111					1,791,111
Total intangible assets			$	3,884,602	$	(567,433	)	$	3,317,169	$	3,873,917	$	(649,911	)	$	3,224,006

Estimated amortization expense of intangible assets

2013	$	149,498
2014		148,582
2015		139,831
2016		132,760
2017		129,187
Thereafter		763,201
Total	$	1,463,059